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East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN · University

NIH Rank #317

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$9M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
25
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
23
Principal investigators
National Rank
#317
Among 2,482 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 7 departments with NIH funding at East Tennessee State University in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Other Basic Sciences$3.5M109Not ranked
Internal Medicine$2.6M54#99
Surgery$2.2M44#56
Other Health Professions$310.3K33Not ranked
Pharmacology$250K11#127
Public Health$129.6K11#123
Biochemistry$54.4K11#136
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  • Not ranked: ScienceDex ranks 27 medical-school department categories, and this department is outside them.

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
Qian Xie
1 grant
$608K
total funding
#5
Chuanfu Li
1 grant
$576.3K
total funding
#6
Shunbin Ning
1 grant
$570K
total funding
$569.9K
total funding
$536.4K
total funding
$515.8K
total funding
#10
Mark E Kleinman
1 grant
$510.4K
total funding