The Office of the Vice Provost for Research in collaboration with Tufts Medical Center is proud to announce the award decisions for the second cycle of seed funding from the Tufts Initiative on Substance Use and Addiction Program. 

The goal of this initiative is to establish sustainable efforts using Tufts’ unique constellation of clinical expertise, research, scholarship and commitment to civic engagement, to help the countless individuals and families who have suffered as a result of the opioid crisis.

Please join us in congratulating the following teams who were selected for awards:

Socio-Legal Outcomes following Substance-Use Disorder Related Motor Vehicle Accidents
Team Lead: Elena Byhoff (TMC)
Team Members: Alysse Wurcel (TMC) and Eric Mahoney (TMC)

Sex-Specific Neural Mechanisms Underlying Prenatal Opioid-Induced Feeding Dysregulation and Metabolic Risks
Team Lead: Elizabeth Byrnes (Cummings)
Team Member: Elizabeth Yen (TMC)

Improving Controlled Substance Risk Assessment in Dentistry through Utilization of the State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: An Interprofessional Training Series
Team Lead: Ronald Kulich (TUSDM)
Team Members: Antje Barreveld (TUSM), Nicole Holland (TUSDM), David Keith (Harvard), Sarah Pagni (TUSDM), and Jeanette Sabir-Holloway (TUSDM)

Best, 

Caroline Genco, Bill Shaw, and John Wong

Caroline Genco
Provost and Vice President ad interim
Office of the Provost

Bill Shaw
Vice Provost for Research ad interim
Office of the Vice Provost for Research

John Wong
Interim Chief Scientific Officer
Tufts Medical Center