FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators
Pediatrics at Duke University
Durham, NC
- 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 Pediatrics row of the Duke University page.
Leads a grant in this department
43 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.
Junfeng Zhang
Leads 1 award · $15,286,499
- 5U2COD023375-10Department: NIH department codeEnvironmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Coordinating Center
Principal investigators: Junfeng Zhang (contact PI), Phillip Brian Smith (contact PI), Linda S Adair
$15,286,499award amount
Phillip Brian Smith
Leads 1 award · $15,286,499
- 5U2COD023375-10Department: NIH department codeEnvironmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Coordinating Center
Principal investigators: Junfeng Zhang (contact PI), Phillip Brian Smith (contact PI), Linda S Adair
$15,286,499award amount
Gregory E Crawford
Leads 1 award · $9,412,793
- 2RM1HG011123-04Department: NIH department codeThe Duke Center for Combinatorial Gene Regulation: multigenic control of gene expression in health and disease
Principal investigators: Gregory E Crawford (contact PI), Raluca Gordan, Timothy E Reddy
$9,412,793award amount
Michael Anthony Moody
Leads 1 award · $2,242,760
- 5U01AI182179-03Department: NIH department codeA Global Syphilis Vaccine Targeting Outer Membrane Proteins of Treponema pallidum
Principal investigators: Michael Anthony Moody (contact PI), Justin D Radolf
$2,242,760award amount
Sana Syed
Leads 3 awards · $1,412,450
- 5R01DK132369-05Department: NIH department codePopulation-Based Characterization of Metabolic Pathways to Predict Pediatric Crohn's Disease Outcomes$610,170award amount
- 5R01DK131491-04Department: NIH department codePredicting Clinical Phenotypes in Crohn's Disease Using Machine Learning and Single-Cell 'omics$594,663award amount
- 5K24AI192996-02Department: NIH department codeMentoring in Data Science for Big Data and omics in Immunologic Diseases$207,617award amount
Mai Elmallah
Leads 2 awards · $1,361,360
- 5R01HL177642-02Department: NIH department codeAlveolar injury and repair in Pompe Disease
Principal investigators: Mai Elmallah (contact PI), Aleksandra Tata
$718,315award amount - 5R01HL171282-03Department: NIH department codeOptimizing Gene Therapy for Respiratory Insufficiency in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy$643,045award amount
Karl-Dimiter Bissig
Leads 2 awards · $1,210,061
- 5R01DK134408-04Department: NIH department codeDissecting AAV silencing in humanized mice
Principal investigators: Karl-Dimiter Bissig (contact PI), Aravind Asokan
$616,213award amount - 1R56HD120276-01A1Department: NIH department codeTherapeutic approaches for glutaric aciduria type I$593,848award amount
Vandana Shashi
Leads 2 awards · $1,145,426
- 5U01NS134350-12Department: NIH department codeAn integrated and diverse genomic medicine program for undiagnosed diseases$768,971award amount
- 3U01NS134350-12S1Department: NIH department codeAn integrated and diverse genomic medicine program for undiagnosed diseases$376,455award amount
Baodong Sun
Leads 2 awards · $1,144,016
- 5R01AR079572-05Department: NIH department codeGene therapy for glycogen storage disease type III$630,339award amount
- 5R01AR085087-02Department: NIH department codeSkeletal muscle-targeted gene therapy for Pompe disease$513,677award amount
Jason E. Lang
Leads 2 awards · $1,007,800
- 5R01HD113201-04Department: NIH department codePRISM
Principal investigators: Jason E. Lang (contact PI), Daniel Gonzalez, Matthew Laughon
$645,310award amount - 5R01HL168107-04Department: NIH department codeMechanistic Study of Inspiratory Training in Childhood Asthma$362,490award amount
Christoph Hornik
Leads 3 awards · $941,216
- 5R01HD106588-04Department: NIH department codeDigoxin Pharmacodynamics in Infants with Heart Failure due to Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease$661,643award amount
- 3RL1HD107784-05S1Department: NIH department codeCPCCRN$158,514award amount
- 5K24HL173596-03Department: NIH department codeMentoring in Pediatric Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Early Phase Trials$121,059award amount
Neeraj K Surana
Leads 1 award · $798,826
- 1R01DK148478-01Department: NIH department codeImmunometabolic control of obesity by a human commensal bacterium$798,826award amount
Eileen Tsai Chambers
Leads 1 award · $771,059
- 1R01MD020306-01Department: NIH department codeTailored mHealth Coaching and Social Resource Support to Reduce Health Disparities in Kidney Transplantation
Principal investigators: Eileen Tsai Chambers (contact PI), Clarissa Jonas Diamantidis, McLean D Pollock
$771,059award amount
Rasheed Adebayo Gbadegesin
Leads 2 awards · $715,715
- 5R01DK134347-04Department: NIH department codeREGULATORS OF CALCINEURIN PATHWAYS AS DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR NEPHROTIC SYNDROME$615,845award amount
- 5R25DK126633-05Department: NIH department codeThe Paired Undergraduate Mentoring Program (PUMP) in Uronephrology$99,870award amount
Stephen X Skapek
Leads 1 award · $685,186
- 1R01CA307123-01A1Department: NIH department codeComputational and functional screens to identify actionable neuroblastoma drivers
Principal investigators: Stephen X Skapek (contact PI), Mark Andrew Applebaum
$685,186award amount
Monica Lemmon
Leads 1 award · $676,976
- 5R01HD118955-02Department: NIH department codeBuilding Relationship, Improving Dialogue, and Growing Empathy (BRIDGE): An intervention to support decision-making for critically ill children$676,976award amount
Rachel G Greenberg
Leads 1 award · $667,392
- 5U24HD116261-03Department: NIH department codeDuke-Utah HEAL KIDS Pain Resource and Data Center
Principal investigators: Rachel G Greenberg (contact PI), Daniel K. Benjamin, Katherine Ann Sward, Kevin M Watt
$667,392award amount
Stephen Joseph Balevic
Leads 1 award · $658,859
- 1R01AR087482-01Department: NIH department codeAzathioprine Safety and Pharmacokinetics in Pregnant Women with Rheumatic Disease and their Infants$658,859award amount
Eric J Benner
Leads 1 award · $630,892
- 5R01NS140419-02Department: NIH department codePathogenic Mechanisms of Inflammatory Subventricular Zone Injury in Preterm Infants
Principal investigators: Eric J Benner (contact PI), Trevor Deon Burt
$630,892award amount
Noelle Elizabeth Younge
Leads 1 award · $612,587
- 1R01DK142979-01A1Department: NIH department codeMechanisms of microbial regulation of postnatal growth and lipid metabolism$612,587award amount
Kristin Schroeder
Leads 2 awards · $426,385
- 5R33CA284299-03Department: NIH department codeMultimedia caregiver education program to improve outcomes for children with cancer in low-resource settings$367,309award amount
- 3R33CA284299-03S1Department: NIH department codeMultimedia caregiver education program to improve outcomes for children with cancer in low-resource settings$59,076award amount
Xiaoping Zhong
Leads 2 awards · $403,750
- 1R21AI200130-01Department: NIH department codeStrawberry Notch Homologs in Regulatory T cell - Mediated Suppression of Anti-Breast Cancer Immunity$242,250award amount
- 1R03AI195794-01Department: NIH department codeDevelopment of new genetic tools for selective targeting plasma cells$161,500award amount
Charles Michael Cotten
Leads 1 award · $333,703
- 5UG1HD040492-26Department: NIH department codeNorth Carolina Clinical Center
Principal investigators: Charles Michael Cotten (contact PI), Matthew Laughon, Ryan Thomas Moore
$333,703award amount
Olga Theresa Gupta
Leads 1 award · $319,402
- 5R01DK138027-03Department: NIH department codeImpact of Integrated Pet Care on Glycemic Control and Diabetes Responsibility$319,402award amount
Dorothy E. Dow
Leads 2 awards · $296,568
- 1R01MH140399-01Department: NIH department codeIntegrating SYV within HIV clinical care for youth living with HIV in Tanzania
Principal investigators: Dorothy E. Dow (contact PI), Akwila Peter Temu
$211,504award amount - 3R01MH140399-01S1Department: NIH department codeIntegrating SYV within HIV clinical care for youth living with HIV in Tanzania
Principal investigators: Dorothy E. Dow (contact PI), Akwila Peter Temu
$85,064award amount
Bruno Pedro Chumpitazi
Leads 1 award · $279,099
- 5R01DK135668-03Department: NIH department codeASSESSING PSYLLIUM GIVEN WITH MEALS FOR FRUCTAN SENSITIVITY IN CHILDREN WITH IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME$279,099award amount
Angela L. Roger
Leads 1 award · $249,000
- 5R00HL161420-05Department: NIH department codeNovel Adjunctive Therapies for Pompe Disease$249,000award amount
Angelique Eleni Boutzoukas
Leads 2 awards · $230,036
- 5K23HD113839-02Department: NIH department codeShort-course ampicillin in preterm neonates to promote antimicrobial stewardship$155,232award amount
- 3K23HD113839-01A1S1Department: NIH department codeShort-course ampicillin in preterm neonates to promote antimicrobial stewardship$74,804award amount
Elizabeth Jaclyn Thompson
Leads 2 awards · $222,493
- 5K23HD116971-02Department: NIH department codeReal-world Data Enables Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic-based Drug Dosing in Critically Ill Children$152,524award amount
- 3K23HD116971-02S1Department: NIH department codeReal-world Data Enables Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic-based Drug Dosing in Critically Ill Children$69,969award amount
Jeffrey B Russ
Leads 1 award · $212,760
- 5K08NS133292-03Department: NIH department codeDiscovering the cell type basis of the IT projection system and its dysregulation after perinatal HIE$212,760award amount
Jennifer S Li
Leads 1 award · $207,392
- 5T32HL176430-02Department: NIH department codeiPediHeart: Interdisciplinary Research Training Program for Pediatric Heart Disease
Principal investigators: Jennifer S Li (contact PI), Svati H. Shah
$207,392award amount
Lindsay Atherton Edwards
Leads 1 award · $177,045
- 1K23HL183696-01A1Department: NIH department codeMachine learning-enhanced cardiomyopathy prediction in childhood cancer survivors$177,045award amount
Daniel K. Benjamin
Leads 1 award · $161,996
- 1R25HD117722-01A1Department: NIH department codeDuke Summer Training in Academic Research - Advanced Methods Training (STAR - AMT)
Principal investigators: Daniel K. Benjamin (contact PI), Sarah C Armstrong
$161,996award amount
Also a principal investigator on 5U24HD116261-03, led by Rachel G Greenberg.
Charles T Wood
Leads 1 award · $161,068
- 5K23HD107157-05Department: NIH department codePOWER: Predicting Obesity with Enhanced EHR Resources$161,068award amount
Kaveh Ardalan
Leads 1 award · $160,893
- 5K23AR084475-02Department: NIH department codeTeams Engaged in Accessible Mental Health Interventions for Lupus Erythematosus and Dermatomyositis Stress$160,893award amount
Sarah Mabrey Heston
Leads 1 award · $159,440
- 5K23HL177148-02Department: NIH department codeThe Gut Microbiome and Development of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Children$159,440award amount
Rachel Leigh Randell
Leads 1 award · $158,652
- 5K23AR084424-03Department: NIH department codeDirect-to-family pharmacokinetics intervention for hydroxychloroquine non-adherence in adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus$158,652award amount
Victoria Parente
Leads 1 award · $157,378
- 5K23MD018433-03Department: NIH department codePilot testing a Trauma-Informed Clinician Communication Intervention for Family-Centered Rounds$157,378award amount
Jennifer L Cohen
Leads 1 award · $153,144
- 5K23HD113824-03Department: NIH department codeDeveloping strategies to identify candidate individuals for early genetic therapies$153,144award amount
Jillian Heyward Hurst
Leads 1 award · $127,359
- 5K01AI173398-04Department: NIH department codeClinical and host microbiome features in the development of acute otitis media$127,359award amount
Ann M. Reed
Leads 1 award · $71,587
- 3K12HD105253-05S1Department: NIH department codeDuke Center for Advancement of Child Health (CAtCH)
Principal investigators: Ann M. Reed (contact PI), Corinne Mary Linardic
$71,587award amount
Marisa C. Hamilton
Leads 1 award · $43,266
- 5F31MH138142-03Department: NIH department codeUnderstanding gene regulation in schizophrenia-associated loci using high-throughput epigenetic CRISPR screens$43,266award amount
Kanecia Obie Zimmerman
Leads 1 award · $35,682
- 5T32HD094671-07Department: NIH department codeUnified Program for Therapeutics in Children
Principal investigators: Kanecia Obie Zimmerman (contact PI), Ian J Davis
$35,682award 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.
Linda S Adair
Co-investigator on 5U2COD023375-10, led by Junfeng Zhang and Phillip Brian Smith
From the FY2025 awards this person leads
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Nutrition (NIH department code, 1 award)
Raluca Gordan
Co-investigator on 2RM1HG011123-04, led by Gregory E Crawford
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester · Biostatistics & Math Sciences (NIH department code, 1 award)
Timothy E Reddy
Co-investigator on 2RM1HG011123-04, led by Gregory E Crawford
From the FY2024 awards this person leads
- Duke University · Biostatistics & Math Sciences (NIH department code, 1 award)
Justin D Radolf
Co-investigator on 5U01AI182179-03, led by Michael Anthony Moody
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Matthew Laughon
Co-investigator on 5R01HD113201-04, led by Jason E. Lang; 5UG1HD040492-26, led by Charles Michael Cotten
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Clarissa Jonas Diamantidis
Co-investigator on 1R01MD020306-01, led by Eileen Tsai Chambers
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
McLean D Pollock
Co-investigator on 1R01MD020306-01, led by Eileen Tsai Chambers
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Aleksandra Tata
Co-investigator on 5R01HL177642-02, led by Mai Elmallah
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- Duke University · Anatomy & Cell Biology (NIH department code, 1 award)
Mark Andrew Applebaum
Co-investigator on 1R01CA307123-01A1, led by Stephen X Skapek
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of Chicago · Pediatrics (NIH department code, 1 award)
Katherine Ann Sward
Co-investigator on 5U24HD116261-03, led by Rachel G Greenberg
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Kevin M Watt
Co-investigator on 5U24HD116261-03, led by Rachel G Greenberg
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of Utah · Pediatrics (NIH department code, 3 awards)
Daniel Gonzalez
Co-investigator on 5R01HD113201-04, led by Jason E. Lang
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- Duke University · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 5 awards)
Trevor Deon Burt
Co-investigator on 5R01NS140419-02, led by Eric J Benner
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Aravind Asokan
Co-investigator on 5R01DK134408-04, led by Karl-Dimiter Bissig
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- Duke University · Surgery (NIH department code, 2 awards)
Ryan Thomas Moore
Co-investigator on 5UG1HD040492-26, led by Charles Michael Cotten
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Akwila Peter Temu
Co-investigator on 1R01MH140399-01, led by Dorothy E. Dow; 3R01MH140399-01S1, led by Dorothy E. Dow
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Svati H. Shah
Co-investigator on 5T32HL176430-02, led by Jennifer S Li
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- Duke University · Physiology (NIH department code, 1 award)
Sarah C Armstrong
Co-investigator on 1R25HD117722-01A1, led by Daniel K. Benjamin
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Corinne Mary Linardic
Co-investigator on 3K12HD105253-05S1, led by Ann M. Reed
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Ian J Davis
Co-investigator on 5T32HD094671-07, led by Kanecia Obie Zimmerman
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Pediatrics (NIH department code, 1 award)