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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Genetics at Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Funding
$15M
$15,031,496
Awards
35
FY2026 NIH awards in Genetics
Principal investigators
35
27 lead a grant here, 8 co-investigators
Department rank
#16
of 59 · 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 Genetics row of the Emory University page.

Leads a grant in this department

27 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. Changsheng Zhao

    Leads 1 award · $1,623,708

    • 4R01CA286147-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Luminal- Neuroendocrine Transdifferentiation

      Principal investigators: Changsheng Zhao (contact PI), Jindan Yu

      $1,623,708
      award amount

  2. Peng Jin

    Leads 2 awards · $1,568,258

    • 5R35NS111602-08Department: NIH department code
      Dynamic DNA Modifications in Brain and Diseases
      $851,406
      award amount
    • 5R01AG078937-05Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the Roles of Transposable Elements in Alzheimer's and related dementias

      Principal investigators: Peng Jin (contact PI), Bing Yao

      $716,852
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R21MH143162-01, led by Yulin Jin.

  3. Andrew P Escayg

    Leads 3 awards · $1,518,781

    • 1R01NS146992-01Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the contribution of BCL11A to neuron function and neurological disease

      Principal investigators: Andrew P Escayg (contact PI), Matthew J.m. Rowan, Zhexing Wen

      $575,485
      award amount
    • 5R01NS126392-04Department: NIH department code
      SCN8A encephalopathy: disease mechanisms and treatment
      $523,154
      award amount
    • 1R21NS145127-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Exploring the contribution of extracellular vesicles to epileptogenesis in TLE and DS
      $420,142
      award amount

  4. Fikri Birey

    Leads 2 awards · $1,190,868

    • 5R01MH133612-03Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the Signaling Landscapes Underlying Cellular and Regional Specification During Human Brain Development
      $760,493
      award amount
    • 1R21MH144466-01Department: NIH department code
      Multiplexed Functional Mapping of CACNA1C Disease Variants in hiPSC-Derived Neurons
      $430,375
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01MH140260-01A1, led by Jimena Andersen.

  5. Tamara J. Caspary

    Leads 3 awards · $1,073,117

    • 5T32GM149422-04Department: NIH department code
      Genetics Predoctoral Training Program
      $540,671
      award amount
    • 5R35GM148416-04Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Dissection of Signaling and Cilia
      $450,401
      award amount
    • 3R35GM148416-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Dissection of Signaling and Cilia
      $82,045
      award amount

  6. Jingjing Yang

    Leads 2 awards · $919,819

    • 5R01AG089703-02Department: NIH department code
      Investigating Cis- and Trans-Genetic Regulation of Brain Transcriptomics and Proteomics Associated with AD/ADRD
      $499,101
      award amount
    • 1R35GM161732-01Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing Transcriptome-Wide Association Studies of Complex Human Diseases through Innovative Statistical Methods
      $420,718
      award amount

  7. Jimena Andersen

    Leads 1 award · $780,866

    • 1R01MH140260-01A1Department: NIH department code
      hiPSC and Progenitor Heterogeneity as Predictors of Variability in 3D Human Neural Differentiation

      Principal investigators: Jimena Andersen (contact PI), Fikri Birey, Steven A Sloan

      $780,866
      award amount

  8. Elizabeth Jane Leslie-Clarkson

    Leads 1 award · $671,859

    • 5R01DE030342-05Department: NIH department code
      Genomics of Cleft Palate
      $671,859
      award amount

  9. Karen Conneely

    Leads 1 award · $632,667

    • 5R01HL168894-04Department: NIH department code
      Integrated omics analysis of clonal hematopoiesis and cardiovascular disease risk in TOPMed

      Principal investigators: Karen Conneely (contact PI), Pradeep Natarajan

      $632,667
      award amount

  10. Zachary Thomas McEachin

    Leads 1 award · $620,736

    • 5R01NS137434-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of chimeric DPR production and toxicity in c9ALS/FTD
      $620,736
      award amount

  11. Victor G. Corces

    Leads 2 awards · $601,583

    • 5R01ES027859-09Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance
      $503,096
      award amount
    • 5R01ES033603-05Department: NIH department code
      Gene-Environment interactions in Autism
      $98,487
      award amount

  12. David Weinshenker

    Leads 1 award · $505,906

    • 5R01AG079199-03Department: NIH department code
      Contribution of neuromelanin to selective vulnerability of locus coeruleus neurons in Alzheimer's disease
      $505,906
      award amount

  13. Judith L. Fridovich-Keil

    Leads 1 award · $444,067

    • 1R21HD121948-01Department: NIH department code
      Informing Decision Making for Fertility Preservation in Genetic Conditions Associated with Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

      Principal investigators: Judith L. Fridovich-Keil (contact PI), Shanlee Davis

      $444,067
      award amount

  14. Andrew Mark Shafik

    Leads 1 award · $430,375

    • 1R21AG101124-01Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the role of m6A in Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome

      Principal investigators: Andrew Mark Shafik (contact PI), Nisha Raj

      $430,375
      award amount

  15. Yulin Jin

    Leads 1 award · $430,375

    • 1R21MH143162-01Department: NIH department code
      Spatial Translational Dysregulation in Fragile X Syndrome

      Principal investigators: Yulin Jin (contact PI), Peng Jin

      $430,375
      award amount

  16. Hailing Shi

    Leads 1 award · $428,218

    • 1R21NS153280-01Department: NIH department code
      Mapping the nerve regenerative landscape using subcellular spatial genomics
      $428,218
      award amount

  17. Xiaobo Sun

    Leads 1 award · $423,357

    • 1R35GM165776-01Department: NIH department code
      Causality-aware foundational topic modeling for single-cell multi-omics and disease mechanisms
      $423,357
      award amount

  18. Jian Hu

    Leads 1 award · $384,722

    • 5R35GM159880-02Department: NIH department code
      Statistical approaches for integrating multi-view, multi-section and multi-sample spatial transcriptomics data to decipher disease mechanisms
      $384,722
      award amount

  19. Jian Zhou

    Leads 1 award · $239,576

    • 5R00NS129963-04Department: NIH department code
      The role of Tcf20 in activity-dependent inhibitory signaling and autism spectrum disorder pathogenesis
      $239,576
      award amount

  20. Raymundo Daniel Hernandez

    Leads 1 award · $87,653

    • 5K00MH139443-05Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the role of serotonergic signaling in glial development using human iPSC-derived organoids
      $87,653
      award amount

  21. Tiffany T Terry

    Leads 1 award · $86,848

    • 5F32DK137409-03Department: NIH department code
      The Critical Role of Ciliary ARL13B in Controlling Energy Homeostasis
      $86,848
      award amount

  22. Hanh My Truong

    Leads 1 award · $85,333

    • 1F32HD121287-01Department: NIH department code
      Uncovering the role of Importin9 in Hedgehog signaling
      $85,333
      award amount

  23. Brittany Sara Pate

    Leads 1 award · $82,348

    • 5F32DA061631-03Department: NIH department code
      Examining the modulatory role of galanin in opioid reward
      $82,348
      award amount

  24. Arvin Abramovich Sarkissian

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31NS139599-02Department: NIH department code
      Molecular and Functional Mechanisms Underlying Cortical Activity in CACNA1A Epilepsy
      $50,114
      award amount

  25. Leslie Hassanein

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 1F31AG099643-01Department: NIH department code
      Neuromelanin Formation and Toxicity in the Locus Coeruleus: The Role of Norepinephrine Metabolism
      $50,114
      award amount

  26. Monica Reeves

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31HD116544-02Department: NIH department code
      Understanding how defects in the maternal epigenetic reprogramming function of LSD1/KDM1A contribute to inherited phenotypes
      $50,114
      award amount

  27. Taylor Pio

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31NS135955-03Department: NIH department code
      Assessing the Contribution of Cortical Hyperactivity to ALS Phenotypes in a Human-Derived Motor System
      $50,114
      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.