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07/22/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/22/2025 13:44

UTHSC News: Team Awarded $3.15 Million NIH Grant to Study Social Influences on Nicotine Addiction

A research team from the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine has received a $3.15 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Hao Chen, PhD, Brendan Tunstall, PhD, and Dean Kirson, PhD, are collaborating on a study examining how social interactions can shape the brain's response to nicotine, particularly during adolescence.

Read more on the UT Health Science Center News website.

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