News and Events

2013

• The Fourth KRP International Symposium to be held in Rabat, Morocco, June 13, 2013

2012

• International Symposium in Singapore Discusses Concurrent Use of Khat and Tobaco
• Research Finds Gender Differences in Patterns of Concurrent Use of Tobacco and Khat
• KRP Research Investigates Way to Improve Assessment of Nicotine Dependence Among Khat Users

2011

• Third KRP international symposium held in Lisbon, Portugal
• Meeting with scientists at the EMCDDA in Lisbon
• KRP team visits the Univeirsity of Nairobi and Institute for Primate Research
• Meeting at the African Mental Health Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya
• Research finds regular khat use is associated with disturbances in emotion regulation processes
• Second KRP international symposium held in Addis Ababa, February 9th, 2011

2010

• KRP Meeting in Konstanz, Germany
• KRP Workshop on Ethics in Academic and Research Settings at Taiz University
• KRP Workshop on Medical and Psychological Effects of Khat at Sana'a University

2009

• Program to study neurobehavioral impact of khat use
• NIH funds khat research at the University of Minnesota
• Symposium in Sharm El-Sheik (Egypt) in collaboration with SONA and IBRO
• Presentations from the KRP symposium in Sharm El-Sheik (Egypt)