# Neuroscience Training in Drug Abuse Research

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 2022 · $487,469

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
This institutional training program at the University of Minnesota focuses on the preparation of neuroscience
graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for research and study in the field of drug addiction. Research
programs across the 26 participating investigators span cellular and molecular, systems, computational, and
behavioral neuroscience-based approaches to studying addiction. The program aligns basic researchers,
technology engineers, and translational scientists to provide an exceptional breadth of scientific scope and
training capacity. The scientific environment is highly cooperative, with robust extramural research support that
benefits from multiple active collaborations. Rigorous and effective training is supported through tailoring
individual developmental plans, the addition of new courses in quantitative analyses and computational
neuroscience methods, a highly comprehensive program for mentoring the mentors, thorough evaluation of
training outcomes, and expanding outreach across the state of Minnesota. The commitment of the University of
Minnesota to this training program is readily apparent; over 30 million dollars was recently invested in the hiring
of faculty studying the neuroscience underlying drug addiction. This has resulted in the addition of numerous
new exceptional mentoring faculty to the program. Another area of focus of our mentors and trainees has been
to expand diversity, increase inclusion, and ensure equity. Several new initiatives are actively promoting
diversity across career stages, including in our mentoring ranks. This proposal requests six predoctoral and
three postdoctoral positions, the same number as previously supported. Robust institutional support will
provide an additional three training slots, with the remaining matching funds providing resources for an annual
retreat, on-going seminar series, and additional program expenditures. By providing training essential to the
next generation of drug addiction researchers, this T32 program facilitates progress in the understanding of
drug addiction.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10410584
- **Project number:** 2T32DA007234-36
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **Principal Investigator:** Paul G Mermelstein
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $487,469
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1991-09-30 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10410584

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10410584, Neuroscience Training in Drug Abuse Research (2T32DA007234-36). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10410584. Licensed CC0.

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