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MILWAUKEE –
John Mantsch, professor and chair of biomedical sciences in
Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences, has been
awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of
Health that will fund research on the effects of stress in drug
addiction relapse.
“Despite decades of research, there is still no FDA-approved
medication for the treatment of cocaine addiction,” Mantsch
said. “This is due in part to fundamental gaps in understanding
neurobiological processes that promote drug relapse, which we
aim to address.”
Mantsch’s co-principal investigator is Cecilia Hillard,
professor and director of the neuroscience research center at
the Medical College of Wisconsin, according to a statement.
The research is funded over five years, and has three specific
aims, which includes studying molecules known as endocannabinoid
receptors, in addition to studying the effects of stress on
cocaine-seeking behavior and determining how stress can lead to
relapse, according to the statement.
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