Welcome Trust Discovery Award advances international collaboration to combat opioid misuse and addiction

Posted by Hannah Schaeffer on Monday, February 10, 2025 in News.

Great Britain’s Wellcome Trust has recognized Vanderbilt’s Carrie K. Jones and the University of Glasgow’s Andrew Tobin with their prestigious Discovery Award. The pair will study how blocking the M5 muscarinic receptor in the brain counteracts opioids’ addictive properties, which could lead to new treatments for preventing or addressing opioid addiction.