Pharmacology at Virginia Commonwealth University

Leads a grant in this department

36 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. Desai, Umesh Ramanlal

   Leads 1 award · $2,102,516

   • 5P01HL107152-03Department: NIH department code

     CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY OF HEPARAN SULFATE
     $2,102,516

     award amount

2. Li, Pinlan

   Leads 4 awards · $1,489,840

   • 5R01HL091464-05Department: NIH department code

     NAADP-Sensitive Lysosomal Ca2+ Release Channels-TRP-ML1 in Arterial Myocytes
     $422,366

     award amount
   • 5R01HL075316-08Department: NIH department code

     Ceramide Signaling in Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction
     $379,976

     award amount
   • 5R01HL057244-16Department: NIH department code

     Regulation of Lysosomes in Autophagy in Coronary Arterial Myocytes
     $355,810

     award amount
   • 2R01DK054927-16Department: NIH department code

     Hypertension and Glomerular Injury in Hyperhomocysteinemia
     $331,688

     award amount

3. Lichtman, Aron H

   Leads 2 awards · $1,227,057

   • 5P01DA009789-16Department: NIH department code

     Endogenous Cannabinoids and Brain Function
     $1,050,460

     award amount
   • 5R21AG042745-02Department: NIH department code

     Targeting FAAH to treat Alzheimers disease
     $176,597

     award amount

4. Negus, Sidney S

   Leads 3 awards · $993,891

   • 5R01DA026946-05Department: NIH department code

     Medications Development for Stimulant Abuse
     $358,180

     award amount
   • 5R01DA030404-03Department: NIH department code

     Endocannabinoid modulation of pain-depressed behavior
     $322,920

     award amount
   • 5R01NS070715-05Department: NIH department code

     Neurobiology and Treatment of Pain
     $312,791

     award amount

5. Van Den Oord, Edwin

   Leads 2 awards · $970,495

   • 1R01MH099110-01A1Department: NIH department code

     A longitudinal methylome study to detect biomarkers predicting MDD trajectories
     $665,515

     award amount
   • 5R01MH097283-02Department: NIH department code

     1/2-Cis & Trans-Data Integration to Find Mechanisms Causing Psychiatric Disorder
     $304,980

     award amount

6. Hauser, Kurt F

   Leads 3 awards · $869,325

   • 1R01DA033200-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Regulation of HIV and opiate-directed synaptodendritic injury/death in striatum
     $395,701

     award amount
   • 5R01DA018633-09Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of Opiate Drug-HIV-Induced Neurodegeneration
     $344,542

     award amount
   • 5K02DA027374-05Department: NIH department code

     Neuron-Glia Mechanisms & Interactions Underlying Opioid Abuse-HIV-1 Comorbidity
     $129,082

     award amount

7. Brunzell, Darlene H

   Leads 2 awards · $799,680

   • 1UH2TR000958-01Department: NIH department code

     Medication development of a novel therapeutic for smoking cessation
     $482,117

     award amount
   • 5R01DA031289-03Department: NIH department code

     Nicotinic contributions to affective behavior
     $317,563

     award amount

8. Li, Ningjun

   Leads 2 awards · $718,760

   • 2R01HL089563-06Department: NIH department code

     Renal Medullary HIF Prolyl Hydroxylases and Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure
     $362,950

     award amount
   • 5R01HL106042-03Department: NIH department code

     Renal Medullary Stem Cell Niche in Salt Sensitive Hypertension
     $355,810

     award amount

9. Akbarali, Hamid I

   Leads 2 awards · $581,049

   • 5R01DK046367-21Department: NIH department code

     Ionic currents in gastrointestinal smooth muscle
     $294,009

     award amount
   • 5R01DA024009-05Department: NIH department code

     Opioid tolerance and bowel dysfunction
     $287,040

     award amount

10. Banks, Matthew L

    Leads 2 awards · $561,715

    • 5R01DA031718-02Department: NIH department code

      Treatment Development for Methamphetamine Abuse
      $393,140

      award amount
    • 1R21DA036383-01Department: NIH department code

      Effect of reinforcer type in cognitive behaviors
      $168,575

      award amount

11. Moran, Richard G

    Leads 2 awards · $541,013

    • 5R01CA140416-04Department: NIH department code

      Antifolate activators of AMP-dependent protein kinase
      $272,639

      award amount
    • 5R01CA039687-26Department: NIH department code

      Human Folylpolyglutamate Synthetase and Cancer Therapeutics
      $268,374

      award amount

12. Abbate, Antonio

    Leads 2 awards · $524,861

    • 1R34HL117026-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Interleukin-1 blockade in recently decompensated heart failure
      $330,507

      award amount
    • 1R21CA171974-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Protection from Radiation Induced Cardiomyopathy
      $194,354

      award amount

13. El-Hage, Nazira

    Leads 1 award · $381,250

    • 1R01DA036154-01Department: NIH department code

      Role of Autophagy in Microglia-induced NeuroAIDS in Substance Abuse
      $381,250

      award amount

14. Ramamoorthy, Sammanda

    Leads 1 award · $334,403

    • 5R01MH083928-05Department: NIH department code

      Kappa-Opioid Receptor Mediated Regulation of Dopamine Transport
      $334,403

      award amount

15. Zhang, Fan

    Leads 1 award · $320,229

    • 5R01HL115068-02Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of Lysosomal Cholesterol in Atherosclerosis
      $320,229

      award amount

16. Zhang, Yan

    Leads 1 award · $310,101

    • 5R01DA024022-05Department: NIH department code

      Non-peptide Mu Opioid Receptor Selective Antagonists
      $310,101

      award amount

17. Hartman, Matthew C

    Leads 1 award · $308,125

    • 1R01CA166264-01A1Department: NIH department code

      XLF in double-strand break repair and chemo/radiosensitization
      $308,125

      award amount

18. Damaj, M. Imad

    Leads 1 award · $304,417

    • 1R01DA032246-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Genes and molecular pathways in nicotine dependence and withdrawal
      $304,417

      award amount

19. Zhang, Shijun

    Leads 1 award · $304,148

    • 5R01AG041161-02Department: NIH department code

      Novel bivalent multifunctional ligands towards Alzheimer's disease
      $304,148

      award amount

20. Dewey, William L.

    Leads 1 award · $279,638

    • 5T32DA007027-38Department: NIH department code

      Training in the Pharmacology of Abused Drugs
      $279,638

      award amount

21. Hackett, John C

    Leads 1 award · $274,953

    • 5R01GM092827-04Department: NIH department code

      Enzyme Environmental Effects in Complex Cytochrome P450-Catalyzed Reactions
      $274,953

      award amount

22. Miles, Michael F

    Leads 1 award · $235,344

    • 5U01AA016667-07Department: NIH department code

      Of Mice and Primates: Gene Networks in Excessive Ethanol Consumption and Anxiety
      $235,344

      award amount

23. Povirk, Lawrence F

    Leads 1 award · $232,974

    • 5R01CA040615-27Department: NIH department code

      Repair of DNA double-strand breaks with damaged ends
      $232,974

      award amount

24. Shelton, Keith L

    Leads 1 award · $215,280

    • 5R01DA020553-06Department: NIH department code

      Discriminative stimulus effects of abused inhalants
      $215,280

      award amount

25. Adkins, Daniel E

    Leads 1 award · $138,056

    • 5K01MH093731-03Department: NIH department code

      Integrating Genomic and Environmental Perspectives on Internalizing Disorders
      $138,056

      award amount

26. Pakyz, Amy Lynn

    Leads 1 award · $129,066

    • 5K08HS018578-04Department: NIH department code

      Evaluating Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients
      $129,066

      award amount

27. Fitting, Sylvia

    Leads 1 award · $110,190

    • 1K99DA033878-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Opiate drug abuse & HIV-induced excitotoxicity in striatal neurons
      $110,190

      award amount

28. Clark, Shaunna L

    Leads 1 award · $110,025

    • 5K01AA021266-02Department: NIH department code

      Investigating Methylation Patterns Associated with Alcohol Use and Addiction
      $110,025

      award amount

29. Dever, Seth Michael

    Leads 1 award · $53,942

    • 1F32DA033898-01A1Department: NIH department code

      The Role of Mu-opioid Receptor Splice Variants in the HIV Disease
      $53,942

      award amount

30. Samano, Kimberly Lynne

    Leads 1 award · $34,247

    • 5F31DA033183-02Department: NIH department code

      Glial versus Neuronal Caspase-3 in Opioid-HIV gp120 Neurotoxicity
      $34,247

      award amount

31. Bauer, Clayton Thomas

    Leads 1 award · $33,572

    • 1F30DA034478-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of Psychostimulant Abuse
      $33,572

      award amount

32. Tracy, Matthew E

    Leads 1 award · $33,572

    • 1F31DA034469-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Acute and Chronic Effects of Inhalants in ICSS
      $33,572

      award amount

33. Podhaizer, Elizabeth M

    Leads 1 award · $30,493

    • 5F31DA033203-02Department: NIH department code

      The role of CCR5 in HIV-1 Tat and morphine-mediated neurodegeneration.
      $30,493

      award amount

34. Abais-Battad, Justine M

    Leads 1 award · $29,718

    • 5F31AG043289-02Department: NIH department code

      Redox Triggering of Glomerular NALP3 Inflammasomes in Hyperhomocysteinemia
      $29,718

      award amount

35. Miller, Laurence L.

    Leads 1 award · $21,746

    • 5F32DA033920-02Department: NIH department code

      Examination of the Functional Consequences of HIV-1 Tat on Motivated Behavior
      $21,746

      award amount

36. Kwilasz, Andrew J

    Leads 1 award · $2,797

    • 5F31DA032267-02Department: NIH department code

      Effects of Cannabinoids on Pain-Stimulated and Pain-Depressed Behavior in Rats
      $2,797

      award amount