Grants

Research Experience for Undergraduates
Investigator: Tsai. Funding agency: NSF. Period: 06/01/09-12/31/09. Amount: $6,000.

Function of the CHRNA5 D398N SNP: implications for addiction and lung cancer risk
Investigator: Stitzel. Funding agency: NIH (NIDA). Period: 9/30/09-8/31/11. Amount: $921,131.

Basic to Clinical Molecular Neurobiology of Nicotinic Receptors in Schizophrenia
Investigator: Stitzel. Funding agency: NIH (NIMH). Period: 8/01/09-7/31/14. Amount: $612,156.

Developing neuroendocrine brain, androgen and fibroblast growth factor signaling (P.I. Wilson Chung)
Investigator: Tsai. Funding agency: NIH. Period: 09/01/09-08/30-14. Amount: $925,652.

Reduced Inflammatory Suppression of EDD with Habitual Exercise in Older Adults
Investigator: Seals. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 09/01/09-08/31/10. Amount: $22,422.

Nicotinic receptor genes & substance abuse: Functional studies of associated SNPs
Investigator: Stitzel. Funding agency: NIH (NIDA). Period: 9/30/09-8/31/11. Amount: $876,200.

Weight Loss, Inflammation, and Vascular Endothelial Function in Older Adults
Investigator: Seals. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 07/01/09-06/30/10. Amount: $22,422.

Collaborative Research: Novel corticosteroid actions on neurotransmitter function
Investigator: Lowry. Funding agency: NSF. Period: 08/01/09-07/31/12. Amount: $1,080,000.

Translational Studies of Nicotinic Receptor Genes: Alcohol and Nicotine
Investigator: Ehringer. Funding agency: NIH: NIAAA. Period: 09/01/09-05/31/14. Amount: $2,750,000.

Muscle energetics during fatiguing contractions in young and old men (with Thorsten Rudroff)
Investigator: Enoka. Funding agency: NIH/NIA. Period: 12/01/09-11/31/11. Amount: $400,000.

Role of serotonin and CRF pathways in anxiety and HPA regulations
Investigator: Lowry. Funding agency: NIMH R01. Period: 07/01/09-6/30/14. Amount: $1,731,940.

Cellular and Molecular mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle changes in response to acute and chronic psychological stress
Investigator: Allen. Funding agency: CU. Period: 2009-2011. Amount: $42,000.

Molecular Genetics of Aging in C. elegans
Investigator: Johnson. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 1999-2010. Amount: $1,935,076.

Oldest-Old Mortality: Demographic Models and Analyses
Investigator: Johnson. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 1995-2010. Amount: $1,941,631.

Ethanol Teratogenesis and Genomic Imprinting
Investigator: Johnson. Funding agency: N/A. Period: 2006-2011. Amount: $1,409,825.

Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Older Adults: Dietary Sodium Restriction
Investigator: Seals. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 06/04/09 - 06/03/11. Amount: $58,750.

Mechanisms underlying stress-induced activation of serotonergic systems
Investigator: Lowry. Funding agency: NIMH R01. Period: 09/08/09-06/30/13. Amount: $1,216,955.

Genes Specifying Aging and Longevity in the Mouse
Investigator: Johnson. Funding agency: National Institute on Aging. Period: 2004-2010. Amount: $1,251,250.

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Investigator: Lowry. Funding agency: NSF. Period: 05/20/09-08/07/09. Amount: $6,000.

Endocrine-disrupting compounds in a Rocky Mountain Stream: Effect of a major wastewater treatment plant upgrade
Investigators: Norris, Ryan (Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering), Vajda (University of Colorado Denver). Funding agency: NSF. Period: 10/01/09-9/30/12. Amount: $350,037.