Pharmacology at University of Kentucky

Leads a grant in this department

40 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. Xiaoqi Liu

   Leads 5 awards · $2,184,842

   • 5R01CA272483-02Department: NIH department code

     Targeting the Plk1/Pdcd4/mTORC2 Signaling to Treat Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

     Principal investigators: Xiaoqi Liu (contact PI), Hsin-Sheng Yang

     $601,289

     award amount
   • 5R01CA264652-04Department: NIH department code

     Plk1 as a prognostic biomarker for prostate cancer
     $520,626

     award amount
   • 5R01CA256893-04Department: NIH department code

     Enhancing the efficacy of androgen signaling inhibitors in prostate cancer
     $470,310

     award amount
   • 5R01CA196634-10Department: NIH department code

     Improving chemotherapy of castration-resistant prostate cancer.
     $317,619

     award amount
   • 5R01CA157429-11Department: NIH department code

     Overcoming Drug Resistance of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
     $274,998

     award amount

2. Anika M.s. Hartz

   Leads 2 awards · $1,471,798

   • 5R01AG075583-03Department: NIH department code

     Blood-Brain Barrier Repair in Alzheimer’s Disease with Epilepsy

     Principal investigators: Anika M.s. Hartz (contact PI), Bjoern Bauer

     $739,698

     award amount
   • 5R01NS133250-02Department: NIH department code

     Bisphenol-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease
     $732,100

     award amount

3. Zhenheng Guo

   Leads 2 awards · $1,373,581

   • 1R01HL163589-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Targeting Endothelial Cell Mineralocorticoid Receptor Against Aortic Aneurysm in Females

     Principal investigators: Zhenheng Guo (contact PI), Ming C Gong

     $721,911

     award amount
   • 5R01HL166225-02Department: NIH department code

     Targeting smooth muscle cell BMAL1 as a new therapeutic strategy against restenosis

     Principal investigators: Zhenheng Guo (contact PI), Ming C Gong

     $651,670

     award amount

4. Barbara Nikolajczyk

   Leads 2 awards · $1,240,470

   • 1R01AG084180-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Impacting Inflammation through Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (imTOR)
     $640,068

     award amount
   • 5R01AG079525-03Department: NIH department code

     The impact of insulin sensitivity on the potential of metformin to delay age-related inflammation
     $600,402

     award amount

5. Douglas Oyler

   Leads 1 award · $982,953

   • 4UH3DE032621-02Department: NIH department code

     Empowering dentists to reduce opioid prescriptions to young people

     Principal investigators: Douglas Oyler (contact PI), Marcia Vanessa Rojas Ramirez

     $982,953

     award amount

6. Jin-Ming Yang

   Leads 2 awards · $809,454

   • 1R01CA282254-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Integrative Targeted Therapy for Melanoma

     Principal investigators: Jin-Ming Yang (contact PI), Jianxun Jim Song

     $632,195

     award amount
   • 1R21CA285253-01Department: NIH department code

     Novel Strategy to Augmenting Immunotherapy against Melanoma
     $177,259

     award amount

7. Rodney Kiplin Guy

   Leads 1 award · $777,072

   • 1R01AI184710-01Department: NIH department code

     Interactions between drug combinations and resistance acquisition risk for antimalarial ATP4 inhibitors

     Principal investigators: Rodney Kiplin Guy (contact PI), Joseph L. Derisi

     $777,072

     award amount

8. Jian Fu

   Leads 2 awards · $765,000

   • 5R01AI167297-04Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount
   • 5R01HL163712-02Department: NIH department code

     Inflammatory Injury Caused by Silica Exposure
     $382,500

     award amount

9. Florin Despa

   Leads 1 award · $764,021

   • 5R01NS116058-05Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount

10. Bjoern Bauer

    Leads 2 awards · $744,995

    • 5R01NS079507-10Department: NIH department code

      Novel Therapeutic Strategies to Resolve Neurovascular Inflammation and Repair Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Epilepsy
      $553,745

      award amount
    • 5R21NS131903-02Department: NIH department code

      Mechanism and Therapeutic Potential of CBD to Repair Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Epilepsy
      $191,250

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AG075583-03, led by Anika M.s. Hartz.

11. Ren Xu

    Leads 2 awards · $725,613

    • 5R01CA277946-02Department: NIH department code

      Roles of mRNA Transfer in Cancer Cell-Platelet Communication
      $378,223

      award amount
    • 5R01CA274981-02Department: NIH department code

      The PLOD2/succinate axis in cancer cell plasticity and stemness
      $347,390

      award amount

12. Christine Fillmore Brainson

    Leads 1 award · $698,070

    • 1R01HL170193-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Lung Fibrosis Using Epigenetic Therapy
      $698,070

      award amount

13. Shanna Babalonis

    Leads 1 award · $695,760

    • 5R01DA054347-03Department: NIH department code

      Cannabis Modulation of Outcomes Related to Opioid Use Disorder: Opioid Withdrawal, Opioid Abuse Potential and Opioid Safety
      $695,760

      award amount

14. Cassandra D Gipson-Reichardt

    Leads 2 awards · $668,432

    • 5R01DA058933-02Department: NIH department code

      Neurobehavioral mechanisms underlying xylazine and fentanyl co-use and withdrawal

      Principal investigators: Cassandra D Gipson-Reichardt (contact PI), Terry D Hinds

      $502,057

      award amount
    • 1R03DA061626-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Neuroimmune and Cognitive Consequences of Nicotine Use in a Rodent Model of HIV: Implications for Anti-Retroviral Therapies
      $166,375

      award amount

15. Jill R. Turner

    Leads 1 award · $641,454

    • 5R01DA053070-04Department: NIH department code

      Functional and Genomic Signatures of Escalated Fentanyl Use

      Principal investigators: Jill R. Turner (contact PI), Michael T Bardo, Pavel Ivanovich Ortinski

      $641,454

      award amount

16. Lisa A Cassis

    Leads 1 award · $623,325

    • 5R01HL168633-02Department: NIH department code

      The serotonergic system in periaortic fat regulates regional aortopathy development
      $623,325

      award amount

17. Kavaljit H Chhabra

    Leads 2 awards · $616,740

    • 7R01DK124619-04Department: NIH department code

      Role of Hypothalamic MC4R in Glucose Homeostasis via a Novel Neuroendocrine Circuit involving the Kidneys and Adrenal Glands
      $323,136

      award amount
    • 1R56DK140148-01Department: NIH department code

      Role of Hypothalamic Adgrl1 in Counteracting Hypoglycemia
      $293,604

      award amount

18. Shuxia Wang

    Leads 2 awards · $558,837

    • 5R01DK131786-03Department: NIH department code

      Role of SMPDL3B in obesity-associated non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
      $459,040

      award amount
    • 3R01DK131786-03S1Department: NIH department code

      Administrative Supplements for Research on Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations
      $99,797

      award amount

19. Rina Plattner

    Leads 1 award · $553,135

    • 5R01CA258751-03Department: NIH department code

      Combating melanoma resistance by targeting ABL1/2

      Principal investigators: Rina Plattner (contact PI), Jill Marie Kolesar, Melissa A Wilson

      $553,135

      award amount

20. Oleg V Tsodikov

    Leads 1 award · $551,064

    • 5R01CA243529-05Department: NIH department code

      Mechanistic and pharmacologic studies of selective mithramycin analogues targeting EWS-FLI1 in Ewing sarcoma

      Principal investigators: Oleg V Tsodikov (contact PI), Jurgen T Rohr, Markos Leggas

      $551,064

      award amount

21. Fang Zheng

    Leads 1 award · $532,962

    • 5UG3NS134920-02Department: NIH department code

      Long-acting aldicarb hydrolase as a medical countermeasure for aldicarb poisoning

      Principal investigators: Fang Zheng (contact PI), Chang-Guo Zhan

      $532,962

      award amount

22. Hsin-Sheng Yang

    Leads 1 award · $482,326

    • 5R01CA279455-02Department: NIH department code

      Pdcd4-Rictor Interaction in Suppression of Lung Tumorigenesis
      $482,326

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA272483-02, led by Xiaoqi Liu.

23. Gregory A Graf

    Leads 1 award · $471,281

    • 5R01DK113625-07Department: NIH department code

      Contributions of Hepatic and Intestinal Pathways to Cholesterol Excretion
      $471,281

      award amount

24. Cetewayo Saif Rashid

    Leads 1 award · $429,135

    • 1R01ES034786-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of Sex-specific Metabolic Disruption Caused by Organophosphate Flame Retardant Exposure
      $429,135

      award amount

25. Terry D Hinds

    Leads 2 awards · $425,814

    • 5R01DK121797-06Department: NIH department code

      Novel Liver Signaling Pathways Controlling Adiposity
      $397,165

      award amount
    • 3R01DK121797-06S1Department: NIH department code

      Novel Liver Signaling Pathways Controlling Adiposity
      $28,649

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01DA058933-02, led by Cassandra D Gipson-Reichardt.

26. Zhiguo Li

    Leads 1 award · $422,964

    • 5R01CA266579-03Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Polo-Like Kinase 1 in Prostate Cancer to Enhance Therapeutic Efficacy
      $422,964

      award amount

27. Eric Blalock

    Leads 1 award · $394,406

    • 5R01AG037868-09Department: NIH department code

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

      award amount

28. Luksana Chaiswing

    Leads 2 awards · $393,918

    • 5R01CA251663-04Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Mitochondrial Redox Capacity to Overcome Cancer Subtype that Regrowth After Radiation
      $332,489

      award amount
    • 3R01CA251663-04S1Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Mitochondrial Redox Capacity to Overcome Cancer Subtype that Regrowth After Radiation
      $61,429

      award amount

29. Olufunmilola Abraham

    Leads 1 award · $386,500

    • 1R18HS030202-01Department: NIH department code

      Disseminating and Implementing MedSMA℞T Families in Emergency Departments: A Randomized Control Trial to Assess Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Gaming Intervention to Reduce Opioid Misuse
      $386,500

      award amount

30. Kevin Joseph Tidgewell

    Leads 1 award · $360,514

    • 1R21AT013164-01Department: NIH department code

      From traditional medicine to innovation: Discovering novel analgesics targeting calcium modulation from Cameroonian phytochemicals

      Principal investigators: Kevin Joseph Tidgewell (contact PI), Benedict J Kolber, Telesphore Benoit Nguelefack

      $360,514

      award amount

31. Qing-Bai She

    Leads 1 award · $345,206

    • 5R01CA175105-10Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Translation Dependence in Colorectal Cancer Progression
      $345,206

      award amount

32. Yekaterina Zaytseva

    Leads 1 award · $329,272

    • 5R01CA249734-04Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Lipid Metabolism in Colorectal Cancer
      $329,272

      award amount

33. Jonghyuck Park

    Leads 1 award · $326,594

    • 1R01NS136272-01Department: NIH department code

      Harnessing engineered drug-free polymeric nanoformulations to reprogram innate immune cells for spinal trauma
      $326,594

      award amount

34. Guan-Yu Xiao

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 4R00CA249048-03Department: NIH department code

      A pro-metastatic secretory program activated by epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
      $249,000

      award amount

35. Kristen Addie McLaurin

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 4R00DA056288-03Department: NIH department code

      Neurocognitive Impairments Resulting from Adolescent Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Longitudinal Impact, Neural Mechanisms, and Comorbidities
      $249,000

      award amount

36. Anel Ariana Jaramillo

    Leads 1 award · $245,987

    • 5R00AA029467-04Department: NIH department code

      Neuropeptide-dependent parabrachial control of the BNST during alcohol abstinence-induced negative affect
      $245,987

      award amount

37. Aaron M Cook

    Leads 1 award · $196,792

    • 5R21AI176298-02Department: NIH department code

      A Randomized Clinical Trial of Continuous vs. Intermittent Infusion Vancomycin: Effects on Measured GFR and Kidney Injury Biomarkers
      $196,792

      award amount

38. Hollie Isabel Swanson

    Leads 1 award · $135,000

    • 5R25ES027684-07Department: NIH department code

      Summer Research in Environmental Health Sciences

      Principal investigators: Hollie Isabel Swanson (contact PI), Kevin Joseph Pearson

      $135,000

      award amount

39. Alexander H Flannery

    Leads 1 award · $99,759

    • 5K23DK128562-03Department: NIH department code

      Classical and Alternative Renin-Angiotensin System Dysregulation in Sepsis-Associated AKI: A Reverse Translation Approach
      $99,759

      award amount

40. Emily Prantzalos

    Leads 1 award · $48,974

    • 1F31DA057812-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Role of Dynamic Signaling of NRG3-ErbB4 in the Prefrontal Cortex in Mediating Nicotine Withdrawal Phenotypes
      $48,974

      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.

• Ming C Gong

  Co-investigator on 1R01HL163589-01A1, led by Zhenheng Guo; 5R01HL166225-02, led by Zhenheng Guo

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Kentucky · Physiology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Marcia Vanessa Rojas Ramirez

  Co-investigator on 4UH3DE032621-02, led by Douglas Oyler

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

• Joseph L. Derisi

  Co-investigator on 1R01AI184710-01, led by Rodney Kiplin Guy

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

• Michael T Bardo

  Co-investigator on 5R01DA053070-04, led by Jill R. Turner

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

• Pavel Ivanovich Ortinski

  Co-investigator on 5R01DA053070-04, led by Jill R. Turner

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Kentucky · Neurosciences (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Jianxun Jim Song

  Co-investigator on 1R01CA282254-01A1, led by Jin-Ming Yang

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Texas A&M Health Science Center · Microbiology & Immunology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Jill Marie Kolesar

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA258751-03, led by Rina Plattner

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Kentucky (no department on record, 1 award)

• Melissa A Wilson

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA258751-03, led by Rina Plattner

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

• Jurgen T Rohr

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA243529-05, led by Oleg V Tsodikov

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

• Markos Leggas

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA243529-05, led by Oleg V Tsodikov

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Kentucky (no department on record, 1 award)

• Chang-Guo Zhan

  Co-investigator on 5UG3NS134920-02, led by Fang Zheng

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Kentucky (no department on record, 1 award)

• Benedict J Kolber

  Co-investigator on 1R21AT013164-01, led by Kevin Joseph Tidgewell

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Texas Dallas · Neurosciences (NIH department code, 4 awards)

• Telesphore Benoit Nguelefack

  Co-investigator on 1R21AT013164-01, led by Kevin Joseph Tidgewell

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

• Kevin Joseph Pearson

  Co-investigator on 5R25ES027684-07, led by Hollie Isabel Swanson

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Kentucky (no department on record, 2 awards)