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International Society for Biomedical
Research on Alcoholism

History

ISBRA President History

ISBRA’s past presidents are a diverse population of men and women from around the world who have continuously shaped ISBRA into the society it is today. The ISBRA President is the Chief Executive Officer of the Society and presides at all meetings of the members of the Society and of the Board of Directors. The President serves as Chair of an Executive Committee, comprising of the President, Senior Vice President, and Immediate Past President.
 Order Date  President  Country
 1st 1982 – 1986 Jean-Pierre von Wartburg
 2nd 1986 – 1990 Boris Tabakoff
 3rd 1990 – 1994 Harold Kalant
 4th 1994 – 1998 Kinya Kuriyama
 5th 1998 – 2002 Philippe De Witte
 6th 2002 – 2006 Adron Harris
 7th 2006 – 2010 Toshikazu Saito
 8th 2010 – 2012 Karl Mann
 9th 2012 – 2014 Edward Riley  
 10th 2014 – 2016 Susumu Higuchi
 11th 2016 – 2018 Rainer Spanagel
 12th 2018 – 2020 Tamara Phillips
 13th 2020 – 2022 Rosana Camarini
 14th  Current Sung-Gon Kim

ISBRA Congress History

ISBRA hosts an international Congress every two years. Its affiliated societies also hold regular conferences. In the case of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA), these are annual events. The European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) holds biennial conferences in the years between ISBRA Congresses.

 Congress  Date Location
 1st July 6–10, 1982 Munich, Germany
 2nd June 24–28, 1984 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
 3rd June 8–13, 1986 Helsinki, Finland
 4th 1988 Kyoto, Japan
 5th 1990 Toronto, Canada
 6th 1992 Bristol, United Kingdom
 7th 1994 Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland
 8th 1996 Joint Congress ISBRA/RSA Washington, D.C., USA
 9th June 27–July 2, 1998 Copenhagen, Denmark
 10th July 2–8, 2000 Yokohama, Japan
 11th June 28–July 3, 2002 Joint ISBRA/RSA Congress San Francisco, CA, USA
 12th 2004 Heidelberg, Germany
 13th Sept. 10–13, 2006 Sydney, Australia
 14th June 27–July 2, 2008 Joint ISBRA/RSA Congress Washington, D.C., USA
 15th Sept. 13–16, 2010
 Paris, France
 16th Sept. 9–12, 2012 Sapporo, Japan
 17th June 21–25, 2014 Joint ISBRA/RSA Congress in Seattle, Washington, USA
 18th Sept. 1–5, 2016 Joint ISBRA/ESBRA Congress Berlin, Germany
 19th Sept. 23–26, 2024 Kyoto, Japan
 20thSept. 23–26, 2024Joint ISBRA/APSAAR Congress Melbourne, Australia
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