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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Funding
$67.3M
$67,340,943
Awards
103
FY2026 NIH awards in Internal Medicine
Principal investigators
135
108 lead a grant here, 27 co-investigators
Department rank
#28
of 133 · Ranking
  • NIH names only the principal investigators on an award, so this page lists only them. The department is the award's: it is where ScienceDex counts the award, not a list of the department's members.
  • These are the awards in the Internal Medicine row of the Baylor College of Medicine page.

Leads a grant in this department

108 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.

  1. Fasiha Kanwal

    Leads 5 awards · $8,918,739

  2. Helen E Heslop

    Leads 3 awards · $6,911,174

  3. Natalia Lapteva

    Leads 2 awards · $6,680,629

  4. Pavan Reddy

    Leads 3 awards · $4,787,595

  5. Xiang Zhang

    Leads 2 awards · $4,266,792

  6. Suzanne Aw Fuqua

    Leads 2 awards · $3,860,411

  7. Rayne Helen Rouce

    Leads 2 awards · $3,756,061

  8. Anna Malovannaya

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  9. Carlos Almeida Ramos

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  10. Christine Beeton

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  11. Daniel Kraushaar

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  12. David R Rowley

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  13. Hoda J. Badr

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  14. Jason D. Heaney

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  15. Martha P Mims

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  16. Michael A. Mancini

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  17. Michael M Ittmann

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  18. Michael T. Lewis

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  19. Nagireddy Putluri

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  20. Sharon E. Plon

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  21. Susan G. Hilsenbeck

    Leads 1 award · $3,518,411

  22. Andrea Nicole Marcogliese

    Leads 1 award · $3,162,218

  23. Cliona M. Rooney

    Leads 1 award · $3,162,218

  24. Leonid S Metelitsa

    Leads 1 award · $3,162,218

  25. Malcolm K. Brenner

    Leads 1 award · $3,162,218

  26. Thomas P Giordano

    Leads 3 awards · $2,963,737

  27. Ashok Balasubramanyam

    Leads 3 awards · $2,824,359

  28. Na Li

    Leads 7 awards · $2,642,071

    • 1R01HL182024-01A1Department: NIH department code
      LIVER DYSFUNCTION MEDIATED ATRIAL ARRHYTHMOGENESIS

      Principal investigators: Na Li (contact PI), Bingning Dong

      $799,920
      award amount
    • 1R01HL185108-01Department: NIH department code
      Modulating Inflammatory Signaling in CHIP- and Aging-Associated Arrhythmogenesis
      $643,349
      award amount
    • 5R01HL136389-09Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Gasdermin-D/Interleukin-1 Nexus in Atrial Arrhythmogenesis
      $533,890
      award amount
    • 5R01HL164838-03Department: NIH department code
      FKBP5 AND CARDIAC ARRHYTHMOGENESIS
      $396,922
      award amount
    • 3R01HL136389-09S1Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Gasdermin-D/Interleukin-1 Nexus in Atrial Arrhythmogenesis
      $119,069
      award amount
    • 3R01HL164838-03S2Department: NIH department code
      FKBP5 AND CARDIAC ARRHYTHMOGENESIS
      $90,523
      award amount
    • 3R01HL164838-03S1Department: NIH department code
      FKBP5 AND CARDIAC ARRHYTHMOGENESIS
      $58,398
      award amount

  29. Kenneth Young

    Leads 1 award · $2,499,999

  30. Hashem B El-Serag

    Leads 2 awards · $2,340,298

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01CA230997-09, led by Fasiha Kanwal; 5T32DK083266-17, led by Fasiha Kanwal.

  31. Antony Rodriguez

    Leads 2 awards · $2,113,491

    • 1R01HL180575-01A1Department: NIH department code
      ROLE OF LET-7/EZH2/BACH1 DOUBLE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOP IN AT1/AT2 CELL INDUCED ILD

      Principal investigators: Antony Rodriguez (contact PI), Cristian Coarfa

      $1,598,488
      award amount
    • 5R01HL167814-04Department: NIH department code
      Delineating the role of let-7 microRNA on lung AT2 cell homeostasis, alveolar regeneration, and interstitial lung disease
      $515,003
      award amount

  32. Sean Hartig

    Leads 3 awards · $2,070,286

    • 5P30DK144025-02Department: NIH department code
      Houston Nutrition Obesity Research Center

      Principal investigators: Benjamin R Arenkiel (contact PI), Kristin Eckel Mahan (contact PI), Mark A Herman (contact PI), Sean Hartig (contact PI), Stephanie Renee Sisley (contact PI)

      $1,187,708
      award amount
    • 5R01DK138018-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular regulation of leptin bioavailability
      $642,578
      award amount
    • 1R21DK146753-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mouse models for metabolic co-morbidities in persons living with HIV
      $240,000
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01DK139397-03, led by Huaizhu Wu.

  33. Kristina Walker Whitworth

    Leads 2 awards · $2,055,240

  34. Cheryl L. Walker

    Leads 2 awards · $2,017,420

  35. Yanhong Liu

    Leads 1 award · $1,933,680

    • 4R01CA285882-03Department: NIH department code
      Intratumoral microbiota and immune predictors of response to immunotherapy in lung cancer

      Principal investigators: Yanhong Liu (contact PI), David C Christiani, Matthew B. Schabath

      $1,933,680
      award amount

  36. Yong Li

    Leads 3 awards · $1,916,611

    • 5R01CA289250-02Department: NIH department code
      PD-L1 MODIFICATIONS IN CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
      $663,723
      award amount
    • 5R01CA271546-04Department: NIH department code
      Therapeutic Targeting a Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Driver Using AI
      $656,085
      award amount
    • 5R01CA278089-04Department: NIH department code
      Optimizing Syngeneic Mouse Models to Target Mutant p53
      $596,803
      award amount

  37. Zheng Sun

    Leads 3 awards · $1,832,210

    • 1R01AG097608-01Department: NIH department code
      An enhancer-driven epigenetic memory promotes metabolic resilience

      Principal investigators: Zheng Sun (contact PI), Wenbo Li

      $689,188
      award amount
    • 1R01HL183959-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Diurnal Adipose-Heart Lipid Dynamics in the Obesity Paradox of Heart Failure

      Principal investigators: Zheng Sun (contact PI), Chao Cheng

      $670,574
      award amount
    • 5R01ES034768-04Department: NIH department code
      Inter- and transgenerational effects of paternal arsenic exposure
      $472,448
      award amount

  38. Mark A Herman

    Leads 2 awards · $1,808,737

    • 5P30DK144025-02Department: NIH department code
      Houston Nutrition Obesity Research Center

      Principal investigators: Benjamin R Arenkiel (contact PI), Kristin Eckel Mahan (contact PI), Mark A Herman (contact PI), Sean Hartig (contact PI), Stephanie Renee Sisley (contact PI)

      $1,187,708
      award amount
    • 5R01DK143601-02Department: NIH department code
      ChREBP in Liver Metabolism: Defining Mechanisms and Resolving Controversies
      $621,029
      award amount

  39. Andrew R Dinardo

    Leads 1 award · $1,750,000

  40. Anna M Mandalakas

    Leads 1 award · $1,750,000

  41. Jason T. Kimata

    Leads 1 award · $1,750,000

  42. Maria C Rodriguez-Barradas

    Leads 1 award · $1,750,000

  43. Shital M Patel

    Leads 1 award · $1,750,000

  44. Abiodun Oluyomi

    Leads 1 award · $1,595,377

  45. Casey W Wright

    Leads 1 award · $1,595,377

  46. Cristian Coarfa

    Leads 1 award · $1,595,377

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01HL180575-01A1, led by Antony Rodriguez.

  47. Elaine Symanski

    Leads 1 award · $1,595,377

    Also a principal investigator on 5UH3OD035544-04, led by Kristina Walker Whitworth; 5R01HD111500-04, led by Kristina Walker Whitworth.

  48. Xinchun Pi

    Leads 2 awards · $1,208,030

    • 5R01HL169297-03Department: NIH department code
      The pathophysiology of vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension

      Principal investigators: Xinchun Pi (contact PI), Lavannya M. Pandit

      $739,782
      award amount
    • 5R01DK123186-06Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic crosstalk through vascular endothelium-secreted factors
      $468,248
      award amount

  49. Benjamin R Arenkiel

    Leads 1 award · $1,187,708

  50. Kristin Eckel Mahan

    Leads 1 award · $1,187,708

  51. Stephanie Renee Sisley

    Leads 1 award · $1,187,708

  52. Douglas G Burrin

    Leads 1 award · $1,182,248

  53. Geoffrey A Preidis

    Leads 1 award · $1,182,248

  54. James Versalovic

    Leads 1 award · $1,182,248

  55. Jason C Mills

    Leads 1 award · $1,182,248

  56. Sarah E Blutt

    Leads 1 award · $1,182,248

  57. Weei-Chin Lin

    Leads 3 awards · $1,159,869

    • 1R21CA312323-01Department: NIH department code
      Targeting Convergent Pathways to Overcome Osimertinib Resistance in EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer

      Principal investigators: Weei-Chin Lin (contact PI), Fang-Tsyr Lin

      $411,400
      award amount
    • 5R01CA203824-10Department: NIH department code
      Novel therapeutics for targeting checkpoint dysfunction in cancer

      Principal investigators: Weei-Chin Lin (contact PI), Fang-Tsyr Lin

      $382,469
      award amount
    • 5R01CA269971-04Department: NIH department code
      14-3-3tau drives estrogen receptor loss and breast cancer progression

      Principal investigators: Weei-Chin Lin (contact PI), Fang-Tsyr Lin

      $366,000
      award amount

  58. Christopher I. Amos

    Leads 1 award · $1,158,050

  59. Jagpreet Chhatwal

    Leads 1 award · $1,158,050

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01CA230997-09, led by Fasiha Kanwal.

  60. Michael E. Scheurer

    Leads 1 award · $1,158,050

  61. Rolando E Rumbaut

    Leads 2 awards · $1,130,819

  62. Hana M El Sahly

    Leads 1 award · $1,117,303

    • 5UM1AI148575-07Department: NIH department code
      Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEU)
      $1,117,303
      award amount

  63. Farrah Kheradmand

    Leads 2 awards · $1,071,216

    • 5R01HL177930-02Department: NIH department code
      Detrimental Effects of B-Cell-Th17 Axis in Antiviral Immunity in Smokers.

      Principal investigators: Farrah Kheradmand (contact PI), Francesca Polverino

      $780,406
      award amount
    • 5T32HL170991-03Department: NIH department code
      BCM-Respiratory Research Training

      Principal investigators: Farrah Kheradmand (contact PI), Ivan O. Rosas

      $290,810
      award amount

  64. Huaizhu Wu

    Leads 2 awards · $1,047,825

    • 5R01DK139397-03Department: NIH department code
      MICRORNA REGULATION OF ADIPOSE TISSUE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN OBESITY

      Principal investigators: Huaizhu Wu (contact PI), Sean Hartig

      $659,531
      award amount
    • 5R01AG065197-05Department: NIH department code
      Inflammation and insulin resistance in aging
      $388,294
      award amount

  65. Aaron Peter Thrift

    Leads 2 awards · $1,028,906

    • 1R01CA311106-01Department: NIH department code
      Family-based Helicobacter pylori infection control and management strategy for cost-effective prevention of gastric cancer
      $662,906
      award amount
    • 5R01CA274528-04Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in African Americans
      $366,000
      award amount

  66. Amy L McGuire

    Leads 4 awards · $975,372

    • 5R01CA181275-10Department: NIH department code
      AI-Assisted Microendoscopy for the Early Detection of Esophageal Cancer

      Principal investigators: Amy L McGuire (contact PI), Sharmila Anandasabapathy

      $533,572
      award amount
    • 5R01ES036232-03Department: NIH department code
      Engaging community Members to Plan for dissemination Of Wastewater Epidemiology Results (The EMPOWER Study)

      Principal investigators: Amy L McGuire (contact PI), Jennifer Leigh Deegan

      $396,800
      award amount
    • 3R01CA181275-10S1Department: NIH department code
      AI-Assisted Microendoscopy for the Early Detection of Esophageal Cancer

      Principal investigators: Amy L McGuire (contact PI), Sharmila Anandasabapathy

      $24,000
      award amount
    • 3R01CA181275-10S2Department: NIH department code
      AI-Assisted Microendoscopy for the Early Detection of Esophageal Cancer

      Principal investigators: Amy L McGuire (contact PI), Sharmila Anandasabapathy

      $21,000
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R21HG014919-01, led by Christi Guerrini.

  67. Ru Chen

    Leads 2 awards · $944,874

    • 5R01CA276173-04Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the role of gut microbiota in colitis-associated colorectal cancer

      Principal investigators: Ru Chen (contact PI), Sheng Pan

      $615,878
      award amount
    • 5UH3CA292130-03Department: NIH department code
      BLOOD-BASED PROTEOMIC ASSAY FOR PANCREATIC CANCER DETECTION

      Principal investigators: Ru Chen (contact PI), Sheng Pan

      $328,996
      award amount

  68. Bing Zhang

    Leads 1 award · $881,719

    • 5U24CA271076-05Department: NIH department code
      iPGDAC, An Integrative Proteogenomic Data Analysis Center for CPTAC
      $881,719
      award amount

  69. Ang Li

    Leads 2 awards · $814,722

    • 5R01HL180402-02Department: NIH department code
      Multi-modal dynamic risk prediction of thrombosis and bleeding in patients with cancer
      $677,991
      award amount
    • 5K23HL159271-05Department: NIH department code
      Epidemiology and Biomarkers in Transplant Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TA-TMA): A Prospective Validation Cohort Study
      $136,731
      award amount

  70. Lindsay Johana Celada

    Leads 1 award · $808,290

    • 1R01HL179285-01A1Department: NIH department code
      The Role of BHLHE40 in Orchestrating Mucosal CD8 T Cell Responses in the Sarcoidosis Lung
      $808,290
      award amount

  71. Ihab M Hajjar

    Leads 1 award · $797,822

    • 7R01AG070861-06Department: NIH department code
      Digital Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease
      $797,822
      award amount

  72. Bich Ngoc Dang

    Leads 1 award · $786,727

    • 5R01MH134749-03Department: NIH department code
      Engaging communities to develop and evaluate communication strategies for HIV prevention among women in the Southern US
      $786,727
      award amount

  73. Xueying Zhang

    Leads 1 award · $767,162

    • 1R01ES038338-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Prenatal Exposure to Ambient BTEX and Birth Outcomes: Model Development and Epidemiologic Analysis
      $767,162
      award amount

  74. Matthew J Ellis

    Leads 1 award · $748,381

    • 3P50CA186784-10S2Department: NIH department code
      Translational Research in Breast Cancer

      Principal investigators: Matthew J Ellis (contact PI), Xiang Zhang (contact PI)

      $748,381
      award amount

  75. Jizhong Cheng

    Leads 1 award · $720,103

    • 1R01HL185831-01Department: NIH department code
      Clec3b mediates endothelial Jagged1 deficiency-induced vascular calcification in CKD
      $720,103
      award amount

  76. Zhaoyong Hu

    Leads 1 award · $696,000

    • 4R01DK037175-38Department: NIH department code
      Protein Nutrition in Experimental Uremia
      $696,000
      award amount

  77. Francesca Polverino

    Leads 1 award · $677,847

    • 5R01HL171622-03Department: NIH department code
      Protective effects of metformin against cigarette smoke-induced lung pathologies via regulation of fatty acids metabolism
      $677,847
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01HL177930-02, led by Farrah Kheradmand.

  78. Eiko Hayase

    Leads 1 award · $660,671

    • 1R01HL187343-01Department: NIH department code
      DEVELOPMENT OF MICROBIOME-BASED THERAPY FOR TREATMENT-REFRACTORY GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE
      $660,671
      award amount

  79. Rajagopal Viswanath Sekhar

    Leads 1 award · $655,417

    • 1R01AG086502-01A1Department: NIH department code
      RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL OF SUPPLEMENTING GLYNAC IN TYPICAL OLDER ADULTS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY AGING
      $655,417
      award amount

  80. Gloria Vittone Echeverria

    Leads 1 award · $650,936

    • 5R37CA269783-04Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic adaptation in residual triple negative breast cancer following chemotherapy
      $650,936
      award amount

  81. Mihail Gabriel Chelu

    Leads 1 award · $596,890

    • 5R01HL166832-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Lamin A/C-mediated Cardiac Conduction Disorders
      $596,890
      award amount

  82. Bruna Corradetti

    Leads 1 award · $580,204

  83. Nirmal S Sharma

    Leads 1 award · $510,181

    • 5R01HL161620-06Department: NIH department code
      Microbial Dysbiosis in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
      $510,181
      award amount

  84. Shixia Huang

    Leads 2 awards · $507,505

  85. Dongyin Guan

    Leads 1 award · $499,013

    • 5R37CA296577-02Department: NIH department code
      3D Circadian Enhancer-Promoter Interactions Mediated by ESRRG in NAFLD-to-HCC Progression
      $499,013
      award amount

  86. Jamie N. Anastas

    Leads 1 award · $466,165

    • 5R01NS129860-04Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Pol II Elongation in Diffuse Midline Glioma
      $466,165
      award amount

  87. Barbara Wells Trautner

    Leads 1 award · $466,159

    • 5R18HS028776-05Department: NIH department code
      A Cluster Randomized Trial of Two Implementation Strategies to Disseminate a Successful Antibiotic Stewardship Intervention
      $466,159
      award amount

  88. Liang Xie

    Leads 1 award · $455,990

    • 5R01HL166549-04Department: NIH department code
      Explore the roles of intercellular communication in cardiomyocyte proliferation and renewal.
      $455,990
      award amount

  89. Chao Cheng

    Leads 1 award · $450,696

    • 5R01CA269764-04Department: NIH department code
      An innovative integrated computational framework using gene signatures for patient stratification
      $450,696
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01HL183959-01A1, led by Zheng Sun.

  90. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby

    Leads 1 award · $445,816

  91. Christi Guerrini

    Leads 1 award · $440,000

    • 1R21HG014919-01Department: NIH department code
      Identifying Unmet Needs to Support Individuals Impacted by Misattributed Parentage Events (The SupportSeq Study)

      Principal investigators: Christi Guerrini (contact PI), Amy L McGuire

      $440,000
      award amount

  92. Mimi Chang Tan

    Leads 2 awards · $318,193

    • 5K23DK129776-05Department: NIH department code
      Development and Validation of an Automated Algorithm for Real-time Detection of Neoplasia in Barrett's Esophagus using a Low-cost, Portable Microendoscope
      $198,074
      award amount
    • 1R03DK145935-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Development and Acceptability of an AI-Based Algorithm for Endoscopic Detection of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia
      $120,119
      award amount

  93. Danthasinghe Waduge Badrajee Piyarathna

    Leads 1 award · $237,650

  94. Yi Li

    Leads 1 award · $237,650

  95. David B Corry

    Leads 1 award · $201,600

    • 1T32AI186973-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Immunology Training Program
      $201,600
      award amount

  96. Layla A Abushamat

    Leads 1 award · $194,452

    • 5K23DK140641-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms and consequences of erythritol and erythronate excess in cardiometabolic disease
      $194,452
      award amount

  97. Paul Nicholls

    Leads 1 award · $185,580

    • 5K08AI173452-03Department: NIH department code
      Interactions and mechanisms of bacteriophages and antibiotics in phage cocktails
      $185,580
      award amount

  98. Maya Balakrishnan

    Leads 1 award · $172,741

    • 5K23MD016955-05Department: NIH department code
      Improving Outcomes Among Mexican and Central-American Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
      $172,741
      award amount

  99. Aladin M Boriek

    Leads 1 award · $165,462

  100. Chao He

    Leads 1 award · $164,376

    • 5K08HL163406-04Department: NIH department code
      Mechanosignaling regulates macrophage immunometabolism
      $164,376
      award amount

  101. Anita Chary

    Leads 1 award · $161,883

    • 1K23AG104066-01Department: NIH department code
      Aligning Hospital Admission Decisions with Health Priorities of People with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
      $161,883
      award amount

  102. Lynn Bimler

    Leads 1 award · $129,032

    • 5K01AG083219-04Department: NIH department code
      Chronic Murine Cerebral Mycosis: Pathogenesis, Neuroimmune Response, and Relevance to Alzheimer's Disease
      $129,032
      award amount

  103. Sankar Dass Navaneethan

    Leads 1 award · $117,167

    • 5K24HL161414-05Department: NIH department code
      MENTORED PATIENT-ORIENTED RESEARCH TOWARDS OPTIMIZING CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
      $117,167
      award amount

  104. Melanie Jeske

    Leads 1 award · $106,274

    • 1G13LM015092-01Department: NIH department code
      The Promise of Innovation: Organ Chips and the Making of Novel Biomedical Models
      $106,274
      award amount

  105. Wyatt G Paltzer

    Leads 1 award · $76,780

    • 5F32HL182110-02Department: NIH department code
      A Yap to Notch Transcriptional Activity Transition Governs Postnatal Cardiomyocyte Maturation
      $76,780
      award amount

  106. Michaela Anne McCown

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31HL172596-03Department: NIH department code
      Quantitative OCT angiography toward 4D blood flow analysis in embryonic cardiovascular system
      $50,114
      award amount

  107. Thanh Nguyen

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 1F31DK148130-01Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the roles and dynamics of the endoplasmic reticulum during paligenosis and metaplasia formation
      $50,114
      award amount

  108. Evelyn De Groot

    Leads 1 award · $47,314

    • 5F31DK142389-02Department: NIH department code
      PUTATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE LIPOGENIC ENZYME ASPARTOACYLASE IN THE INTESTINE
      $47,314
      award amount

Co-investigators

Named as principal investigators on these awards, which someone else leads. They may belong to another department or institution: their own, below, comes from the awards they lead.