Grant Announcement

Mayo Clinic Receives Grant to Establish a Center for Individualized Treatment of Alcohol Dependence

Mayo Clinic has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse to establish a center for Individualized Treatment of Alcohol Dependence. The grant was awarded to David A. Mrazek, M.D., Chair of Psychiatry and Psychology, who will serve as the program director.

The grant funds the creation of an expanded multidisciplinary team of investigators who will work together to conduct pharmacogenomic studies to identify which alcohol dependent patients are most likely to respond to antidipsotropic treatment. This research will use the techniques of medicine, pharmacology, and genomics to determine which patients will are likely to benefit from medications designed to cause adverse results when alcohol is consumed.

"This initiative is made possible because of the genomic and pharmacogenomic research infrastructure that is currently available at the Mayo Clinic coupled with the long-standing commitment to provide state-of-the-art treatment for alcohol dependent patients," said Dr. Mrazek.

The grant was a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and is intended to develop and implement critical research, stimulate future growth and to advance public health and health care delivery.

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