Dr. Wilson Compton Named Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse

Published December 7, 2013

Dr. Wilson Compton named Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Filed under: cocaine abuse and addiction nida
Wilson Compton, M.D., M.P.E., a nationally known expert on the causes and prevention of drug abuse, has been appointed the Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA,) part of the National Institutes of Health. The announcement was … Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)

NIDA to Fund Studies of Genes, Variants Involved in Addiction
Filed under: cocaine abuse and addiction nida
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The National Institute on Drug Abuse plans to fund research and development projects investigating the genomic characteristics and molecular pathways that may play roles in addiction. NIDA said yesterday it plans to … Read more on GenomeWeb