Pharmacology at University of Minnesota

Leads a grant in this department

34 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. Nicholas Mark Levinson

   Leads 3 awards · $1,238,854

   • 1R01CA282176-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Allosteric mechanisms driving paradoxical activation of RAF kinases
     $470,464

     award amount
   • 5R01CA255513-04Department: NIH department code

     A transformative drug discovery platform for allosteric kinase inhibitors

     Principal investigators: Nicholas Mark Levinson (contact PI), David D Thomas

     $431,555

     award amount
   • 5R01CA244645-04Department: NIH department code

     Targeting allosteric scaffolding functions of Aurora kinase A in cancer
     $336,835

     award amount

2. Carrie Haskell-Luevano

   Leads 2 awards · $1,230,852

   • 5R01DA050894-05Department: NIH department code

     Chemical biology of Peptide Regulation of Opioid Receptor Function

     Principal investigators: Carrie Haskell-Luevano (contact PI), Philip S Portoghese

     $622,592

     award amount
   • 5R01DK124504-04Department: NIH department code

     Melanocortin Receptor Selective Ligands

     Principal investigators: Carrie Haskell-Luevano (contact PI), Marc Giulianotti

     $608,260

     award amount

3. Carston R. Wagner

   Leads 2 awards · $1,110,902

   • 5R01AI146049-04Department: NIH department code

     Anchimerically Activatable Anti-Zika/Dengue ProTides
     $568,956

     award amount
   • 5R01CA247681-05Department: NIH department code

     Targeting Effector Immune cells to Cancer with Chemically Self-Assembled Nanorings (CSANs)
     $541,946

     award amount

4. Kevin D Wickman

   Leads 2 awards · $972,463

   • 5R01NS128039-02Department: NIH department code

     Architecture of inhibitory G protein signaling in the hippocampus

     Principal investigators: Kevin D Wickman (contact PI), Kirill A. Martemyanov

     $632,465

     award amount
   • 5R01AA027544-05Department: NIH department code

     Alcohol-related suppression of GIRK channel activity in the basal amygdala: a link to plasticity of glutamatergic neurotransmission and withdrawal-associated behavior?
     $339,998

     award amount

5. Lauren M Slosky

   Leads 2 awards · $965,226

   • 1R01DA061773-01Department: NIH department code

     Neurotensin receptor 1 as a novel target for opioid use disorder and discovery of new small molecule probes

     Principal investigators: Lauren M Slosky (contact PI), Steven H Olson

     $716,226

     award amount
   • 5R00DA048970-05Department: NIH department code

     Leveraging Functional Selectivity in the Neurotensin Receptor 1-Mediated Treatment of Addiction
     $249,000

     award amount

6. Karunya Kumar Kandimalla

   Leads 2 awards · $826,434

   • 5R01NS125437-03Department: NIH department code

     Amyloid beta peptides and type-2 diabetes sequelae synergistically inhibit insulin signaling and trafficking at the blood brain barrier

     Principal investigators: Karunya Kumar Kandimalla (contact PI), Val John Lowe

     $529,773

     award amount
   • 5R01AG085900-02Department: NIH department code

     CRCNS: Deep Learning to Discover Neurovascular Disruptions in Alzheimer's Disease

     Principal investigators: Karunya Kumar Kandimalla (contact PI), Carlos Fernandez-Granda, Krishna Rani Kalari, Mikel Hernaez

     $296,661

     award amount

7. Brady Atwood

   Leads 2 awards · $796,821

   • 7R01AA030955-02Department: NIH department code

     Impact of prenatal opioid exposure on corticostriatal circuits that modulate alcohol-related behaviors
     $556,858

     award amount
   • 1R21DA058746-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Functional consequences of the interactions between tau protein and opioids
     $239,963

     award amount

8. Steven Michael Graves

   Leads 2 awards · $774,284

   • 5R01AG070962-05Department: NIH department code

     Chronic alcohol-induced mitochondrial oxidant stress and Alzheimer's related pathogenesis
     $387,500

     award amount
   • 5R01DA051450-04Department: NIH department code

     Methamphetamine, mitochondria, and neurodegeneration
     $386,784

     award amount

9. Henry L Wong

   Leads 1 award · $669,921

   • 5R33HD103065-04Department: NIH department code

     Development/Validation of Rete Testis Microcannulation for the Assessment of Novel Chemical Scaffolds That Penetrate the Blood Testis Barrier
     $669,921

     award amount

10. Melanie Rae Nicol

    Leads 1 award · $665,171

    • 1R01NS139908-01Department: NIH department code

      Improving outcomes in HIV-associated opportunistic infections using CNS pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
      $665,171

      award amount

11. Ling Li

    Leads 1 award · $658,484

    • 5R01AG081426-02Department: NIH department code

      Impact of Mitochondrial Lipidomic Dynamics and its Interaction with APOE Isoforms on Brain Aging and Alzheimers Disease

      Principal investigators: Ling Li (contact PI), Danni Li

      $658,484

      award amount

12. Gunda I. Georg

    Leads 2 awards · $633,750

    • 1R61HD114221-01Department: NIH department code

      Catsper Inhibitors for Male Contraception
      $401,250

      award amount
    • 1R21HD115181-01Department: NIH department code

      DEL Screening Campaign for Contraceptive and Cancer Targets
      $232,500

      award amount

13. Beshay Zordoky

    Leads 1 award · $625,076

    • 5R01HL151740-05Department: NIH department code

      Psychosocial Stress Exacerbates Doxorubicin-induced Cardiovascular Aging
      $625,076

      award amount

14. Adam Scott Duerfeldt

    Leads 2 awards · $616,686

    • 5R01EY030472-06Department: NIH department code

      Small Molecule PPAR-alpha Agonism as a Novel Approach to Treat Eye Vascular Diseases
      $388,677

      award amount
    • 1R21EY035454-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Bifunctional Inhibitors of STING as Chemical Probes for Diabetic Retinopathy
      $228,009

      award amount

15. Swati S More

    Leads 1 award · $571,020

    • 5R01DA056331-03Department: NIH department code

      Identification of small molecules that regulate endogenous opioid signaling by inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme

      Principal investigators: Swati S More (contact PI), Patrick Rothwell

      $571,020

      award amount

16. Meghan Katrien Driscoll

    Leads 2 awards · $549,477

    • 1R35GM155310-01Department: NIH department code

      Investigating the molecular regulation of cell protrusion function in 3D
      $300,477

      award amount
    • 5R00GM123221-04Department: NIH department code

      Formation and function of lamellipodial morphology in 3D microenvironments
      $249,000

      award amount

17. Angela K Birnbaum

    Leads 1 award · $539,430

    • 5R01HD105305-03Department: NIH department code

      Physiological-based Pharmacokinetics Approach to Determine the Extent of Drug Exposure of Antiseizure Medications During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

      Principal investigators: Angela K Birnbaum (contact PI), Page Buckhannan Pennell

      $539,430

      award amount

18. Sade Monique Spencer

    Leads 1 award · $536,027

    • 5R01DA056485-02Department: NIH department code

      Glutamatergic plasticity that drives cannabinoid withdrawal and craving
      $536,027

      award amount

19. Dang Hai Nguyen

    Leads 1 award · $503,056

    • 5R01HL163011-03Department: NIH department code

      Implications of PARP1 in myelodysplastic syndromes and targeted therapy
      $503,056

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 2R25HL088728-16, led by Colin R Campbell.

20. Li-Na Wei

    Leads 1 award · $466,114

    • 5R01NS132277-21Department: NIH department code

      TR2 nuclear receptor in vitamin A signaling
      $466,114

      award amount

21. Stanley A Thayer

    Leads 1 award · $460,054

    • 5R01DA007304-32Department: NIH department code

      HIV-1 Neurotoxicity: Mechanism & Modulation by Cannabinoids
      $460,054

      award amount

22. Justin Michael Drake

    Leads 1 award · $418,696

    • 5R01CA269801-03Department: NIH department code

      RET Regulation and Targeting in Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
      $418,696

      award amount

23. Michael W Lipscomb

    Leads 1 award · $387,500

    • 5R35GM145290-03Department: NIH department code

      Deciphering the immunoregulatory network governing antigen presenting myeloid cells
      $387,500

      award amount

24. Tanya S. Freedman

    Leads 1 award · $300,000

    • 1R56AR084525-01Department: NIH department code

      Functions of LynA and LynB kinases in dendritic-cell pro-inflammatory signaling and lupus
      $300,000

      award amount

25. Christine E Salomon

    Leads 1 award · $232,500

    • 5R21AI177019-02Department: NIH department code

      Antiparasitic metabolites from deep subterranean fungi for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis, an AIDS defining disease

      Principal investigators: Christine E Salomon (contact PI), Roberta M O'Connor

      $232,500

      award amount

26. Colin R Campbell

    Leads 1 award · $163,821

    • 2R25HL088728-16Department: NIH department code

      Summer Research at the University of Minnesota Medical School

      Principal investigators: Colin R Campbell (contact PI), Dang Hai Nguyen

      $163,821

      award amount

27. Katie M. Dunleavy

    Leads 1 award · $125,000

    • 1K99GM157491-01Department: NIH department code

      Defining Mechanisms Governing Myc Stability and its Modulation by Aurora Kinase A
      $125,000

      award amount

28. Noelle Elizabeth Gillis

    Leads 1 award · $97,907

    • 5K00CA245796-06Department: NIH department code

      Nuclear Receptor Regulation of Epigenetics in Endocrine-Related Cancers
      $97,907

      award amount

29. Edith Hernandez

    Leads 1 award · $52,664

    • 5F30DA059988-02Department: NIH department code

      Repurposing Metformin as a Treatment for Cocaine Use Disorder
      $52,664

      award amount

30. Alexander N Pilski

    Leads 1 award · $48,144

    • 5F31DA054779-03Department: NIH department code

      Chronic methamphetamine-induced catecholaminergic degeneration and cognitive dysfunction
      $48,144

      award amount

31. Klaiten E Kermoade

    Leads 1 award · $46,664

    • 1F31AA031597-01Department: NIH department code

      Illuminating Neurobiological Adaptations of Afferent Projections to the Lateral Habenula During Aversion-Resistant Alcohol Consumption
      $46,664

      award amount

32. Jonathan Israel Aguirre

    Leads 1 award · $36,350

    • 1F31AA031877-01Department: NIH department code

      Effects of Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons GABA-B Receptor Deletion on Cue-Evoked Relapse and Aversion-Resistant Drinking
      $36,350

      award amount

33. Yue Zhang

    Leads 1 award · $33,230

    • 5F31DA059261-02Department: NIH department code

      Immunoprofiling of Opioid Use Disorder Patients to inform structure-guided design of opioid-specific monoclonal antibodies
      $33,230

      award amount

34. Fatima Alamin Awad Alkareem Hamid

    Leads 1 award · $31,294

    • 5F31DA059235-02Department: NIH department code

      Nanotechnology-based platform for the development of next-generation vaccines against opioid use disorder (OUD)
      $31,294

      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.

• Steven H Olson

  Co-investigator on 1R01DA061773-01, led by Lauren M Slosky

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (no department on record, 1 award)

• Danni Li

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG081426-02, led by Ling Li

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

• Kirill A. Martemyanov

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS128039-02, led by Kevin D Wickman

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Florida · Neurosciences (NIH department code, 6 awards)

• Philip S Portoghese

  Co-investigator on 5R01DA050894-05, led by Carrie Haskell-Luevano

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

• Marc Giulianotti

  Co-investigator on 5R01DK124504-04, led by Carrie Haskell-Luevano

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

• Patrick Rothwell

  Co-investigator on 5R01DA056331-03, led by Swati S More

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Minnesota · Neurosciences (NIH department code, 1 award)
  • University of Minnesota (no department on record, 1 award)

• Page Buckhannan Pennell

  Co-investigator on 5R01HD105305-03, led by Angela K Birnbaum

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Pittsburgh · Neurology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Val John Lowe

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS125437-03, led by Karunya Kumar Kandimalla

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Mayo Clinic (no department on record, 1 award)

• David D Thomas

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA255513-04, led by Nicholas Mark Levinson

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Minnesota · Biochemistry (NIH department code, 3 awards)

• Carlos Fernandez-Granda

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG085900-02, led by Karunya Kumar Kandimalla

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

• Krishna Rani Kalari

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG085900-02, led by Karunya Kumar Kandimalla

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

• Mikel Hernaez

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG085900-02, led by Karunya Kumar Kandimalla

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

• Roberta M O'Connor

  Co-investigator on 5R21AI177019-02, led by Christine E Salomon

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Minnesota · Veterinary Sciences (NIH department code, 1 award)