Leon Coleman
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology · University of North Carolina Hospitals
Credentials: · · ·
History
- 2012–2015
Residency
- 2008–2012
Doctor of Medicine
Research
The role of neuroimmune signaling in alcoholism
Review · Neuropharmacology · 2017 · Last of 4 authors · Corresponding · 271 citations
Microglial-derived miRNA let-7 and HMGB1 contribute to ethanol-induced neurotoxicity via TLR7
Journal of Neuroinflammation · 2017 · First of 3 authors · Corresponding · 202 citations
Alcoholism · 2011 · First of 5 authors · 160 citations
5 papers
- CM
3 papers · 3 as a resident
- LD
3 papers
2 papers
2 papers
2 papers
1 paper
1 paper · 1 as a resident
Grants
- 2026–2031
Microglia as Novel Therapeutic Targets to Treat Negative Affect in Alcohol Use Disorder
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism · R01
Contact PI · $636.6K · Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- 2024–2028
Carolina Summer Fellows Program in Neuropharmacology and Neurobiological Diseases (Csf-Neuro)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R25
PI · $405K · Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- 2022–2027
2/2 Partnerships to Enhance Alcohol Research Across NCCU and UNC (PEAR-NC)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism · U54
Contact PI · $790K · Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- 2024–2027
3D Human Neurocircuits to Determine the Role of Microglia in AUD and Alzheimer's Neuronal Pathology
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism · R21
Contact PI · $408.2K · Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill