# Identification and modulation of insula to BNST circuit specific afferents in ethanol abstinence

> **NIH NIH F30** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $2,500

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
I am the lucky father to a joy-filled eleven-month-old son. It is hard to capture the love he has
brought into our family’s life, yet his birth has come with additional stressors. Notably, the
financial burden on our new family is significant. My wife works full-time to support the family
while I complete my training. My extended family does not live in our state, and my wife’s
family is back in her home country, meaning we are largely flying solo. Our seclusion from
familial support has made reliable and accessible daycare a necessity to my ability to do
science. There have been days on which daycare was closed (due to Covid exposure). During
that time, my son stayed home, and I became a full-time parent. It proved a stark illustration of
how necessary childcare is to my ability to continue working to better understand the
neurocircuitry involved in stress and addiction. Unfortunately, even within this year, we have
seen childcare costs continue to rise from what already felt barely affordable on a graduate
student’s salary. This cost puts significant strain on our budget. Funding for childcare expenses
will help us offset those costs and allow me to work more effectively to achieve the project’s
original aims.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10387911
- **Project number:** 3F30AA027126-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Joseph Richard Luchsinger
- **Activity code:** F30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $2,500
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-04-08 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10387911

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10387911, Identification and modulation of insula to BNST circuit specific afferents in ethanol abstinence (3F30AA027126-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10387911. Licensed CC0.

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