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Dr. Silvia Cruz
Silvia Cruz, Ph.D., is an international expert on the neurobiology of addiction who was a 1996-1997 NIDA INVEST Fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) with Robert Balster, Ph.D. In 2010, she spent a year as an invited researcher at Mexico’s
Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz National Institute of Psychiatry
, where she focused on epidemiology, anthropology, and sociology. Dr. Cruz is currently a full professor at Mexico’s Center of Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (Cinvestav), where she previously served as graduate program coordinator and chair of the Department of Pharmacobiology. This interview is based on her webinar for the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) Neuroscience Interest Group series, “In Love with Addiction Neuroscience.”
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The government has decided to refurbish the National Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology (OPNI) and its park, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said on Saturday.
Located in the picturesque Buda hills, the prestigious institute was opened in 1868. It has a chapel with stained glass windows made by Miksa Roth which survived WWII. In the park stands a tree planted by Elisabeth, the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph, known also as Sissi.
OPNI, the largest mental institution of the country, was closed in 2007 as part of the government’s health reform programme.
In line with the current government decision, the 39,000sqm institute will be fully renovated to serve as an educational institute with halls of residence, Mihaly Varga said on Facebook.