We know that you’ve been eagerly anticipating the lineup for this year’s Global Forum on Nicotine. Without further ado, we’re delighted to reveal that this year’s Michael Russell Oration will be given by Dr. Arielle Selya!
Dr Selya is a Senior Scientist at Pinney Associates, and has established herself as a leading analyst of academic research in the field of tobacco harm reduction and the study of safer nicotine products. Bringing her wealth of experience to the table, Arielle will unpick the complex web of cause and effect driving nicotine research, from the hurdles facing researchers seeking out grant applications, to the politics of academic publishing.
Titled ‘The State of Academic Research on Nicotine: Flaws, Incentive Structures, and Opportunities’, Arielle’s Oration will also explore why, despite decades of consumer use of safer nicotine products, there remain repeated critical flaws in the literature about them.