My collaborations with geneticists will continue to combine results across different measures of alcohol responses, but analyses will begin with preliminary evaluations of trends for variants in individual genes and gene systems (e.g., for GABA, glutamate, or clock genes) before combining results from different approaches in genetic analyses. We will work to establish whether the same or similar genes relate to stimulant, depressant, and overall intoxication effects of alcohol as risk factors for future heavy drinking and AUDs.
