Grants

Grant Support:

Opioid Receptor Mechanisms

National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 04087)

To investigate roles for RGS proteins in the acute and chronic effects of morphine and related drugs.

Basic Pharmacology of Opioids

National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 00254)

To study tolerance and dependence mechanisms of opioids and potential treatment modalities. To discover alternative uses for opioids.

Postdoctoral Training in the Biology of Drug Abuse (T32DA007268)

Collaborative Grants:

Conformation-Selectivity Relations of Opioid Peptides

PI: Dr H Mosberg (Pharmacy, U of M)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 03910)

To define the 3-D structure of peptides and thereby design small molecule ligands for opioid receptors

Discovery of New Treatments for Drug Abuse (PI: Dr JW Lewis, Bath, UK)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 07315)

To design new chemical entities to inhibit drug-seeking behaviors

Biophysical Studies of G protein Activation and Deactivation

PI : RR Neubig (Pharmacology, U of M)

National Institutes of Health (GM 39561)

To investigate RGS proteins in cardiac and neuronal tissues.

Contact Information: Dr. John Traynor | Email: jtraynor@umich.edu | Phone: 734.647.7479 | Fax: 734.763.4450