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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Pharmacology at Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Funding
$6.9M
$6,923,940
Awards
20
FY2026 NIH awards in Pharmacology
Principal investigators
20
17 lead a grant here, 3 co-investigators
Department rank
#48
of 132 · 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 Pharmacology row of the Drexel University page.

Leads a grant in this department

17 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. Peter Jesse Gaskill

    Leads 3 awards · $2,044,219

    • 1R01DA062277-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Cross-model investigation on the role of inflammasomes in the neurobehavioral and transcriptomic effects of cocaine exposure and HIV infection

      Principal investigators: Peter Jesse Gaskill (contact PI), Jacqueline M Barker

      $684,123
      award amount
    • 5R01DA057337-05Department: NIH department code
      Benzodiazepine mediated mechanisms of transcriptional semi-quiescence in discrete myeloid populations

      Principal investigators: Peter Jesse Gaskill (contact PI), Zachary Alan Klase

      $682,249
      award amount
    • 5R33DA058501-04Department: NIH department code
      Defining molecular mechanisms by which stimulant evoked dopamine drives inflammation and neuronal dysfunction in neuroHIV
      $677,847
      award amount

  2. Jacqueline M Barker

    Leads 2 awards · $947,242

    • 1R01DA065009-01Department: NIH department code
      Hormonal and behavioral dysregulation following exposure to antiretrovirals and chronic cocaine

      Principal investigators: Jacqueline M Barker (contact PI), Laura L Giacometti

      $501,606
      award amount
    • 1R01DA063428-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Neural circuit mechanisms of inflexible drug seeking in a model of HIV infection
      $445,636
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01DA062277-01A1, led by Peter Jesse Gaskill; 1R01AA033112-01, led by Laura L Giacometti.

  3. Ole Valente Mortensen

    Leads 1 award · $664,307

    • 5R01DA057982-03Department: NIH department code
      Regulating dopamine transport through allosteric modulation - Functional and Behavioral Studies
      $664,307
      award amount

  4. Andreia C K Mortensen

    Leads 1 award · $637,515

    • 2R01NS111767-06A1Department: NIH department code
      The mechanism of allosteric modulation of glutamate transporters

      Principal investigators: Andreia C K Mortensen (contact PI), Ivet Bahar, Olga Boudker

      $637,515
      award amount

  5. Olimpia Meucci

    Leads 1 award · $483,268

    • 5R37DA015014-24Department: NIH department code
      Role of chemokines in neuronal function and survival
      $483,268
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1T32GM165277-01, led by Zachary Alan Klase.

  6. Edward Hartsough

    Leads 1 award · $466,974

    • 5R01CA282901-03Department: NIH department code
      Exploiting oxidative stress response in uveal melanoma liver metastases
      $466,974
      award amount

  7. Laura L Giacometti

    Leads 1 award · $450,372

    • 1R01AA033112-01Department: NIH department code
      Ethanol-induced dysregulation of the astrocyte glucocorticoid system

      Principal investigators: Laura L Giacometti (contact PI), Jacqueline M Barker

      $450,372
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01DA065009-01, led by Jacqueline M Barker.

  8. Joshua Goodyear Jackson

    Leads 1 award · $430,678

    • 5R01AG081929-04Department: NIH department code
      Dysregulation of glutamate transporter-dependent neurovascular coupling in Alzheimer's disease
      $430,678
      award amount

  9. Stephanie Marie Matt

    Leads 1 award · $185,220

    • 5K01MH132466-04Department: NIH department code
      The role of antidepressants in central and peripheral myeloid HIV persistence and inflammation
      $185,220
      award amount

  10. Zachary Alan Klase

    Leads 1 award · $162,501

    • 1T32GM165277-01Department: NIH department code
      Advanced Training in Translational Research and Clinical Target Discovery

      Principal investigators: Zachary Alan Klase (contact PI), Olimpia Meucci, Seena Ajit

      $162,501
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01DA057337-05, led by Peter Jesse Gaskill.

  11. Mark D Namba

    Leads 1 award · $143,110

    • 1K99DA065474-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Corticostriatal glial and peripheral immune mechanisms of polysubstance use and associated comorbidities
      $143,110
      award amount

  12. Breana Channer

    Leads 1 award · $55,114

    • 5F30AI179472-03Department: NIH department code
      Dopaminergic immunomodulation drives macrophage inflammation during HIV infection
      $55,114
      award amount

  13. Courtney Wallace

    Leads 1 award · $54,000

    • 1R36DA065470-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Multiomics analysis of benzodiazepine-mediated epigenetic reprogramming in HIV-1 infected hMDMs
      $54,000
      award amount

  14. Yash Dinesh Agarwal

    Leads 1 award · $50,196

    • 1F30DA064444-01Department: NIH department code
      Dopamine D1-like receptor stimulation promotes HIV neuroimmune pathogenesis in iPSC-derived human cortical assembloids
      $50,196
      award amount

  15. Marzieh Daniali

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 1F31AI203627-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome by Dopamine Is Regulated by Dual GSDMD and GSDMB Cleavage Pathways Associated with Mitochondrial Dysregulation
      $50,114
      award amount

  16. Zachary Capriotti

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 1F31MH144977-01Department: NIH department code
      HIV-induced trained immunity in microglia and its contribution to HAND pathogenesis
      $50,114
      award amount

  17. Tofunmi Oteju

    Leads 1 award · $48,996

    • 1F31DA065449-01Department: NIH department code
      Uncovering Mechanisms Contributing to Enhanced NeuroHIV with Cocaine Use
      $48,996
      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.