Founded in 1997 to address alcohol related issues that contribute to the biological and psychological deterioration of African American communities, the Howard University Collaborative Alcohol Research Center (HUCARC) serves as a teaching, education, and clinical research site at Howard University. The faculty within the University’s undergraduate, graduate and professional schools, together with community partners are engaged in scientific and clinical research in hopes of reducing the negative consequences of alcoholism and alcohol abuse. The Center’s theme is “Ethnic Factors in Alcohol Abuse Among African Americans”. 

The goal of the HUCARC is to stimulate, strengthen, and facilitate multi-disciplinary research and collaborations, which will lead to the reduction of alcohol morbidity and mortality among minority populations with emphasis on African Americans. This will be accomplished through a comprehensive program of education, research, service, and community outreach. 

The Howard University Collaborative Alcohol Research Center (HUCARC) is supported by a cooperative agreement from the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), the Office of Research on Minority Health, National Institutes of Health, and the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD). 

• Howard University College of Medicine

• Department of Pharmacology

CENTER DIRECTOR
Robert E. Taylor, M.D., Ph.D. 
Chairman, Howard University College of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology
rtaylor@howard.edu

Victor Hesselbrock, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Connecticut Health Center

Henri Begleiter, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
State University of New York, Brooklyn

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