Pharmacology at Medical College of Wisconsin

Leads a grant in this department

12 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.

1. John R Mantsch

   Leads 2 awards · $1,261,918

   • 5R01MH136708-02Department: NIH department code

     Chronic stress-induced REDD1 expression in prefrontal cortex and cognitive inflexibility

     Principal investigators: John R Mantsch (contact PI), Matthew Carl Hearing

     $680,178

     award amount
   • 5R01DA059194-04Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms underlying the influence of stress on drug-seeking behavior

     Principal investigators: John R Mantsch (contact PI), Cecilia J Hillard

     $581,740

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 1R01MH140483-01A1, led by Qing-Song Liu; 1T32DA065517-01, led by Christopher M Olsen.

2. Todd W. Miller

   Leads 3 awards · $1,101,640

   • 5R01CA200994-11Department: NIH department code

     A precision medicine basis for estrogen therapy for advanced breast cancer
     $379,383

     award amount
   • 5R01CA262232-06Department: NIH department code

     Therapeutically leveraging metabolic vulnerabilities in breast cancer
     $365,407

     award amount
   • 5R01CA267691-06Department: NIH department code

     Uncovering the basis and implications of lineage plasticity in breast cancer
     $356,850

     award amount

3. Jennifer J Tuscher

   Leads 2 awards · $716,999

   • 1DP1DA066476-01Department: NIH department code

     Identification and interrogation of glial gene signatures in volitional opioid seeking
     $468,000

     award amount
   • 5R00MH127244-05Department: NIH department code

     Estradiol-mediated Gene Signatures in Hippocampal Memory
     $248,999

     award amount

4. Cecilia J Hillard

   Leads 1 award · $693,299

   • 5R01MH133315-03Department: NIH department code

     Development of sterol carrier protein 2 inhibitors as anxiolytics

     Principal investigators: Cecilia J Hillard (contact PI), Christopher W Cunningham, Elizabeth S Liedhegner

     $693,299

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5R01DA059194-04, led by John R Mantsch.

5. John A Auchampach

   Leads 1 award · $610,494

   • 1R01HL182878-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Role of Tip60 Acetyltransferase in Cardiac Regeneration and Repair
     $610,494

     award amount

6. Qing-Song Liu

   Leads 1 award · $521,266

   • 1R01MH140483-01A1Department: NIH department code

     The role of midbrain mTOR signaling in hyperactivity and impulsivity

     Principal investigators: Qing-Song Liu (contact PI), John R Mantsch

     $521,266

     award amount

7. Lan Zhu

   Leads 1 award · $390,000

   • 5R35GM159978-02Department: NIH department code

     Structural Dynamics of GPCR Oligomerization: Impact on Localization and Signaling
     $390,000

     award amount

8. David A Baranger

   Leads 1 award · $248,964

   • 5R00AA030808-04Department: NIH department code

     Reciprocal longitudinal associations between brain function and alcohol use trajectories in adolescents and young adults
     $248,964

     award amount

9. Christopher M Olsen

   Leads 1 award · $78,846

   • 1T32DA065517-01Department: NIH department code

     Pharmacology Research on Individualized factors in Substance Misuse (PRISM) Training Program

     Principal investigators: Christopher M Olsen (contact PI), John R Mantsch

     $78,846

     award amount

10. David B Nowak

    Leads 1 award · $55,114

    • 5F30DA060020-03Department: NIH department code

      Concurrent chronic stress and cocaine self-administration: Understanding effects on mPFC microglia and drug choice behavior
      $55,114

      award amount

11. Joseph J Hennessey

    Leads 1 award · $52,114

    • 1F30MH146024-01Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of Psilocybin-Induced Restoration of Cognitive Flexibility Following Chronic Stress
      $52,114

      award amount

12. Lauren J Laskowski

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31DA060687-03Department: NIH department code

      Involvement of Gq Signaling in the Mobilization of 2-Arachidonoylglycerol by Corticosterone in the Prefrontal Cortex
      $50,114

      award amount

Co-investigators

Named as principal investigators on these awards, which someone else leads. They may belong to another department or institution: their own, below, comes from the awards they lead.

• Christopher W Cunningham

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH133315-03, led by Cecilia J Hillard

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Elizabeth S Liedhegner

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH133315-03, led by Cecilia J Hillard

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Matthew Carl Hearing

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH136708-02, led by John R Mantsch

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Marquette University · Other Basic Sciences (NIH department code, 1 award)