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PGA TOUR, Inc. TICKETS Fore CHARITY™ presents:
Bridgestone Invitational World Golf Championships
The TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP presented by Coca-Cola
The Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
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The Foundation has headed to the greens to participate in TICKETS Fore CHARITYTM, a fundraising program designed to generate revenue for charities where PGA TOUR Tournaments are held. Your support at any of these events, using the ABMRF/Foundation for Alcohol Research custom ticket code will help us fund needed research and support research conferences to share and inspire breakthrough knowledge on alcohol consumption.
100% of net proceeds go to charity
• 75% benefits ABMRF/The Foundation for Alcohol Research.
• 25% benefits The First Tee, a program teaching young people life skills through golf.
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The following grants of great promise were approved for funding at the April 2010 Advisory Council meetings.
Behavioral and Social Advisory Council
Ludmila Bakhireva, M.D., Ph.D., University of New Mexico, “Traditional and novel biomarkers in identification of moderate prenatal alcohol exposure.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.
Sean Barrett, Ph.D., Dalhousie University, The effects of alcohol on the reinforcing and subjective effects of nicotine-containing and denicotinized tobacco in drinkers that smoke.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.
James Henson, Ph.D., Old Dominion University, “A daily process examination of unintended drinking among college students.” Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.
Debra Kaysen, Ph.D., University of Washington, “Emotional engagement and relapse to alcohol use in women with a history of trauma.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.
Kevin M. King, Ph.D., University of Washington, “Dimensions of impulsivity and the development of alcohol problems,” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.
Sherry Lipsky, Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Washington, “Trajectories of alcohol misuse and traumatic intimate partner violence: Implications for alcohol prevention and intervention,” Approved for $50,000 for one year.
Lara Ray, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, “Integrating human laboratory paradigms to refine alcoholism phenotypes.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.
Tara White, Ph.D., Brown University, “Imaging biphasic alcohol effects in heavy drinkers.” Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.
Medical Advisory Council
Cedrick Dotson, Ph.D., University of Florida School of Medicine, “Hormonal modulation of alcohol taste.” Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.
Johann Eberhart, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, “Alcohol-gene synergy modulates craniofacial defects in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.
Jonathan Pierce-Shimomura, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Molecular basis for ethanol activation of BK potassium channel in C. elegans.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.
Isabel Quadros, Ph.D., Tufts University, “Alcohol-heightened aggression in mice: modulation by CRF-serotonin interactions in the dorsal raphe nucleus.” Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.
Garret Stuber, Ph.D., Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, “Afferent specific excitatory plasticity in the nucleus accumbens following voluntary ethanol intake.” Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.
Jun Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, “Ethanol-mediated facilitation of dorsostriatal NMDAR activity and alcohol drinking behavior.” Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.
Each year, the preeminent professional society in alcohol research, the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) gathers its 1,900 members for its annual conference. This year's meeting was held June 26-30 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio in Texas. ABMRF/The Foundation for Alcohol Research celebrates a long list of alumni and leaders serving as RSA officers this year. Congratulations to Drs. Robert Messing - President, Mark Goldman - President-Elect, Sara Jo Nixon - Immediate Past President, and incoming RSA Board members Henry Kranzler, Mary Larimer, Michael Miles, Tamara Wall, Mark Wood, and Robert Zucker!
Last year, the annual meeting was held on June 20-24 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego Bay. In 2008, the RSA and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA), with an additional 900 members, held a joint conference in Washington, D.C. on June 28 - July 2 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The 2007 RSA Conference convened July 7 - 11 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Illinois. During these years, many members of the ABMRF community played prominent roles whether in leadership positions, as speakers or as award recipients.
Leadership Positions and Award Recipients
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Lifetime Achievement Award |
Dr. Steven Leslie |
2007 |
Board of Trustees, Former Medical Advisory Council, Former grantee |
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Distinguished Researcher Award |
Dr. Fulton Crews |
2007 |
Medical Advisory Council |
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Dr. Kenneth Sher
Dr. Robert Zucker |
2008
2010 |
Former Behavioral and Social Advisory Council Chair
Former grantee |
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Young Investigator Award |
Dr. Kimberly Nixon |
2008 |
Former grantee |
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Dr. Sherry McKee |
2009 |
Former grantee |
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Henri Begleiter Excellence in Research Award
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Dr.Ting-Kai Li
Dr. Jan Hoek |
2007
2010 |
Board of Trustees, Former Medical Advisory Council Chair
Medical Advisory Council |
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Seixas Award For Service |
Dr. Mack Mitchell |
2007 |
President |
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Henry L. Rosett Award |
Dr. Joanne Weinberg |
2007 |
Former Behavioral and Social Advisory Council |
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RSA President |
Dr. Ray Anton |
2007/08 |
Board of Trustees, Former Behavioral and Social Advisory Council |
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Dr. Sara Jo Nixon |
2009/10 |
Former grantee |
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Dr. Robert Messing |
2010/11 |
Former Medical Advisory Council Chair, Former grantee |
PGA TOUR
TICKETS for CHARITYTM Tournaments
Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club
August 3-8
Akron, OH
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The Bridgestone is played at the Firestone Country Club by the top 50 players in the official World Golf Ranking. Favorites so far include Tiger Woods, Tom Watson, Justin Rose and current British Open champ, Louis Oosthuizen.
Firestone has a storied history in professional golf having hosted PGA TOUR events for over five decades. The South Course provides a challenging, but fair test for the best players in the world. It is considered by many to be one of the toughest tests in golf.
Any Day, Daily Grounds Pass - $35
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The Barclays
Ridgewood Country Club
August 23-29
Paramus, NJ
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The Barclays is the first round of the Playoffs for the FedEx Cup, the best professional golf played in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. The top 125 players on the FedExCup points list will qualify for The Barclays - Where The Playoffs Begin!
Any Day, Daily Grounds Pass - $45
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The TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
presented by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club
September 22-26
Atlanta, GA
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The TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP presented by Coca-Cola is the finale of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.
The home of THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, the East Lake Golf Club, was ranked 15th (out of 54) in difficulty on the TOUR last year.
Specific day ticket Thurs-Sun - $60
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Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm
October 4-10
Potomac, MD
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The Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship (CESPC) is one of the five major championships on the PGA TOUR's Champions Tour for eligible professionals age 50 and over. The event at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, Maryland features the top 50 players in the official World Golf Ranking.
The redesigned TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, which hosted PGA TOUR events from 1987-2004 and 2006, was recently named No. 12 on Golfweek's list of the "Best New Courses for 2009."
Any day Areva Club Championship Daily Grounds Pass - $20
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2009 CESPC Tournament Champion Jay Haas Autographed Pin Flag Auctioned in Online Benefit for Alcohol Research
Gratitude and congratulations go to our supporters as ABMRF/The Foundation for Alcohol Research finished in the top ticket producers among sixty Baltimore non-profits participating in the 2009 Fall Constellation Energy golf classic through PGA TOUR's TICKETS Fore CHARITY™ program.
The Foundation was awarded the pin flag autographed by 2009 CESPC Champion Jay Haas for placing 3rd in the fundraising incentive effort.
Sold by online auction, the pin flag produced additional funds to benefit alcohol research.