Award
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5K01AA031531-03
Translational Research to Accelerate Interventions for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Evaluation of Physical Activity at Basic and Clinical Levels
Recipient
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Award Amount
$205,231.00
Ceiling
$205,231.00
Awarded
April 22, 2026
Identifier
5K01AA031531-03
Research project funded by NIAAA to study the effects of physical activity on cognitive and emotional functioning in individuals exposed to prenatal alcohol, using both clinical data and animal models to develop interventions for FASD.
Description
This project aims to characterize physical activity in children and adolescents with a history of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and determine the relationship between physical activity, neurocognition, and mental health. It leverages data from NIH-funded programs and assesses the ability of exercise to mitigate behavioral and cognitive alterations and immune and neurotrophic activity in a rodent model of PAE. The project bridges basic and clinical science to identify the relationship between exercise and clinical outcomes and evaluate mechanisms underlying exercise as an intervention.