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Description
This administrative supplement application seeks to increase the number of positions (1 post-doctoral and 2
pre-doctoral fellows) in the University of Kentucky’s Training in Drug Abuse Related Research (T32
DA016176). The program fosters the development of essential experimental and critical thinking skills, and
provides the opportunity to gain an in depth understanding of and expertise in the interrelationships of the
molecular/cellular aspects of receptors and signaling mechanisms involved in the neural and behavioral
response to the combined administration of nicotine and alcohol, and to become immersed in drug discovery
and development in the pursuit of novel treatments for nicotine/alcohol addiction. The overarching theme of the
program is that addiction alters fundamental cellular and macromolecular processes resulting in long term
changes in neural plasticity and behavior, which can be treated using pharmacotherapeutic intervention. The
curriculum provides knowledge from physicochemical properties of molecules to structural biology,
neurophysiology, neurochemistry, to animal and human behavior, with numerous opportunities for in depth
study of focused areas of addiction research. The trainees supported by these supplemental funds will enroll in
a new course in Drug Discovery and Development offered by the College of Pharmacy to obtain an
understanding of the discovery pathway. Subsequently, they will participate in an internship in the
pharmaceutical industry to further immerse themselves in drug discovery and development as part of their
specialized training under this supplement. All positions in our T32 programs have been filled completely
during the last funding period; however, during the current year, 3 positions opened as a result of trainees
successfully completing their dissertation and/or research, and obtaining post-doctoral fellowship and faculty
positions as the next logical steps in their careers. The open slots have been advertised and will be filled by
May 1, 2014. In the upcoming funding period, we propose to continue our record of success and develop
responsible and ethical addiction researchers, who will move the field of addiction research forward.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 6/1/03 → 6/30/15 |
Funding
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Projects
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Training in Drug Abuse Related Research
Dwoskin, L. (PI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6/1/03 → 6/30/15
Project: Research project