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FY2025 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Orthopedics at Duke University

Durham, NC

Funding
$13.3M
$13,344,802
Awards
32
FY2025 NIH awards in Orthopedics
Principal investigators
24
21 lead a grant here, 3 co-investigators
Department rank
#1
of 45 · 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

21 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. Shyni Varghese

    Leads 5 awards · $3,097,511

    • 4RF1AG076203-02Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the role of senescence on post-operative neuroinflammation

      Principal investigators: Shyni Varghese (contact PI), Niccolo Terrando

      $1,405,555
      award amount
    • 5R01AR082809-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular engineering of HA-based lubricants for articular cartilage

      Principal investigators: Shyni Varghese (contact PI), Stefan Zauscher

      $567,773
      award amount
    • 5R01AR079189-05Department: NIH department code
      Modulation of local adenosine signaling to attenuate fracture pain
      $528,374
      award amount
    • 5R01AG074491-04Department: NIH department code
      Localization of adenosine to promote fracture healing
      $516,413
      award amount
    • 3R01AR079189-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Modulation of local adenosine signaling to attenuate fracture pain
      $79,396
      award amount
  2. Shihuan Kuang

    Leads 3 awards · $1,278,839

    • 7R01DK132819-03Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic regulation of muscle satellite cell homeostasis
      $531,747
      award amount
    • 5R01AR078695-05Department: NIH department code
      Immunomyoblasts in muscle regeneration
      $427,322
      award amount
    • 7R01AR079235-04Department: NIH department code
      Targeting PTEN to ameliorate muscular dystrophy in a mouse model
      $319,770
      award amount
  3. Christine Marie Goertz

    Leads 1 award · $1,265,830

    Also a principal investigator on 5R34AT012082-03, led by Trevor Lentz.

  4. Benjamin Aaron Alman

    Leads 3 awards · $1,236,212

    • 5R01CA251407-05Department: NIH department code
      Targeting the metastasis initiating cell in undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
      $448,498
      award amount
    • 5R01AG072058-05Department: NIH department code
      The role of macrophage subpopulations in the rejuvenation of fracture repair
      $420,717
      award amount
    • 5R01AR066765-10Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Etiology of Enchondromatosis
      $366,997
      award amount
  5. Amy L McNulty

    Leads 2 awards · $1,126,258

    • 5R01AR079184-05Department: NIH department code
      Biomechanical and Biological Predictors of Cartilage Health Following Meniscus Injury

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

      $638,606
      award amount
    • 1R01AR085027-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Effects of Blood and Blood-Derived Products on Meniscus Healing
      $487,652
      award amount
  6. Adam Goode

    Leads 2 awards · $792,712

    • 5R01AR071440-07Department: NIH department code
      Biomarkers to Advance Clinical Phenotypes of Low Back Pain (BACk)
      $609,156
      award amount
    • 5K24AR079594-04Department: NIH department code
      Mentoring in Musculoskeletal Pain Phenotypes
      $183,556
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5UH3AT011187-05, led by Christine Marie Goertz; 5R01AR079184-05, led by Amy L McNulty.

  7. Matthew J. Hilton

    Leads 2 awards · $741,828

    • 1R01AR085115-01A1Department: NIH department code
      JAK Specific Signaling in PTOA-associated Joint Degeneration and Pain
      $540,974
      award amount
    • 5R21AR083041-02Department: NIH department code
      Genetic and Therapeutic Approaches to Alleviate the Pathology of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
      $200,854
      award amount
  8. Louis E. Defrate

    Leads 1 award · $637,452

    • 5R01AR082665-02Department: NIH department code
      In vivo ACL mechanics and risk factors for injury
      $637,452
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AR079184-05, led by Amy L McNulty.

  9. Steven Z George

    Leads 1 award · $585,232

    • 5R01AR081796-03Department: NIH department code
      Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder Pain
      $585,232
      award amount
  10. Leonardo Ferreira

    Leads 1 award · $499,106

    • 5R01HL130318-10Department: NIH department code
      Reactive Oxygen Species and Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction in Heart Failure
      $499,106
      award amount
  11. Joe Chakkalakal

    Leads 1 award · $420,083

    • 5R01CA290724-02Department: NIH department code
      Cellular basis for cancer treatment related GDF15 expression and the regulation of skeletal muscle fibrosis and neuromuscular integrity.
      $420,083
      award amount
  12. Gurpreet Baht

    Leads 1 award · $407,720

    • 5R01AG081393-03Department: NIH department code
      A novel target in aged fracture healing
      $407,720
      award amount
  13. Colleen Wu

    Leads 1 award · $318,780

    • 5R01AR081303-04Department: NIH department code
      Targeting the HIF-2 Signaling Pathway as a Radioprotective Strategy for Bone
      $318,780
      award amount
  14. Trevor Lentz

    Leads 1 award · $217,350

    • 5R34AT012082-03Department: NIH department code
      Feasibility Trial of a Novel Integrated Mindfulness and Acupuncture Program to Improve Outcomes after Spine Surgery (I-MASS)

      Principal investigators: Trevor Lentz (contact PI), Christine Marie Goertz

      $217,350
      award amount
  15. Corey Simon

    Leads 1 award · $171,952

    • 5K76AG074943-04Department: NIH department code
      Stress Reactivity and Low Back Pain in Older Adults: Influences on Disability (ReLOAD)
      $171,952
      award amount
  16. Laura Stanley Pietrosimone

    Leads 1 award · $153,113

    • 5K23AR081932-03Department: NIH department code
      Developing a Novel Clinical Care Model for Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy Utilizing Whole Person Healthcare
      $153,113
      award amount
  17. Joshua Johnson

    Leads 1 award · $144,936

    • 5K01HS028529-05Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating the Implementation of High Intensity Home-Based Rehabilitation Following Stroke
      $144,936
      award amount
  18. Kimberly Patrice Hreha

    Leads 1 award · $122,611

    • 5K01HD106010-03Department: NIH department code
      Influence of Vision Impairments on Dementia in Stroke Survivors: A Longitudinal Analysis
      $122,611
      award amount
  19. Tuyet Doan Anh Nguyen

    Leads 1 award · $42,473

    • 5F31AG084164-02Department: NIH department code
      The impact of Wnt signaling on hematopoietic stem cell aging and its influence on fracture repair
      $42,473
      award amount
  20. Helen Rueckert

    Leads 1 award · $42,457

    • 5F31AR082701-02Department: NIH department code
      The role(s) of muscle resident fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells in massive rotator cuff tear pathologies.
      $42,457
      award amount
  21. Colleen Burke

    Leads 1 award · $42,347

    • 5F31AR084911-02Department: NIH department code
      Social Health Factors Associated with the Transition from Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain
      $42,347
      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.

  • Niccolo Terrando

    Co-investigator on 4RF1AG076203-02, led by Shyni Varghese

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Jon D Lurie

    Co-investigator on 5UH3AT011187-05, led by Christine Marie Goertz

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Stefan Zauscher

    Co-investigator on 5R01AR082809-03, led by Shyni Varghese

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