Biochemistry at Duke University

Leads a grant in this department

8 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. Seok-Yong Lee

   Leads 3 awards · $2,174,787

   • 5R35NS132231-03Department: NIH department code

     Structure, function, and pharmacology of sensory receptors
     $885,128

     award amount
   • 1R01AI199984-01Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of Action and Resistance of FDA-approved Antifungals Targeting Fungal beta-(1,3)-Glucan Synthase

     Principal investigators: Seok-Yong Lee (contact PI), Kenichi Yokoyama

     $824,451

     award amount
   • 5R01EY031698-07Department: NIH department code

     TRPM8 in eye health and disease

     Principal investigators: Seok-Yong Lee (contact PI), Jiyong Hong

     $465,208

     award amount

2. Michael S Boyce

   Leads 3 awards · $1,759,331

   • 2T32GM142605-06Department: NIH department code

     Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program

     Principal investigators: Michael S Boyce (contact PI), Stefano Di Talia

     $862,674

     award amount
   • 1R35GM161290-01Department: NIH department code

     Cell signaling through O-linked glycosylation
     $474,507

     award amount
   • 1R01NS148075-01Department: NIH department code

     Metabolic regulation of KLHL proteins and targets through O-glycosylation
     $422,150

     award amount

3. Pei Zhou

   Leads 3 awards · $1,570,955

   • 5R01AI189503-02Department: NIH department code

     LpxH Inhibitors as Novel Therapeutics Against Multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales

     Principal investigators: Pei Zhou (contact PI), Jiyong Hong

     $736,503

     award amount
   • 5R01GM150029-04Department: NIH department code

     Structural and Functional Analysis of Nucleocytoplasmic Protein O-Glycosyltransferases in Plants

     Principal investigators: Pei Zhou (contact PI), Tai-Ping Sun

     $419,195

     award amount
   • 1R21CA305163-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Identification and therapeutic application of endogenous tumor suppression activities in human breast milk

     Principal investigators: Pei Zhou (contact PI), Jen-Tsan Ashley Chi

     $415,257

     award amount

4. Kathryn D Meyer

   Leads 2 awards · $1,072,830

   • 5R01AG095605-02Department: NIH department code

     Epitranscriptomic Regulation of Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease
     $578,858

     award amount
   • 1R01AG093664-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Cell Type-Specific Epitranscriptomic Regulation in the Brain in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
     $493,972

     award amount

5. Kenichi Yokoyama

   Leads 1 award · $737,152

   • 1R35GM161291-01Department: NIH department code

     Functions and mechanisms of metalloenzymes in natural product and cofactor biosynthesis
     $737,152

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 1R01AI199984-01, led by Seok-Yong Lee.

6. Shuo Han

   Leads 1 award · $664,591

   • 1R01AG097704-01A1Department: NIH department code

     The chemical language of human gut bacteria in healthy aging
     $664,591

     award amount

7. Maria Schumacher

   Leads 1 award · $647,751

   • 5R35GM130290-09Department: NIH department code

     Deciphering fundamental biological processes involving protein-nucleic acid interactions at the molecular level
     $647,751

     award amount

8. Huanghe Yang

   Leads 1 award · $430,058

   • 5R35GM153196-03Department: NIH department code

     Advancing mechanistic understanding of membrane ion and lipid transport
     $430,058

     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.

• Jiyong Hong

  Co-investigator on 5R01AI189503-02, led by Pei Zhou; 5R01EY031698-07, led by Seok-Yong Lee

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Duke University · Chemistry (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Stefano Di Talia

  Co-investigator on 2T32GM142605-06, led by Michael S Boyce

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Duke University · Anatomy & Cell Biology (NIH department code, 3 awards)

• Tai-Ping Sun

  Co-investigator on 5R01GM150029-04, led by Pei Zhou

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Jen-Tsan Ashley Chi

  Co-investigator on 1R21CA305163-01A1, led by Pei Zhou

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Duke University · Genetics (NIH department code, 1 award)