Pharmacodynamics researchers secure several grants

Jenny Wilkerson, Ph.D., a research assistant professor of pharmacodynamics, was awarded a grant from the Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research Funding Opportunity

The grant entitled, “Marijuana-derived terpenes for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced pain,” will examine various compounds in marijuana for their ability to reduce behavioral and inflammatory effects of neuropathic pain resulting form cancer chemotherapy.

 

Daohong Zhou, M.D., a professor of pharmacodynamics, received two NIH RO1 grants

“Use of BCL-xL proteolysis targeting chimeras to treat pancreatic cancer” (Zhou, Zheng & Trevino) will help to develop novel BCL-xL proteolysis targeting chimeras to treat pancreatic cancer.

“Develop BCL-xL proteolysis targeting chimeras as safer and better senolytics” (Zhou, Zheng & Elisseeff) will help to develop novel BCL-xL proteolysis targeting chimeras as safer and better senolytics.