Pharmacology at Virginia Commonwealth University

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. Zhang, Yan

   Leads 1 award · $2,824,374

   • 1UG3DA054785-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Development of Specific Mu Opioid Receptor Antagonists to Reverse the Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Fentanyls
     $2,824,374

     award amount

2. Damaj, M. Imad

   Leads 3 awards · $2,194,125

   • 1R61NS127287-01Department: NIH department code

     Initial Development of AEG-1 inactivation as a possible strategy for pain treatment
     $1,179,675

     award amount
   • 5U01DA045299-05Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount
   • 5R01AA027175-04Department: NIH department code

     Identification of gene variants for alcohol analgesia
     $460,260

     award amount

3. Dewey, William L.

   Leads 2 awards · $2,144,672

   • 5P30DA033934-09Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount
   • 5T32DA007027-47Department: NIH department code

     Training in the pharmacology of abused drugs
     $764,509

     award amount

4. Miles, Michael F

   Leads 2 awards · $1,907,050

   • 5P50AA022537-08Department: NIH department code

     Cross-species investigation of gene networks for ethanol-related behaviors
     $1,557,737

     award amount
   • 5R01AA027581-04Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount

5. Li, Pinlan

   Leads 3 awards · $1,530,330

   • 5R01HL075316-14Department: NIH department code

     Subendothelial Exosomes in Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
     $541,077

     award amount
   • 5R01DK054927-23Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount
   • 5R01DK120491-05Department: NIH department code

     Lysosome dysfunction in podocytopathy and associated hypertension
     $488,899

     award amount

6. Zhang, Shijun

   Leads 1 award · $1,426,573

   • 1U01AG076481-01Department: NIH department code

     Development of novel NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors for intervening in Alzheimer's disease
     $1,426,573

     award amount

7. Zhu, Guizhi

   Leads 4 awards · $1,301,999

   • 1R01AI168684-01Department: NIH department code

     Small circular mRNA vaccines
     $552,247

     award amount
   • 1R01CA266981-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Lymph node-targeted codelivery of albumin-binding peptide antigens and di-adjuvant for melanoma combination immunotherapy
     $460,692

     award amount
   • 3R35GM143014-01S1Department: NIH department code

     Administrative Supplement (Equipment): Nucleic acid modulators and theranostics for ADAR
     $175,170

     award amount
   • 5R35GM143014-02Department: NIH department code

     Nucleic acid modulators and theranostics for ADAR
     $113,890

     award amount

8. Hauser, Kurt F

   Leads 2 awards · $1,094,745

   • 1R01DA057346-01Department: NIH department code

     Innovative therapeutic approaches to address excitotoxic CNS/neuronal damage in opioid-neuroHIV comorbidity
     $678,736

     award amount
   • 5R01DA045588-05Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount

9. Gewirtz, David A.

   Leads 3 awards · $941,840

   • 5R01CA260819-02Department: NIH department code

     A sequential therapeutic strategy of senescence induction and senolytics for elimination of surviving residual breast tumor cells
     $499,191

     award amount
   • 5R01CA239706-04Department: NIH department code

     Use of senolytics to enhance chemotherapeutic efficacy in lung cancer
     $386,245

     award amount
   • 3R01CA239706-04S1Department: NIH department code

     Use of senolytics to enhance chemotherapeutic efficacy in lung cancer
     $56,404

     award amount

10. Sebti, Said M

    Leads 1 award · $771,228

    • 5R35CA197731-08Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Mutant KRAS for Cancer Therapy
      $771,228

      award amount

11. Aberg, Karolina Anna

    Leads 1 award · $679,176

    • 5R01MH124981-02Department: NIH department code

      Developmental methylomics of autism spectrum disorder
      $679,176

      award amount

12. Jayanthi, Lankupalle D

    Leads 1 award · $657,276

    • 1R01DA054694-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Kappa Opioid Receptors and Phospho-Dopamine Transporters Drive Cocaine Reward
      $657,276

      award amount

13. Guo, Youzhong

    Leads 2 awards · $618,727

    • 5R01GM132329-04Department: NIH department code

      Native Cell Membrane Nanoparticles System
      $382,600

      award amount
    • 3R01GM132329-04S1Department: NIH department code

      Proposal for an Administrative Supplement for Equipment Purchases for NIGMS Awardees NOT-GM-22-017
      $236,127

      award amount

14. Li, Ningjun

    Leads 2 awards · $610,774

    • 5R01HL145163-04Department: NIH department code

      Renal sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 in salt-sensitive hypertension
      $387,080

      award amount
    • 1R21CA274012-01Department: NIH department code

      Inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase as a novel strategy to prevent nephrotoxicity of cisplatin.
      $223,694

      award amount

15. Abbate, Antonio

    Leads 1 award · $573,435

    • 5R33HL139943-05Department: NIH department code

      The Effects of Interleukin-1 Blockade On Exercise Capacity In Patients With Recently Decompensated Systolic Heart Failure
      $573,435

      award amount

16. Abdulmalik, Osheiza Y

    Leads 1 award · $559,674

    • 5R61HL156158-02Department: NIH department code

      Targeted Identification of Dual Acting Antisickling Agents for Sickle Cell Disease Therapy
      $559,674

      award amount

17. Ma, Jian-Xing

    Leads 1 award · $551,841

    • 1R01EY033477-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Sustained release of fenofibrate for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy
      $551,841

      award amount

18. Desai, Umesh Ramanlal

    Leads 1 award · $543,375

    • 1R61HL161813-01Department: NIH department code

      Lead identification and pre-clinical studies on allosteric inhibitors of coagulation factor XIa
      $543,375

      award amount

19. McRae, Mary Peace

    Leads 1 award · $529,420

    • 5R01DA053153-02Department: 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
      $529,420

      award amount

20. Akbarali, Hamid I

    Leads 1 award · $484,213

    • 5R25GM090084-13Department: NIH department code

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

      award amount

21. Miwa, Julie M.

    Leads 1 award · $473,873

    • 7R01DA043567-05Department: NIH department code

      Prototoxin Effects on Nicotinic Receptor Function
      $473,873

      award amount

22. Zhang, Yuesheng

    Leads 1 award · $410,934

    • 7R01CA244601-03Department: NIH department code

      Overcoming Drug Resistance in HER2-positive Breast Cancer
      $410,934

      award amount

23. Lasek, Amy Wolven

    Leads 1 award · $404,437

    • 7R01AA027231-05Department: NIH department code

      Compulsive Alcohol Drinking and Cortical Extracellular Matrix
      $404,437

      award amount

24. Cen, Yana

    Leads 1 award · $363,738

    • 1R01GM143176-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Small molecule approach to activate human SIRT5
      $363,738

      award amount

25. Bettinger, Jill C

    Leads 1 award · $349,313

    • 5R01AA027254-03Department: NIH department code

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

      award amount

26. Wolstenholme, Jennifer T

    Leads 1 award · $348,750

    • 5R01AA026347-05Department: NIH department code

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

      award amount

27. Bettinger, Jill C

    Leads 1 award · $336,442

    • 5R01AA026658-05Department: NIH department code

      Identification of natural variants that influence responses to ethanol in C. elegans
      $336,442

      award amount

28. Banks, Matthew L

    Leads 1 award · $194,063

    • 5R21DA053820-02Department: NIH department code

      The role of negative reinforcement in drug abuse
      $194,063

      award amount

29. Hauser, Kurt F

    Leads 1 award · $194,063

    • 1R21DA057153-01Department: NIH department code

      Chloride channel-dependent mechanisms of opiate and HIV-induced synaptodendritic injury
      $194,063

      award amount

30. Qiu, Weihua

    Leads 1 award · $194,063

    • 5R21DC019476-02Department: NIH department code

      Structural basis of the gating mechanism of connexin 26 and related hearing loss
      $194,063

      award amount

31. Afosah, Daniel Kwame

    Leads 1 award · $179,388

    • 1K99HL161423-01Department: NIH department code

      Synthetic glycosaminoglycan mimetics as regulators of megakaryopoiesis and thrombopoiesis
      $179,388

      award amount

32. Nass, Sara

    Leads 1 award · $71,734

    • 5F32DA053163-02Department: NIH department code

      HIV and opiate interactions in behavioral and anterior cingulate cortex synaptic dysfunction
      $71,734

      award amount

33. Hernandez, Martina Laura

    Leads 1 award · $40,752

    • 1F99NS125825-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Effects of ICP elevation on NeuN Negative Membrane Disrupted Neurons
      $40,752

      award amount

34. Gnatowski, Emma

    Leads 1 award · $40,689

    • 1F31AA030727-01Department: NIH department code

      The Role of Ninein in Ethanol Anxiolysis
      $40,689

      award amount

35. Karin, Kimberly Nicole

    Leads 1 award · $40,689

    • 1F31DA056228-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Oleoyl Glycine-induced reduction of Nicotine Seeking: Bioanalytical & Behavioral Approaches
      $40,689

      award amount

36. Bent, Maria Alexis

    Leads 1 award · $40,352

    • 5F31AA029305-02Department: NIH department code

      The role of intermittent binge ethanol, sex, and age on memory and CREB binding protein (CBP) expression
      $40,352

      award amount

37. Evington, Edna J

    Leads 1 award · $40,352

    • 1F31NS122525-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Intrinsic Efficacy as a Determinant of Opioid Effectiveness in Treatment of Pain-Depressed Behavior
      $40,352

      award amount

38. St. Onge, Celsey MacKenna

    Leads 1 award · $40,347

    • 5F31DA054796-02Department: NIH department code

      Development of a Potential Treatment for Polysubstance Use Disorders
      $40,347

      award amount

39. Gottlieb, Samantha Ann

    Leads 1 award · $39,901

    • 1F31AA030216-01Department: NIH department code

      The Role of GSK3B in Progressive Alcohol Consumption
      $39,901

      award amount

40. Brocato, Emily Rose

    Leads 1 award · $32,437

    • 5F31AA029259-02Department: NIH department code

      Adolescent Binge Ethanol Dysregulation of H3K36me3 Leads to Cryptic Transcription and Lasting Memory Deficits
      $32,437

      award amount