Ben Brown receives grant to develop nonaddictive painkillers with AI

Posted by daviskd2 on Friday, February 2, 2024 in News.

Ben Brown, assistant research professor in chemistry, was recently awarded $2.375M to develop nonaddictive painkillers with AI.

The grant, an Avenir Award in Chemistry and Pharmacology of Substance Use Disorders, is awarded by NIDA to early-stage investigators who propose highly innovative studies and represent the future of addiction science. Ben’s research will focus on Mu-opioid receptors, signaling proteins in the central nervous system that bind with opioids.

Read the full story on the Vanderbilt Research News website.