This $145,642 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) grant program, will fund a study examining alcohol-induced blackouts among college students. The study aims to use transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) sensors to gain a better understanding of the psychosocial, behavioral, and biological factors associated with the occurrence of alcohol-induced blackouts. Key research...
The federal Project Grant award R21AA031528, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), is focused on examining alcohol-induced blackouts (AIBs) and associated consequences in young adult drinkers. The $516,146 award will support research to determine whether and to what extent transdermal alcohol concentration (TAC) sensor features can predict AIBs and other harmful consequences, as well as investigate social,...
This federal Project Grant award of $105,057 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) will fund a 2-year prospective study on smartwatch-based predictors of binge drinking onset in first-year college students. The study aims to utilize passive sensing via smartwatches to examine physical activity, sleep, and heart rate variability as potential risk factors for binge drinking and alcohol use disorder onset during the...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (CFDA 93.273 - Alcohol Research Programs) provides $1,373,036 to Yale University to conduct research aimed at enhancing the understanding and prediction of heavy drinking episodes during initial recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD). The project will leverage wearable biosensor technology and artificial intelligence to develop real-time predictive models that can forecast periods of heightened...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), provides $506,472 to The Pennsylvania State University to investigate sex differences in somatostatin cell dynamics and exploratory behavior after adolescent binge drinking in mice. The research aims to 1) examine the contributions of L-type calcium channels as a mechanism through which somatostatin cells are altered due to adolescent alcohol...
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a $736,668 Project Grant under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to the University of Southern California to conduct a multi-method investigation of social facilitation of alcohol effects and alcohol misuse in young adults. The project aims to extend prior research on the phenomenon of social facilitation of alcohol effects, exploring predisposing factors and mechanisms. This will involve laboratory-based studies...
This $166,059 Project Grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) will fund research at Carnegie Mellon University to study the prevalence, developmental trajectories, and risk/protective factors associated with solitary alcohol use among young adults in the United States. The research aims to: 1) Estimate the prevalence of solitary alcohol use among 18-30 year olds over time, 2) Model developmental patterns of...
The University of Pittsburgh is the recipient of a $440,543 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273). This award, titled "ROLE OF CELL TYPE-SPECIFIC MOLECULAR RHYTHM DISRUPTION IN ALCOHOL USE DISORDER," will be used to investigate how molecular circadian rhythms are altered in specific cell types within the nucleus accumbens of the human brain in individuals with alcohol use...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), provides $165,279 to the University of Washington to conduct research on understanding the neural markers of incentive salience for alcohol cues. The goal is to characterize the brain-behavior mechanisms driving alcohol use behaviors in everyday life, leveraging a combined laboratory-ambulatory study design. The research aims to examine how features...
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a $597,000 Project Grant under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to study the effects of adolescent binge drinking on behavioral profiles, somatostatin neuron function, and functional connectivity in the prefrontal cortex. The 5-year project, running from June 1, 2025 to February 28, 2030, will use a multidisciplinary approach spanning electrophysiology, in vivo...