Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University

Leads a grant in this department

18 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. Frederick Gerard Moeller

   Leads 2 awards · $5,108,759

   • 5UM1TR004360-03Department: NIH department code

     Wright Regional Center for Clinical and Translational Science
     $3,954,814

     award amount
   • 1UG3DA063353-01Department: NIH department code

     Novel 5-HT2A/mGluR5 Antagonist for Opioid Use Disorder

     Principal investigators: Frederick Gerard Moeller (contact PI), Caitlin Eileen Martin

     $1,153,945

     award amount

2. Kenneth Seedman Kendler

   Leads 3 awards · $1,713,114

   • 4RF1MH130665-04Department: NIH department code

     2/4 Asian Bipolar Genetics Network (A-BIG-NET)
     $649,363

     award amount
   • 1R01MH139865-01Department: NIH department code

     Risk Pathways to Major Depression: Integrating Genetic-Epidemiological, Developmental, and Molecular Genetic Strategies in Danish and Swedish National Registers

     Principal investigators: Kenneth Seedman Kendler (contact PI), Andrew J Schork, Kristina Sundquist

     $593,104

     award amount
   • 5R01MH125902-04Department: NIH department code

     An Integrative Approach to the Etiology of Internalizing Disorders in the Lifelines Cohort

     Principal investigators: Kenneth Seedman Kendler (contact PI), Hanna Van Loo, Robert Schoevers

     $470,647

     award amount

3. Caitlin Eileen Martin

   Leads 4 awards · $1,627,061

   • 5R01DA059483-02Department: NIH department code

     Neurofunctional phenotyping to investigate the role of the orexin system at the intersection of opioid use disorder and insomnia
     $762,021

     award amount
   • 1R01DA061265-01A1Department: NIH department code

     A mechanistic study of the role of the orexin system and insomnia within a buprenorphine opioid use disorder treatment sample

     Principal investigators: Caitlin Eileen Martin (contact PI), James M Bjork

     $465,669

     award amount
   • 5K23DA053507-05Department: NIH department code

     Adaptation and Refinement of a Clinically Applicable Phenotypic Battery to Individualize Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Women Through the Postpartum Period
     $205,308

     award amount
   • 5R34DA058494-02Department: NIH department code

     Development and testing of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia adapted for patients in opioid use disorder treatment
     $194,063

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 1UG3DA063353-01, led by Frederick Gerard Moeller.

4. James M Bjork

   Leads 1 award · $1,497,504

   • 5U01DA051037-06Department: NIH department code

     20/21 ABCD-USA CONSORTIUM: RESEARCH PROJECT SITE AT VCU

     Principal investigators: James M Bjork (contact PI), Michael Churton Neale

     $1,497,504

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 1R01DA061265-01A1, led by Caitlin Eileen Martin.

5. Jasmin L Vassileva

   Leads 5 awards · $1,050,740

   • 5R01DA021421-15Department: NIH department code

     Varieties of Impulsivity in Opiate and Stimulant Users
     $396,621

     award amount
   • 5R01DA058038-03Department: NIH department code

     Utility of adaptive design optimization for developing rapid and reliable behavioral paradigms for substance use disorders

     Principal investigators: Jasmin L Vassileva (contact PI), Woo-Young Ahn

     $319,702

     award amount
   • 3R01DA058038-03S2Department: NIH department code

     Utility of adaptive design optimization for developing rapid and reliable behavioral paradigms for substance use disorders

     Principal investigators: Jasmin L Vassileva (contact PI), Woo-Young Ahn

     $164,931

     award amount
   • 3R01DA021421-15S1Department: NIH department code

     Varieties of Impulsivity in Opiate and Stimulant Users
     $116,358

     award amount
   • 3R01DA058038-03S1Department: NIH department code

     Utility of adaptive design optimization for developing rapid and reliable behavioral paradigms for substance use disorders

     Principal investigators: Jasmin L Vassileva (contact PI), Woo-Young Ahn

     $53,128

     award amount

6. Alexis C Edwards

   Leads 3 awards · $986,462

   • 5R01MH129356-04Department: NIH department code

     Harnessing advances in the genetics of suicidality to identify and dissect psychosocial pathways to risk
     $465,537

     award amount
   • 5R01AA027522-06Department: NIH department code

     The Etiology of Risk: Alcohol Use Disorder and Suicidal Behavior

     Principal investigators: Alexis C Edwards (contact PI), Kristina Sundquist

     $355,685

     award amount
   • 3R01AA027522-06S1Department: NIH department code

     The Etiology of Risk: Alcohol Use Disorder and Suicidal Behavior

     Principal investigators: Alexis C Edwards (contact PI), Kristina Sundquist

     $165,240

     award amount

7. Oxana G Palesh

   Leads 1 award · $940,691

   • 5R01CA239714-07Department: NIH department code

     Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Cancer Related Insomnia
     $940,691

     award amount

8. Ruth C Brown

   Leads 1 award · $773,171

   • 5R01HD113711-03Department: NIH department code

     Development and Validation of the Down Syndrome Regression Rating Scales
     $773,171

     award amount

9. Ananda B Amstadter

   Leads 1 award · $666,275

   • 5R01AA030549-03Department: NIH department code

     Integrating genetic and ecological momentary assessment technologies to advance models of PTSD-AUD comorbidity

     Principal investigators: Ananda B Amstadter (contact PI), Abigail Powers Lott

     $666,275

     award amount

10. Albert Joseph Arias

    Leads 1 award · $643,019

    • 1UG3DA062112-01Department: NIH department code

      Psilocybin-Assisted Treatment of Cocaine Use Disorder
      $643,019

      award amount

11. Susan G. Kornstein

    Leads 1 award · $641,329

    • 5K12AR084233-05Department: NIH department code

      Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health

      Principal investigators: Susan G. Kornstein (contact PI), Barbara D. Boyan

      $641,329

      award amount

12. Tan Hoang Nguyen

    Leads 2 awards · $603,405

    • 1R21MH137508-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Understanding the genomic basis of post-traumatic stress disorder through integrative analysis of rare variants and other omics data

      Principal investigators: Tan Hoang Nguyen (contact PI), Christina M Sheerin-Smith

      $424,175

      award amount
    • 5K25AA030072-04Department: NIH department code

      Understanding the genomic basis of problematic alcohol use through integrative analysis of multi-omics data
      $179,230

      award amount

13. Michael Churton Neale

    Leads 1 award · $272,374

    • 2T32MH020030-26Department: NIH department code

      ResearchTraining: Psychiatric and Statistical Genetics

      Principal investigators: Michael Churton Neale (contact PI), Hermine H Maes

      $272,374

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01DA051037-06, led by James M Bjork.

14. Severine Patricia Lannoy

    Leads 1 award · $248,999

    • 4R00AA030611-03Department: NIH department code

      Dissecting the co-occurrence of alcohol use/problems and suicidal behaviors: the roles of genetic liability and neurocognitive mechanisms
      $248,999

      award amount

15. Kelsey Hagan

    Leads 1 award · $176,960

    • 1K23MH137567-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Charting the Development of Exploration in Adolescent Bulimia Nervosa: A Neurocomputational Approach
      $176,960

      award amount

16. Taylor Berens Crouch

    Leads 1 award · $174,623

    • 5K23DA058785-03Department: NIH department code

      Addressing the “Readiness Gap:” An eHealth Intervention to Increase Patient Motivation for Evidence-Based Chronic Pain Interventions and Reduced Opioid Reliance
      $174,623

      award amount

17. Anna Waters Wright

    Leads 1 award · $168,818

    • 5K08HD112700-02Department: NIH department code

      Practices of Foster Caregivers and the Developmental Outcomes of Youth in Foster Care: A Multi-Method Investigation
      $168,818

      award amount

18. Amanda Elswick Gentry

    Leads 1 award · $1

    • 5K01AA031748-02Department: NIH department code

      Characterizing the sex-specific genetic architecture of alcohol use disorders with comorbid major depressive disorder
      $1

      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.

• Kristina Sundquist

  Co-investigator on 1R01MH139865-01, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler; 5R01AA027522-06, led by Alexis C Edwards; 3R01AA027522-06S1, led by Alexis C Edwards

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

• Abigail Powers Lott

  Co-investigator on 5R01AA030549-03, led by Ananda B Amstadter

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Emory University · Psychiatry (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Barbara D. Boyan

  Co-investigator on 5K12AR084233-05, led by Susan G. Kornstein

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

• Andrew J Schork

  Co-investigator on 1R01MH139865-01, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler

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

• Woo-Young Ahn

  Co-investigator on 5R01DA058038-03, led by Jasmin L Vassileva; 3R01DA058038-03S2, led by Jasmin L Vassileva; 3R01DA058038-03S1, led by Jasmin L Vassileva

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

• Hanna Van Loo

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH125902-04, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler

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

• Robert Schoevers

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH125902-04, led by Kenneth Seedman Kendler

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

• Christina M Sheerin-Smith

  Co-investigator on 1R21MH137508-01A1, led by Tan Hoang Nguyen

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

• Hermine H Maes

  Co-investigator on 2T32MH020030-26, led by Michael Churton Neale

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Virginia Commonwealth University · Genetics (NIH department code, 1 award)