2009 GRAND AWARDS

The Global Research Awards for Nicotine Dependence (GRAND) for 2009 have been awarded to the following projects, which are listed in alphabetical order by applicant surname. Please click on the proposal title for a brief description of each project.

Name	Affiliation	Proposal Title
Bolliger, PhD, MD	Faculty of Health Sciences Respiratory Research Unit, Quit Support, South Africa	Varenicline in combination with nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation
DiFranza, MD	University of Massachusetts Medical School, Massachusetts, USA	BDNF – A potential biomarker of nicotine withdrawal
Graham, PhD, MS, FNP	The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, USA	Web-based smoking cessation for women: A pilot study
Jackson, PhD	University of Brighton, Brighton, UK	Effect of varenicline on inhibitory control in smokers
Le Foll, MD, PhD, CCFP	University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	A C11 PHNO PET study in smokers to measure the dopamine-releasing effects of presentation of tobacco-associated stimuli
Polosa, MD, PhD	University of Catania, Catania, Italy	Efficacy of smoking cessation with varenicline in diabetic smokers: A randomized controlled trial
Wadland, MD, MS	Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA	Preventing relapse to smoking in post partum women

2008 GRAND AWARDS

The Global Research Awards for Nicotine Dependence (GRAND) for 2008 have been awarded to the following projects, which are listed in alphabetical order by applicant surname. Please click on the proposal title for a brief description of each project.

$US50,000 (Junior Researcher) Awards

Name	Affiliation	Proposal Title
Li-Shiun Chen, MD	Washington University, St Louis, USA	Nicotine dependence: synthesizing genetic and environmental risks
Karen Hartwell, MD	Medical University of South Carolina, USA	The impact of varenicline on BOLD fMRI activation during smoking cue-induced craving in nicotine-dependent individuals
Jean-Charles Hoda, PhD	University of Geneva, Switzerland	Functional properties of a genetic risk variant in the α5 subunit of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors associated with nicotine dependence and lung cancer
Amy Lazev, PhD	Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA	A new treatment for smokers with high negative affect
Bernard Le Foll, MD, PhD	Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada	Role of insula in nicotine-seeking behavior in rats
James MacKillop, PhD	Brown University, USA	Understanding craving for cigarettes via behavioral economics

$US150,000 Awards

Name	Affiliation	Proposal Title
Eric Donny, PhD	University of Pittsburgh, USA	Neurobiological correlates of reward dysfunction in daily smokers varying in nicotine dependence
Jaakko Kaprio, MD, PhD	University of Helsinki, Finland	Finnish genetic epidemiologic study on nicotine dependence and smoking cessation
Milan Khara, MBChB	University of British Columbia, Canada	An examination of the efficacy, safety, and sex and gender differences in using varenicline as an aid to smoking cessation in a population of methadone maintained opioid dependent patients: a pilot trial
Martin Mahoney, MD, PhD	Rosswell Park Cancer Institute, New York, USA	Extended pre-cessation varenicline for smoking cessation: a pilot study
Marc Mooney, PhD	University of Minnesota, USA	Human laboratory evaluation of combination pharmacotherapy for nicotine dependence: varenicline and bupropion
Andrew Strasser, PhD	University of Pennsylvania, USA	Extinction of smoking topography and behaviors during response to varenicline