Grants
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)/NIH, R01 DA053261
Title: Investigating the mechanistic contribution of Cav1.2 channels in the extinction of
cocaine-associated memories
Major Goals: The proposal seeks to identify the Cav1.2 L-type calcium channel mechanisms and its interacting molecular targets within defined cell types in the extinction of cocaine contextual memories.
Period of the Award: 07/01/2020-01/31/2027
Role: Principal Investigator
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)/NIH, R01 DA054368
Title: Circuit and Synaptic Mechanisms of Endocannabinoid-Opioid Crosstalk
Major Goals: This proposal will use in vivo calcium and neuromodulator detection via fiber photometry, ex vivo slice electrophysiology, optogenetics, and chemogenetics to investigate how 2-AG regulates opioid-mediated reward behaviors within the mesolimbic reward pathway.
Period of the Award: 09/30/2022 – 06/30/2027
Role: Principal and contact investigator on Multi-PI grant
2nd PI draws solely a salary from the grant. 10% effort
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)/NIH, R01 DA050454
Title: L-type calcium channel mechanisms mediating comorbid substance use and mood disorders
Major Goals: This proposal will address the role of LTCCs in antidepressant-like and anxiolytic-like effects following cocaine abstinence and chronic stress in rats.
Period of the Award: 09/30/2020-07/31/2025
Role: Co-Investigator
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)/NIH, R01 MH125006
Title: GABAergic Interneuron Dysfunction in Developing Cortical Circuits Underlying Autism Spectrum Disorders mutations and ASDs
Major Goals: The proposal seeks to reveal the signaling pathways underlying activity-dependent development of early interneuron dysfunction and to assess how perturbations in this process lead to aberrant brain function.
Period of the Award: 12/01/2020-10/31/2025
Role: Multiple-PI