Award
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5F32AA032415-02
Cell-type specific control of alcohol-associated behavior in the striatum
Recipient
Vanderbilt University
Award Amount
$79,950.00
Ceiling
$79,950.00
Awarded
July 16, 2026
Identifier
5F32AA032415-02
Award for research on neural mechanisms of alcohol-associated behavior in the striatum using advanced techniques, funded by NIH and led by Kathryn Jeanne Bjornson at Vanderbilt University.
Description
The project focuses on understanding neural mechanisms of alcohol-associated cues and how they change with alcohol exposure and abstinence. Utilizes microendoscopes and electrophysiology to study D2 MSNs in the nucleus accumbens. The project is funded by NIH grant PA-23-262. Principal Investigator: Kathryn Jeanne Bjornson, Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University.