Caffeine: Is the Next Problem Already Brewing?

Agenda

DAY ONE: TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009

 

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Registration

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse
 
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.

Regulatory Perspective
Antonia Mattia, Ph.D.
Food and Drug Administration
 

CAFFEINE’S REWARDING AND BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS: A PHARMACOLOGICAL PRIMER
 
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Adenosine Receptor Heteromers as Targets for the Psychostimulant Effects of Caffeine
Sergi Ferre, M.D., Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
 
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Adenosine and Dopamine Receptor Interactions in Striatum and Caffeine-Induced Behavioral Activation
Vickram Ramkumar, Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
 
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Caffeine Effects on DA Transmission
Gianluigi Tanda, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
 

CAFFEINE: EFFECTS ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE

 
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Caffeine Effects on Cognitive Performance, Mood and Energy
Harris Lieberman, Ph.D.
Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
 
11:30- 12:00 p.m. Comparative Studies of Stimulant Action as Countermeasures for Higher Order Cognition and Executive Function Impairment that Results from Disrupted Sleep Patterns
William Killgore, Ph.D.
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
 
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.

Caffeine and Cognitive Performance With and Without Sleep Deprivation
David Dinges, PhD.
University of Pennsylvania
 
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Comparing the Benefits of Caffeine, Naps and Placebo on Verbal, Motor and Perceptual Memory
Sara Mednick, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
 
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Lunch - On Your Own
 

CAFFEINE AND HUMAN DISEASE

 
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Coffee, Caffeine, and CVD
Ahmed El-Sohemy, Ph.D.
University of Toronto
 
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Coffee, Diabetes, and Weight Control
James Greenberg, Ph.D.
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
 
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Adenosine A2A Receptor Antagonists and Parkinson’s Disease; State of the Art and Future Directions
Nicola Simola
University of Cagliari
 
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Caffeine, Sleep and Wakefulness: Implications of New Understanding About Withdrawal Reversal
Jack James, Ph.D.
National University of Ireland
 
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Discussion and Wrap-up
Allison Hoffman, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
 
 

DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009

 
HUMAN STUDIES: WHEN COULD CAFFEINE USE BECOME
 
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Does Caffeine Dependence Fit the “Classic” Definition of Drug Dependence and Caffeine Withdrawal?
Roland Griffiths, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
 
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Caffeinated Cocktails: Energy Drink Consumption, High-Risk Drinking, and Alcohol-related Consequences Among College Students
Mary Claire O’Brien, M.D.
Wake Forest University
 
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Caffeine Dependence in Combination with a Family History of Alcoholism Predicts Continued Use of Caffeine During Pregnancy
Dace Svikis, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
 
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Caffeine Intake, Toxicity and Dependence and Lifetime Risk for Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders: An Epidemiologic and Co-twin Control Analysis
Kenneth Kendler, M.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
 
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Group Discussion on Future Research Agenda
 
12:00 p.m. Adjourn

 

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