East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN · University

NIH Rank #265

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$5.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
13
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
13
Principal investigators
National Rank
#265
Among 2,359 institutions

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for East Tennessee State University in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Surgery$2.2M44#39
Other Basic Sciences$1.7M44
Internal Medicine/Medicine$1.1M21
Pharmacology$250K11#116
Other Health Professions$158.3K12
Public Health & Prev Medicine$129.6K11

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at East Tennessee State University based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Zhi Q. Yao
2 grants
$1.1M
total funding
#2
Eric Beaumont
1 grant
$689.7K
total funding
#3
Kun Yang
1 grant
$626.5K
total funding
#4
Chuanfu Li
1 grant
$576.3K
total funding
$510.4K
total funding
#6
Xiaohui Wang
1 grant
$470.8K
total funding
$373.9K
total funding
#8
Cuihong Jia
1 grant
$370.2K
total funding
#9
Stacy Brown
1 grant
$250K
total funding
$249K
total funding