Dr. Mark Greenwald, associate professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, School of Medicine, recently received two research grants from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Drug Abuse totaling $1,793,262. His first project, "Pharmacological Studies of Opioid Dependence in Humans," aims to study the clinical efficacy of the drugs buprenorphine and methadone, and their relation to brain activity, on treating heroin dependence. In addition, his second project, "Biobehavioral Studies of Opioid Drug-Seeking Behavior" focuses on the environmental (i.e. non-medication) factors that cause heroin addiction.
Dr. Greenwald, a resident of Canton, Michigan, received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Co-investigators on this project include Dr. Chris-Ellyn Johanson, Dr. John Hopper, and Dr. Leslie Lundahl, all from WSU's School of Medicine.
Wayne State University is one of the nation's pre-eminent public research universities in an urban setting. In the past 20 years, Wayne State's research has grown 15 percent annually, with research expenditures reaching nearly $200 million in 2002. Over 75 percent of research at WSU is focused on the life sciences, and this focus has led our School of Medicine to climb the National Science Foundation rankings to 22 in 2001.
Through its multidisciplinary approach to research and education, and its ongoing collaboration with government, industry and other institutions, the university seeks to enhance economic growth and improve the quality of life in the city of Detroit, state of Michigan and throughout the world.
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