ACTG research projects are examining novel proteins that regulate responses to ethanol in in vitro or ex vivo studies or in invertebrate models. These proteins have not been examined by alcohol researchers before. ACTG investigators are studying rodent models to determine if these proteins regulate behavioral responses to ethanol and contribute to alcohol use disorders. Such studies are necessary to determine if any of these proteins are potential drug targets for the development of new therapies to treat alcoholism and if they contribute to genetic risk of alcoholism.


Our Mission

Discovering new approaches to pharmacologic treatment
and detection of risk for alcohol use disorders.

About The Center

Of the 18 research centers funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the ACTG focuses on validating new candidate genes as targets for therapeutics and as risk factors for alcohol use disorders.

The ACTG supports the coordinated research efforts of 20 scientists within the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, in areas ranging from behavioral and systems neuroscience, molecular and cell biology, and genetics.

Contact

5858 Horton Street, Suite 200
Emeryville, CA 94608

Tel: 510-985-3853
Fax: 510-985-3101

E-mail: cwebb@gallo.ucsf.edu