Ludmila Bakhireva, M.D., Ph.D., University of New Mexico, “Traditional and novel biomarkers in identification of moderate prenatal alcohol exposure.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.

Sean Barrett, Ph.D., Dalhousie University, “The effects of alcohol on the reinforcing and subjective effects of nicotine-containing and denicotinized tobacco in drinkers that smoke.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.

James Henson, Ph.D., Old Dominion University, “A daily process examination of unintended drinking among college students.” Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.

Debra Kaysen, Ph.D., University of Washington, “Emotional engagement and relapse to alcohol use in women with a history of trauma.”  Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.

Kevin M. King, Ph.D., University of Washington, “Dimensions of impulsivity and the development of alcohol problems.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.

Sherry Lipsky, Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Washington, “Trajectories of alcohol misuse and traumatic intimate partner violence: Implications for alcohol prevention and intervention.” Approved for $50,000 for one year.

Lara A. Ray, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, “ Integrating human laboratory paradigms to refine alcoholism phenotypes.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.

Tara White, Ph.D., Brown University, “Imaging biphasic alcohol effects in heavy drinkers.” Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.

Cedrick Dotson, Ph.D, University of Florida College of Medicine, “Hormonal modulation of alcohol taste.”  Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.

Johann K. Eberhart, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, “Alcohol-gene synergy modulates craniofacial defects in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.

Jonathan T. Pierce-Shimomura, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, “Molecular basis for ethanol activation of BK potassium channel in C. elegans.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.

Isabel Quadros, Ph.D., Tufts University, “Alcohol-heightened aggression in mice: modulation by CRF-serotonin interactions in the dorsal raphe nucleus.” Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.

Garret Stuber, Ph.D., Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, “Afferent specific excitatory plasticity in the nucleus accumbens following voluntary ethanol intake.” Approved for $50,000 for the second of two years.

Jun Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, “Ethanol-mediated facilitation of dorsostriatal NMDAR activity and alcohol drinking behavior.” Approved for $50,000 for the first of two years.

Please refer to the links below for grants awarded in previous years:

Grants Awarded in 2009

Grants Awarded in 2008