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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Orthopedics at Duke University

Durham, NC

Funding
$8.8M
$8,808,764
Awards
23
FY2026 NIH awards in Orthopedics
Principal investigators
19
19 lead a grant here, 0 co-investigators
Department rank
#3
of 54 · 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 Orthopedics row of the Duke University page.

Leads a grant in this department

19 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. Adam Goode

    Leads 3 awards · $1,469,090

    • 2R01AR075399-06A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanical Biomarkers of Chronic Low Back Pain

      Principal investigators: Adam Goode (contact PI), Louis E. Defrate

      $663,017
      award amount
    • 5R01AR071440-08Department: NIH department code
      Biomarkers to Advance Clinical Phenotypes of Low Back Pain (BACk)
      $623,597
      award amount
    • 5K24AR079594-05Department: NIH department code
      Mentoring in Musculoskeletal Pain Phenotypes
      $182,476
      award amount

  2. Joe Chakkalakal

    Leads 2 awards · $1,017,335

    • 5R01CA290724-03Department: NIH department code
      Cellular basis for cancer treatment related GDF15 expression and the regulation of skeletal muscle fibrosis and neuromuscular integrity.
      $583,677
      award amount
    • 1R01CA309759-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the contribution of Toll-like receptor 4 activity in mesenchymal stromal cells to cancer treatment induced skeletal muscle decline and fibrosis
      $433,658
      award amount

  3. Gurpreet Baht

    Leads 2 awards · $860,167

    • 1R21AG104417-01Department: NIH department code
      Rejuvenation of B cells to improve aged fracture healing
      $444,125
      award amount
    • 5R01AG081393-04Department: NIH department code
      A novel target in aged fracture healing
      $416,042
      award amount

  4. Leonardo Ferreira

    Leads 1 award · $778,772

    • 1R01HL179799-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic and contractile dysfunction in HFpEF
      $778,772
      award amount

  5. Louis E. Defrate

    Leads 1 award · $675,318

    • 1R01AR088065-01Department: NIH department code
      Obesity, cartilage mechanics, and joint health
      $675,318
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 2R01AR075399-06A1, led by Adam Goode.

  6. Steven Z George

    Leads 1 award · $621,985

    • 5R01AR081796-04Department: NIH department code
      Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder Pain
      $621,985
      award amount

  7. Amy L McNulty

    Leads 1 award · $532,506

    • 5R01AR085027-02Department: NIH department code
      Effects of Blood and Blood-Derived Products on Meniscus Healing
      $532,506
      award amount

  8. Matthew J. Hilton

    Leads 1 award · $513,925

    • 5R01AR085115-02Department: NIH department code
      JAK Specific Signaling in PTOA-associated Joint Degeneration and Pain
      $513,925
      award amount

  9. Shihuan Kuang

    Leads 1 award · $507,425

    • 5R01DK132819-04Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic regulation of muscle satellite cell homeostasis
      $507,425
      award amount

  10. Trevor Lentz

    Leads 1 award · $444,125

    • 1R21AT013400-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Enhanced Navigation to Improve Pain-related Psychological Support and Resource Use in Orthopedics
      $444,125
      award amount

  11. Colleen Wu

    Leads 1 award · $336,490

    • 5R01AR081303-05Department: NIH department code
      Targeting the HIF-2 Signaling Pathway as a Radioprotective Strategy for Bone
      $336,490
      award amount

  12. Kimberly Patrice Hreha

    Leads 1 award · $323,000

    • 1R03HD119086-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Dosing and Deployment Trial: A Home-based Optokinetic Treatment for Ipsilesional Gaze Deviation
      $323,000
      award amount

  13. Corey Simon

    Leads 1 award · $169,792

    • 5K76AG074943-05Department: NIH department code
      Stress Reactivity and Low Back Pain in Older Adults: Influences on Disability (ReLOAD)
      $169,792
      award amount

  14. Laura Stanley Pietrosimone

    Leads 1 award · $153,113

    • 5K23AR081932-04Department: NIH department code
      Developing a Novel Clinical Care Model for Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy Utilizing Whole Person Healthcare
      $153,113
      award amount

  15. Joshua Johnson

    Leads 1 award · $143,662

    • 5K01HS028529-06Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating the Implementation of High Intensity Home-Based Rehabilitation Following Stroke
      $143,662
      award amount

  16. Koji Ishikawa

    Leads 1 award · $124,875

    • 1K99AR088542-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Muscle-to-Bone Communication in Musculoskeletal Repair
      $124,875
      award amount

  17. Shyni Varghese

    Leads 1 award · $50,855

    • 5R01AG074491-05Department: NIH department code
      Localization of adenosine to promote fracture healing
      $50,855
      award amount

  18. Tuyet Doan Anh Nguyen

    Leads 1 award · $43,406

    • 5F31AG084164-03Department: NIH department code
      The impact of Wnt signaling on hematopoietic stem cell aging and its influence on fracture repair
      $43,406
      award amount

  19. Colleen Burke

    Leads 1 award · $42,923

    • 5F31AR084911-03Department: NIH department code
      Social Health Factors Associated with the Transition from Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain
      $42,923
      award amount