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Heather B. Bradshaw

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1980
Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchNeuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisDiet, Metabolism, and Disease

Publications

169

Citations

6,662

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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Heather B. Bradshaw studies the body's own cannabis-like signaling molecules, known as endocannabinoids and related lipids, and how they influence the brain, pain, reproduction, and metabolism. Her lab uses lipid profiling (lipidomics) and other molecular tools to examine how these lipid signals change in conditions such as mild traumatic brain injury, inflammation, and pregnancy, often looking at differences between the sexes. The work also extends to related compounds and drugs, including cannabidiol and psilocybin.

Endocannabinoid and lipid signalingCannabinoids (CBD) and psychedelicsSex differences in physiologyPain and nociceptionReproduction and metabolism

Publication output has been steady over the past decade, averaging around 8 papers per year with no clear upward or downward trend.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through June 2028 — about 2 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH P30DA056410through Jun 2028 · $324k awarded

    Bioactive Lipid Mediators Core (BLMC)

2 earlier awards
  • NIH R21DA032150Aug 2011 – May 2014 · $193k awarded

    Microglial activation by N-arachidonoyl glycine

  • NIH F32DA016825Sep 2003 – Sep 2006 · $52k awarded

    Endocannabinoids and Reproductive Pain

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 5,073 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 6,662cohort median 2,525
h-index: 48cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 7.6cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 15% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 50 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.6/year recently
2017: 11 publications11172018: 7 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 10 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 10 publications252026: 6 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 6 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 1 collaborator at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×12
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research×11
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science×4
  • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience×3
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE×3
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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