April 17, 2012

VCU’s Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Hosts Research Conference

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By Eric Peters

The Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects (VYTP), coordinated by Virginia Commonwealth University, hosted its fourth research conference this month.

Researchers from across the country presented on topics including tobacco advertising and counter advertising, new opportunities for the prevention of youth tobacco use and new tobacco products at this year’s event, which was titled “The Future of Tobacco Control: Implications for the Prevention of Youth Tobacco Use in Virginia.”

The VYTP includes researchers from VCU, the University of Virginia, James Madison University, Virginia Tech, the College of William and Mary, George Mason University and Virginia State University. It was created by the General Assembly in 1999 to distribute part of the money Virginia receives from tobacco product manufacturers under a Master Settlement Agreement.

David Drobes, Ph.D., Moffit Cancer Center, University of South Florida, delivers the keynote address at VCU’s Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Research Conference.
David Drobes, Ph.D., Moffit Cancer Center, University of South Florida, delivers the keynote address at VCU’s Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Research Conference.
Mai Alajaji, a student in the VCU Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, stands by her display, which addresses nicotine exposure, at VCU’s Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Research Conference.
Mai Alajaji, a student in the VCU Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, stands by her display, which addresses nicotine exposure, at VCU’s Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Research Conference.
Dorothy Hatsukami, Ph.D., associate director, cancer prevention and control, University of Minnesota, presents on new tobacco products at VCU’s Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Research Conference.
Dorothy Hatsukami, Ph.D., associate director, cancer prevention and control, University of Minnesota, presents on new tobacco products at VCU’s Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Research Conference.
Darlene Brunzell, Ph.D., assistant professor, VCU Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Kyungeh An, Ph.D., associate professor, VCU School of Nursing, discuss a School of Nursing display at VCU’s Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Research Conference.
Darlene Brunzell, Ph.D., assistant professor, VCU Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Kyungeh An, Ph.D., associate professor, VCU School of Nursing, discuss a School of Nursing display at VCU’s Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Research Conference.