Tag: National Institute on Drug Abuse


UT Health Science Center Team Awarded $3.15 Million NIH Grant to Study Social Influences on Nicotine Addiction

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Headshot of Dr. Hao Chen

A research team from the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine has received a $3.15 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Hao Chen, PhD, Brendan Tunstall, PhD, and Dean Kirson, PhD, are collaborating on a study examining how social interactions… Read More


UTHSC Researchers Awarded $3.69 Million to Study Genetics Mediating Response to THC, the Major Psychoactive Component in Cannabis

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Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a five-year grant totaling $3.69 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study how genetic differences influence behavioral and physiological responses to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major psychoactive component in cannabis. Increased legalization for medical and/or recreational use and more favorable public perspectives… Read More


Melissa Little and Wayne Talcott of UTHSC Receive $418,000 to Study Tobacco Use by Military Recruits

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Melissa Little, PhD, and Wayne Talcott, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have received a grant totaling $418,000 to study tobacco use by military recruits. Dr. Little is an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine in the College of Medicine. Dr. Talcott is a professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine… Read More