SUPRA is honored to host Dr. Albert Avila from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on September 23rd at 1:00pm. Dr. Avila is currently the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Diversity and Health Disparities (ODHD) and Deputy Director of the NIDA Office of Research Training (ORT). As the ODHD Director he oversees the health disparities and diversity outreach efforts for NIDA and provides guidance to NIDA leadership on matters pertaining to diversity, equity and inclusivity as they relate to the substance use and addiction workforce. He will be giving a fascinating lecture titled, " An Introduction to NIH/NIDA Funding Opportunities and Diversity Initiatives ". This event will be held virtually via Zoom. Please pass this announcement on to anyone who might be interested, as well as your students. If you have any questions, please let me know.
