Tufts Initiative on Substance Use and Addiction Awards

We are delighted to announce award decisions for Tufts Initiative on Substance Use and Addiction (TISUA).

The goal of this initiative is to support innovative programs aimed at understanding, preventing, and treating addiction and substance use, as well as related morbidity and mortality, while pursuing external funding to sustain and expand our impact.

Please join us in congratulating the individuals/teams from Tufts School of Medicine who were selected for awards:

Xylazine in Lowell: Community Engaged Spatial Analysis and Harm Reduction (XL – CESAHR)
Team Lead: Jack Cordes (TUSM)
Team Member: Thomas Stopka (TUSM)

Modeling Alcoholism-Associated Fungal Dysbiosis Impacts Host Ethanol Consumption: Insight into Alcohol Use Disorder and Possible Therapeutic Targets
Team Lead: Carol Kumamoto (TUSM)
Team Member: Andrew Day (TUSM)

The Role of ZBP1 in the Prevention of DNA Damage and Cognitive Decline Associated with Chronic Alcoholism
Team Lead: Alexander Poltorak (TUSM)
Team Member: Hayley Muendlein (TUSM)