Emory University

Atlanta, GA · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #19Med School Rank #20

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$243.8M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
481
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
533
Principal investigators
National Rank
#19
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 Emory University in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$52.4M8289
Pediatrics$28.1M6368#3
Public Health & Prev Medicine$26.1M6165
Pathology$20.1M1822#7
Pharmacology$11.8M1717#17
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$11M2022
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$10.1M1916
Genetics$9.7M2527#16
Psychiatry$8.5M1519#30
Biochemistry$7.3M1414#31
Biomedical Engineering$6.7M1419#9
Anatomy/Cell Biology$4.3M1116#32
Biology$4.3M1318
Surgery$3.8M109#26
Chemistry$3.6M910
Psychology$3.5M77
Neurology$3M79#34
Obstetrics & Gynecology$2.6M67
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1.8M44
Ophthalmology$1.6M35#38

Showing top 20 of 33 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Emory University based on NIH grant totals.

$7.7M
total funding
#2
Rama Rao Amara
3 grants
$7.5M
total funding
$7.5M
total funding
#4
Eric Hunter
1 grant
$5.7M
total funding
#5
Mirko Paiardini
2 grants
$5.4M
total funding
#6
Guido Silvestri
2 grants
$4.7M
total funding
$4.7M
total funding
#8
Ann M Chahroudi
6 grants
$4.4M
total funding
$3.7M
total funding
#10
Steven H Liang
4 grants
$3.5M
total funding