# Neural and Pharmacological Mechanisms of Abused Drugs

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2020 · $94,041

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Substance use disorders constitute a major, high-impact health problem.This competitive renewal
of the training grant Neural and Pharmacological Mechanisms of Abused Drugs (T32 DA 07287)
at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) proposes to address the large gap between
the problem of addiction and efficacious solutions by mentoring the next generation of scientists
prepared and committed to the search for answers. The overarching goal of the Training Program
is to provide nascent scientists with the knowledge base, technical expertise and professional
skills needed to advance knowledge in the addictions and to move these advances toward new
therapeutics. The 23 faculty mentors/co-mentors have a wealth of training and career
development successes, extensive collaborative networks and expertise in translational addiction
research conducted with modern technologies. Our objectives are to provide exemplary training
in translational research in the neural bases for drug abuse and addiction, drug discovery and
medications development, and the medical consequences of drug abuse and addiction.
Strategies to achieve these objectives include providing well-funded, state-of-the-art research
opportunities and facilities,effective mentoring and monitoring plans, challenging curricula and
supportive interactive programs (e.g., short-term clinical rotations, journal clubs, workgroups,
seminars), and first-rate program activities that develop the professional skills needed for
advancement towards an independent career. The culmination of our efforts is the success of our
trainees as complete, contemporary scientists equipped with the tools to advance the mechanistic
understanding of addiction and move these advances toward new therapeutic approaches to its
treatment.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9962347
- **Project number:** 5T32DA007287-24
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Kathryn A. Cunningham
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $94,041
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1994-09-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9962347

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9962347, Neural and Pharmacological Mechanisms of Abused Drugs (5T32DA007287-24). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9962347. Licensed CC0.

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