Pharmacology at University of Kentucky

Leads a grant in this department

45 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. Norris, Christopher Mark

   Leads 2 awards · $4,531,286

   • 5P01AG078116-02Department: NIH department code

     Strategies for targeting astrocyte reactivity in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
     $4,150,513

     award amount
   • 3P01AG078116-02S1Department: NIH department code

     Strategies for targeting astrocyte reactivity in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
     $380,773

     award amount

2. Thorson, Jon Scott

   Leads 2 awards · $2,472,675

   • 5P20GM130456-04Department: NIH department code

     Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation
     $2,260,084

     award amount
   • 3P20GM130456-04S1Department: NIH department code

     Administrative Supplement: COBRE in Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation
     $212,591

     award amount

3. Liu, Xiaoqi

   Leads 5 awards · $2,199,093

   • 1R01CA272483-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Targeting the Plk1/Pdcd4/mTORC2 Signaling to Treat Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
     $634,489

     award amount
   • 5R01CA264652-03Department: NIH department code

     Plk1 as a prognostic biomarker for prostate cancer
     $537,065

     award amount
   • 5R01CA256893-03Department: NIH department code

     Enhancing the efficacy of androgen signaling inhibitors in prostate cancer
     $485,160

     award amount
   • 5R01CA157429-10Department: NIH department code

     Overcoming Drug Resistance of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
     $289,496

     award amount
   • 5R01CA196634-09Department: NIH department code

     Improving chemotherapy of castration-resistant prostate cancer.
     $252,883

     award amount

4. Haynes, Erin N

   Leads 1 award · $1,530,000

   • 2P30ES026529-06A1Department: NIH department code

     Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences
     $1,530,000

     award amount

5. Kolber, Benedict J

   Leads 1 award · $1,510,066

   • 1R61NS127271-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Planning Study for the Development of Sigma 2 ligands as Analgesics
     $1,510,066

     award amount

6. Bauer, Bjoern

   Leads 2 awards · $791,213

   • 5R01NS079507-09Department: NIH department code

     Novel Therapeutic Strategies to Resolve Neurovascular Inflammation and Repair Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Epilepsy
     $561,713

     award amount
   • 1R21NS131903-01Department: NIH department code

     Mechanism and Therapeutic Potential of CBD to Repair Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Epilepsy
     $229,500

     award amount

7. Xu, Ren

   Leads 2 awards · $767,540

   • 1R01CA277946-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Roles of mRNA Transfer in Cancer Cell-Platelet Communication
     $401,867

     award amount
   • 1R01CA274981-01A1Department: NIH department code

     The PLOD2/succinate axis in cancer cell plasticity and stemness
     $365,673

     award amount

8. Fu, Jian

   Leads 2 awards · $765,000

   • 1R01HL163712-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Inflammatory Injury Caused by Silica Exposure
     $382,500

     award amount
   • 5R01AI167297-03Department: NIH department code

     HDAC6 regulation of myeloid cell responses in sepsis
     $382,500

     award amount

9. Despa, Florin

   Leads 1 award · $764,021

   • 5R01NS116058-04Department: NIH department code

     The Amylin Dyshomeostasis Hypothesis of Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID)
     $764,021

     award amount

10. Hartz, Anika M.s.

    Leads 1 award · $737,991

    • 1R01NS133250-01Department: NIH department code

      Bisphenol-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease
      $737,991

      award amount

11. Babalonis, Shanna

    Leads 1 award · $709,013

    • 5R01DA054347-02Department: NIH department code

      Cannabis Modulation of Outcomes Related to Opioid Use Disorder: Opioid Withdrawal, Opioid Abuse Potential and Opioid Safety
      $709,013

      award amount

12. Bauer, Bjoern

    Leads 1 award · $701,657

    • 5R01AG075583-02Department: NIH department code

      Blood-Brain Barrier Repair in Alzheimer’s Disease with Epilepsy
      $701,657

      award amount

13. Gong, Ming C

    Leads 1 award · $664,969

    • 1R01HL166225-01Department: NIH department code

      Targeting smooth muscle cell BMAL1 as a new therapeutic strategy against restenosis
      $664,969

      award amount

14. Bardo, Michael T

    Leads 1 award · $657,247

    • 5R01DA053070-03Department: NIH department code

      Functional and Genomic Signatures of Escalated Fentanyl Use
      $657,247

      award amount

15. Nikolajczyk, Barbara

    Leads 1 award · $613,127

    • 5R01AG079525-02Department: NIH department code

      The impact of insulin sensitivity on the potential of metformin to delay age-related inflammation
      $613,127

      award amount

16. Andres, Aline

    Leads 1 award · $606,664

    • 5R01ES032176-03Department: NIH department code

      Growth and metabolic programming from prenatal PFAS exposure: examining the roles of placental functional genomics and protection by maternal exercise
      $606,664

      award amount

17. Cassis, Lisa A

    Leads 1 award · $595,234

    • 1R01HL168633-01Department: NIH department code

      The serotonergic system in periaortic fat regulates regional aortopathy development
      $595,234

      award amount

18. Oyler, Douglas

    Leads 1 award · $580,179

    • 1UG3DE032621-01Department: NIH department code

      Empowering dentists to reduce opioid prescriptions to young people
      $580,179

      award amount

19. Leggas, Markos

    Leads 1 award · $579,770

    • 5R01CA243529-04Department: NIH department code

      Mechanistic and pharmacologic studies of selective mithramycin analogues targeting EWS-FLI1 in Ewing sarcoma
      $579,770

      award amount

20. Kolesar, Jill Marie

    Leads 1 award · $571,489

    • 5R01CA258751-02Department: NIH department code

      Combating melanoma resistance by targeting ABL1/2
      $571,489

      award amount

21. Song, Jianxun Jim

    Leads 1 award · $550,644

    • 5R01CA221867-06Department: NIH department code

      Nucleus Accumbens-Associated Protein-1 in Melanoma Immunotherapy
      $550,644

      award amount

22. Zhan, Chang-Guo

    Leads 1 award · $532,962

    • 1UG3NS134920-01Department: NIH department code

      Long-acting aldicarb hydrolase as a medical countermeasure for aldicarb poisoning
      $532,962

      award amount

23. Gipson-Reichardt, Cassandra D

    Leads 1 award · $512,576

    • 1R01DA058933-01Department: NIH department code

      Neurobehavioral mechanisms underlying xylazine and fentanyl co-use and withdrawal
      $512,576

      award amount

24. Brainson, Christine Fillmore

    Leads 3 awards · $497,538

    • 5R01CA237643-05Department: NIH department code

      Targeting epigenetic heterogeneity to improve lung cancer immunotherapy response
      $342,988

      award amount
    • 3R01CA237643-05S1Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Epigenetic Heterogeneity to Improve Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Response
      $77,275

      award amount
    • 3R01CA237643-05S2Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Epigenetic Heterogeneity to Improve Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Response
      $77,275

      award amount

25. Yang, Hsin-Sheng

    Leads 1 award · $491,149

    • 1R01CA279455-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Pdcd4-Rictor Interaction in Suppression of Lung Tumorigenesis
      $491,149

      award amount

26. Graf, Gregory A

    Leads 1 award · $490,258

    • 2R01DK113625-06Department: NIH department code

      Contributions of Hepatic and Intestinal Pathways to Cholesterol Excretion
      $490,258

      award amount

27. Hinds, Terry D

    Leads 2 awards · $482,737

    • 5R01DK121797-05Department: NIH department code

      Novel Liver Signaling Pathways Controlling Adiposity
      $413,714

      award amount
    • 3R01DK121797-05S1Department: NIH department code

      Novel Liver Signaling Pathways Controlling Adiposity
      $69,023

      award amount

28. Wang, Shuxia

    Leads 1 award · $478,167

    • 5R01DK131786-02Department: NIH department code

      Role of SMPDL3B in obesity-associated non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
      $478,167

      award amount

29. Prisinzano, Thomas Edward

    Leads 1 award · $444,220

    • 5U01DA051377-03Department: NIH department code

      Development of Agents for Synthetic Opioid Overdose
      $444,220

      award amount

30. Li, Zhiguo

    Leads 1 award · $436,322

    • 5R01CA266579-02Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Polo-Like Kinase 1 in Prostate Cancer to Enhance Therapeutic Efficacy
      $436,322

      award amount

31. Despa, Sanda

    Leads 1 award · $425,355

    • 5R01HL148443-04Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of cardiac remodeling triggered by gestational diabetes
      $425,355

      award amount

32. Flannery, Alexander H

    Leads 2 awards · $407,186

    • 1R21AI176298-01Department: NIH department code

      A Randomized Clinical Trial of Continuous vs. Intermittent Infusion Vancomycin: Effects on Measured GFR and Kidney Injury Biomarkers
      $249,623

      award amount
    • 5K23DK128562-02Department: NIH department code

      Classical and Alternative Renin-Angiotensin System Dysregulation in Sepsis-Associated AKI: A Reverse Translation Approach
      $157,563

      award amount

33. Chaiswing, Luksana

    Leads 2 awards · $404,636

    • 5R01CA251663-03Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Mitochondrial Redox Capacity to Overcome Cancer Subtype that Regrowth After Radiation
      $342,988

      award amount
    • 3R01CA251663-03S1Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Mitochondrial Redox Capacity to Overcome Cancer Subtype that Regrowth After Radiation
      $61,648

      award amount

34. Blalock, Eric

    Leads 1 award · $394,406

    • 5R01AG037868-08Department: NIH department code

      Chronic Stress, Glucocorticoids, and Progesterone in Brain Aging
      $394,406

      award amount

35. Venditto, Vincent Joseph

    Leads 1 award · $375,958

    • 5R01HL152081-04Department: NIH department code

      Understanding the role of immune complexes between apolipoprotein A-I and IgG in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
      $375,958

      award amount

36. Delcher, Chris

    Leads 1 award · $362,500

    • 5R01CE003360-03Department: NIH department code

      STIMuLINK
      $362,500

      award amount

37. She, Qing-Bai

    Leads 1 award · $356,108

    • 5R01CA175105-09Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Translation Dependence in Colorectal Cancer Progression
      $356,108

      award amount

38. Wu, Yadi

    Leads 1 award · $342,988

    • 5R01CA230758-05Department: NIH department code

      Characterize the role of EBF1 in breast cancer progression
      $342,988

      award amount

39. Zaytseva, Yekaterina

    Leads 1 award · $339,827

    • 5R01CA249734-03Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Lipid Metabolism in Colorectal Cancer
      $339,827

      award amount

40. Jaramillo, Anel Ariana

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 4R00AA029467-03Department: NIH department code

      Neuropeptide-dependent parabrachial control of the BNST during alcohol abstinence-induced negative affect
      $249,000

      award amount

41. Xiong, Gaofeng

    Leads 1 award · $229,500

    • 1R21AG080176-01Department: NIH department code

      Role of P4HA1 in Endocrine Resistance of Breast Cancer
      $229,500

      award amount

42. Rashid, Cetewayo Saif

    Leads 1 award · $191,250

    • 5R21DK127295-03Department: NIH department code

      Hyaluronan as a mediator of intrauterine growth restriction-induced islet dysfunction in type 2 diabetes
      $191,250

      award amount

43. Pearson, Kevin Joseph

    Leads 1 award · $135,000

    • 2R25ES027684-06Department: NIH department code

      Summer Research in Environmental Health Sciences
      $135,000

      award amount

44. Chacon, Aaron

    Leads 1 award · $36,436

    • 5F31HL162463-02Department: NIH department code

      Targeting The GLP-1 Receptor As New Chronotherapy Against Nondipping Blood Pressure In Diabetes
      $36,436

      award amount

45. Kipp, Zachary A

    Leads 1 award · $33,686

    • 1F31HL170972-01Department: NIH department code

      Bilirubin Catabolism induces Plasminogen-Activator Inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) worsening Metabolic Dysfunction
      $33,686

      award amount