Pharmacology at Virginia Commonwealth University

Leads a grant in this department

35 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. Dewey, William L.

   Leads 2 awards · $2,095,613

   • 5P30DA033934-08Department: NIH department code

     The Central Virginia Center on Drug Abuse Research
     $1,380,163

     award amount
   • 2T32DA007027-46Department: NIH department code

     Training in the pharmacology of abused drugs
     $715,450

     award amount

2. Li, Pinlan

   Leads 4 awards · $2,032,517

   • 2R01HL075316-13Department: NIH department code

     Subendothelial Exosomes in Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
     $554,889

     award amount
   • 5R01DK054927-22Department: NIH department code

     Hypertension and glomerular injury in hyperhomocysteinemia - role of inflammatory exosomes
     $500,354

     award amount
   • 5R01DK120491-04Department: NIH department code

     Lysosome dysfunction in podocytopathy and associated hypertension
     $488,899

     award amount
   • 5R01HL057244-23Department: NIH department code

     Lysosome Regulation of Exosome Release and Function in Arterial Smooth Muscle
     $488,375

     award amount

3. Miles, Michael F

   Leads 2 awards · $1,909,956

   • 5P50AA022537-07Department: NIH department code

     Cross-species investigation of gene networks for ethanol-related behaviors
     $1,560,643

     award amount
   • 5R01AA027581-03Department: NIH department code

     Gsk3b in ethanol consumption and as a therapeutic target for alcohol use disorder
     $349,313

     award amount

4. Damaj, M. Imad

   Leads 3 awards · $1,330,369

   • 5U01DA045299-04Department: NIH department code

     Genetic basis of nicotine withdrawal in a reduced complexity cross
     $554,190

     award amount
   • 5R01AA027175-03Department: NIH department code

     Identification of gene variants for alcohol analgesia
     $516,760

     award amount
   • 5R01CA219637-04Department: NIH department code

     (PQ12) Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha agonists as potential treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
     $259,419

     award amount

5. Hauser, Kurt F

   Leads 3 awards · $1,285,816

   • 5R01DA044939-05Department: NIH department code

     HIV opiate interactions in white matter pathology
     $514,511

     award amount
   • 5R01DA045588-04Department: NIH department code

     Selective vulnerability of discrete neural circuits in the striatum to HIV-opiate comorbidity
     $416,009

     award amount
   • 5R01DA018633-15Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of opiate drug-HIV-induced neurodegeneration
     $355,296

     award amount

6. Gewirtz, David A.

   Leads 2 awards · $908,366

   • 1R01CA260819-01Department: NIH department code

     A sequential therapeutic strategy of senescence induction and senolytics for elimination of surviving residual breast tumor cells
     $509,377

     award amount
   • 5R01CA239706-03Department: NIH department code

     Use of senolytics to enhance chemotherapeutic efficacy in lung cancer
     $398,989

     award amount

7. Sebti, Said M

   Leads 1 award · $839,300

   • 5R35CA197731-07Department: NIH department code

     Targeting Mutant KRAS for Cancer Therapy
     $839,300

     award amount

8. Aberg, Karolina Anna

   Leads 1 award · $764,339

   • 1R01MH124981-01Department: NIH department code

     Developmental methylomics of autism spectrum disorder
     $764,339

     award amount

9. Abdulmalik, Osheiza Y

   Leads 1 award · $575,593

   • 1R61HL156158-01Department: NIH department code

     Targeted Identification of Dual Acting Antisickling Agents for Sickle Cell Disease Therapy
     $575,593

     award amount

10. Abbate, Antonio

    Leads 1 award · $572,689

    • 5R33HL139943-04Department: NIH department code

      The Effects of Interleukin-1 Blockade On Exercise Capacity In Patients With Recently Decompensated Systolic Heart Failure
      $572,689

      award amount

11. Hauser, Kurt F

    Leads 1 award · $567,877

    • 5R01DA044855-05Department: NIH department code

      Bivalent Ligands as Chemical Probes to Study Opioid Abuse-enhanced HIV Infection
      $567,877

      award amount

12. Whiteaker, Paul

    Leads 1 award · $549,983

    • 7R01DA042749-06Department: NIH department code

      Relevance of α-Conotoxin MII Sensitive Nicotinic Receptor Subtypes to Nicotine Addiction
      $549,983

      award amount

13. McRae, Mary Peace

    Leads 1 award · $533,985

    • 1R01DA053153-01Department: NIH department code

      Opioid- and HIV-mediated effects on the integrity of the blood-brain barrier, on immune cell recruitment, and on antiretroviral penetration into the brain
      $533,985

      award amount

14. Akbarali, Hamid I

    Leads 1 award · $484,213

    • 5R25GM090084-12Department: NIH department code

      VCU Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program (IMSD)
      $484,213

      award amount

15. Li, Ningjun

    Leads 1 award · $400,830

    • 5R01HL145163-03Department: NIH department code

      Renal sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 in salt-sensitive hypertension
      $400,830

      award amount

16. Zhu, Guizhi

    Leads 1 award · $388,125

    • 1R35GM143014-01Department: NIH department code

      Nucleic acid modulators and theranostics for ADAR
      $388,125

      award amount

17. Xu, Qingguo

    Leads 1 award · $385,756

    • 5R01EY027827-05Department: NIH department code

      New method to treat or prevent corneal graft rejection
      $385,756

      award amount

18. Guo, Youzhong

    Leads 1 award · $382,600

    • 5R01GM132329-03Department: NIH department code

      Native Cell Membrane Nanoparticles System
      $382,600

      award amount

19. Bryant, Camron D

    Leads 1 award · $375,571

    • 5R01CA221260-04Department: NIH department code

      Genetic basis of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy in a reduced complexity cross
      $375,571

      award amount

20. Desai, Umesh Ramanlal

    Leads 2 awards · $357,940

    • 5U01CA241951-03Department: NIH department code

      Tool for Predicting Glycosaminoglycan Recognition of Proteins
      $289,155

      award amount
    • 3U01CA241951-03S1Department: NIH department code

      Tool for Predicting Glycosaminoglycan Recognition of Proteins
      $68,785

      award amount

21. Zhang, Yuesheng

    Leads 1 award · $357,421

    • 7R01CA215093-06Department: NIH department code

      Combating Cetuximab Resistance in Colorectal Cancer
      $357,421

      award amount

22. Bettinger, Jill C

    Leads 1 award · $349,313

    • 5R01AA027254-02Department: NIH department code

      Neuropeptide receptors, behavioral states and acute ethanol effects
      $349,313

      award amount

23. Wolstenholme, Jennifer T

    Leads 1 award · $348,750

    • 5R01AA026347-04Department: NIH department code

      Histone methylation as a potential mechanism for myelin deficits and behavioral alterations following adolescent binge ethanol
      $348,750

      award amount

24. Bettinger, Jill C

    Leads 1 award · $339,740

    • 5R01AA026658-04Department: NIH department code

      Identification of natural variants that influence responses to ethanol in C. elegans
      $339,740

      award amount

25. Qiu, Weihua

    Leads 1 award · $229,008

    • 1R21DC019476-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Structural basis of the gating mechanism of connexin 26 and related hearing loss
      $229,008

      award amount

26. Banks, Matthew L

    Leads 1 award · $219,063

    • 1R21DA053820-01Department: NIH department code

      The role of negative reinforcement in drug abuse
      $219,063

      award amount

27. Valerie, Kristoffer Carl

    Leads 1 award · $194,063

    • 5R21NS114455-02Department: NIH department code

      Glioblastoma radioimmunotherapy
      $194,063

      award amount

28. George, Andrew Anthony

    Leads 1 award · $164,904

    • 7R21AG067029-03Department: NIH department code

      Characterization of amyloid-β:α7β2-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor interactions relevant to Alzheimer's disease
      $164,904

      award amount

29. Nass, Sara

    Leads 1 award · $68,562

    • 1F32DA053163-01Department: NIH department code

      HIV and opiate interactions in behavioral and anterior cingulate cortex synaptic dysfunction
      $68,562

      award amount

30. Lindsay, Jonathan Houghton

    Leads 1 award · $59,470

    • 5F32AA028416-02Department: NIH department code

      Worms learning while intoxicated: determining the molecular mechanism and neuronal circuitry required for state dependent learning in Caenorhabditis elegans
      $59,470

      award amount

31. Brocato, Emily Rose

    Leads 1 award · $41,603

    • 1F31AA029259-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Adolescent Binge Ethanol Dysregulation of H3K36me3 Leads to Cryptic Transcription and Lasting Memory Deficits
      $41,603

      award amount

32. Bent, Maria Alexis

    Leads 1 award · $39,636

    • 1F31AA029305-01A1Department: NIH department code

      The role of intermittent binge ethanol, sex, and age on memory and CREB binding protein (CBP) expression
      $39,636

      award amount

33. St. Onge, Celsey MacKenna

    Leads 1 award · $39,631

    • 1F31DA054796-01Department: NIH department code

      Development of a Potential Treatment for Polysubstance Use Disorders
      $39,631

      award amount

34. Diester, Clare

    Leads 1 award · $31,366

    • 5F31DA051163-02Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms and treatment of pain-depressed behavior
      $31,366

      award amount

35. Weston, Rory Michael

    Leads 1 award · $28,624

    • 5F30AA026497-05Department: NIH department code

      The Role and Mechanisms of Clic4 in Modifying Ethanol-Related Behaviors
      $28,624

      award amount