FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators
Pathology at Emory University
Atlanta, GA
- 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 Pathology row of the Emory University page.
Leads a grant in this department
24 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.
Eric Hunter
Leads 3 awards · $6,535,316
- 5UM1AI169662-05Department: NIH department codeB and T Cell Biology of Protection from and Eradication of SIV/SHIV Infection
Principal investigators: Eric Hunter (contact PI), Rama Rao Amara
$5,678,510award amount - 5R01AI172740-05Department: NIH department codeDeciphering the impact of sex in early subtype C HIV infection and during HART$793,242award amount
- 3R01AI172740-05S1Department: NIH department codeDeciphering the impact of sex in early subtype C HIV infection and during HART$63,564award amount
Mirko Paiardini
Leads 2 awards · $5,439,359
- 4UM1AI164562-06Department: NIH department codeERASE HIV: Enterprise for Research and Advancements to Stop and Eradicate HIV
Principal investigators: Mirko Paiardini (contact PI), Deanna A Kulpa, Guido Silvestri
$4,657,427award amount - 5R01AI181710-03Department: NIH department codeGeneration of highly differentiated NK cells to synergize with broadly neutralizing antibodies to establish viral control in absence of ART$781,932award amount
Rafick Pierre Sekaly
Leads 2 awards · $1,828,959
- 5P01AI178376-04Department: NIH department codeMulti-OMICS identification and validation of mechanisms triggered by Immune interventions aimed at reducing the size of the replication competent Reservoir
Principal investigators: Ashish Arunkumar Sharma (contact PI), Javier Martinez-Picado (contact PI), Rafick Pierre Sekaly (contact PI)
$1,162,278award amount - 5R37AI141258-10Department: NIH department codeHarnessing IL-10 in cART treated SIV infected macaques to restore immunity and to eradicate HIV$666,681award amount
Una T O'Doherty
Leads 2 awards · $1,423,890
- 5R01AI176952-04Department: NIH department codeThe barcode project: a strategy to track the early naïve reservoir$775,512award amount
- 5R37AI150556-07Department: NIH department codeDeterminants of reservoir contraction and expansion in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro$648,378award amount
Also a principal investigator on 5T32HL069769-22, led by John D Roback.
George N. Pavlakis
Leads 1 award · $1,201,718
- 1R01AI203566-01Department: NIH department codeInduction of Protective B and T Cell Immunity against HIV Using DNA/LION Platform
Principal investigators: George N. Pavlakis (contact PI), Rama Rao Amara
$1,201,718award amount
Rafael A. Medina Silva
Leads 1 award · $1,171,832
- 5U01AI187057-02Department: NIH department codeInfluenza Modeling of Correlates of Protection for Optimal Immune Dynamics and Evolution.
Principal investigators: Rafael A. Medina Silva (contact PI), Gene Brian Tan
$1,171,832award amount
Ashish Arunkumar Sharma
Leads 1 award · $1,162,278
- 5P01AI178376-04Department: NIH department codeMulti-OMICS identification and validation of mechanisms triggered by Immune interventions aimed at reducing the size of the replication competent Reservoir
Principal investigators: Ashish Arunkumar Sharma (contact PI), Javier Martinez-Picado (contact PI), Rafick Pierre Sekaly (contact PI)
$1,162,278award amount
Javier Martinez-Picado
Leads 1 award · $1,162,278
- 5P01AI178376-04Department: NIH department codeMulti-OMICS identification and validation of mechanisms triggered by Immune interventions aimed at reducing the size of the replication competent Reservoir
Principal investigators: Ashish Arunkumar Sharma (contact PI), Javier Martinez-Picado (contact PI), Rafick Pierre Sekaly (contact PI)
$1,162,278award amount
Farzad Fereidouni
Leads 2 awards · $1,073,728
- 5R01CA277527-05Department: NIH department codeGigaFIBI; rapid, large-format histology-resolution imaging for Intraoperative assessment of breast lumpectomy margins$569,556award amount
- 5R01DK131189-05Department: NIH department codeRapid quantitative renal fibrosis evaluation with dual-mode microscopy$504,172award amount
David Andrew Gutman
Leads 1 award · $1,041,669
- 5U24NS133949-03Department: NIH department codeBrain Digital Slide Archive: An Open Source Platform for data sharing and analysis of digital neuropathology
Principal investigators: David Andrew Gutman (contact PI), Brittany Nicole Dugger, Lee Cooper, Thomas Michael Pearce
$1,041,669award amount
Max Dale Cooper
Leads 2 awards · $1,005,505
- 5R01AI072435-19Department: NIH department codeCharacterization of Lamprey B cells and Antibodies$536,005award amount
- 5R35GM122591-09Department: NIH department codeT Cell Differentiation and Diversification in Jawless Vertebrates$469,500award amount
Rui Kong
Leads 1 award · $922,998
- 2R01AI162267-06Department: NIH department codeHIV-1 Fusion Peptide-directed Vaccine Design Using Virus-like Particles$922,998award amount
Vijayakumar Velu
Leads 1 award · $892,548
- 5R01AI187162-02Department: NIH department codeIL-15 Therapy Combined with TGF-Beta Blockade for Sustained HIV Remission
Principal investigators: Vijayakumar Velu (contact PI), Anthony T Podany, Francois J Villinger
$892,548award amount
Steven Edward Bosinger
Leads 1 award · $837,631
- 5R24AI162317-06Department: NIH department codePopulation genotyping of the germline immunoglobulin repertoire in AIDS-designated rhesus macaque breeding colonies
Principal investigators: Steven Edward Bosinger (contact PI), Corey Taylor Watson
$837,631award amount
Patricia Elizabeth Zerra
Leads 1 award · $797,648
- 1R01HL178546-01A1Department: NIH department codeRBC-bound cell-free DNA as a predictor of acute anemia in sickle cell disease$797,648award amount
Carlos Sanchez Moreno
Leads 1 award · $658,968
- 5R01CA295722-02Department: NIH department codeRacial Disparities in the Mechanisms of Prostate Cancer Metastasis$658,968award amount
Christina Gavegnano
Leads 1 award · $619,562
- 5R01MH128158-05Department: NIH department codePhase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of baricitinib for reduction of HIV in the central nervous system
Principal investigators: Christina Gavegnano (contact PI), Vincent Charles Marconi, William R Tyor
$619,562award amount
Sunil S. Badve
Leads 1 award · $618,059
- 5R01CA281932-03Department: NIH department codeEarly prediction of lethal phenotypes in triple negative breast cancer using multiscale, multi-modality platforms
Principal investigators: Sunil S. Badve (contact PI), Soumya Ghose
$618,059award amount
Seong Su Kang
Leads 1 award · $559,052
- 5R01AG087190-02Department: NIH department codeImpact of APOE4 on sex-specific mechanism for Alzheimer's disease$559,052award amount
David Ezra Gordon
Leads 1 award · $430,375
- 1R35GM161712-01Department: NIH department codeSystematic mapping of innate immune signaling pathways$430,375award amount
Cheryl Maier
Leads 1 award · $391,250
- 5R00HL177821-02Department: NIH department codeInvestigating fibrinogen as a pathologic and targetable mediator of COVID-19-associated coagulopathy$391,250award amount
Shoichiro Ono
Leads 1 award · $313,000
- 5R01GM144563-03Department: NIH department codeActin regulation by cyclase-associated protein$313,000award amount
Mohamed Abdel Hakeem
Leads 1 award · $234,750
- 1R21AI194202-01A1Department: NIH department codeRecovering CD8 T cell memory during chronic infection by JAK-inhibitors$234,750award amount
John D Roback
Leads 1 award · $133,168
- 5T32HL069769-22Department: NIH department codeTraining Grant in Transfusion Medicine
Principal investigators: John D Roback (contact PI), Una T O'Doherty
$133,168award 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.
Rama Rao Amara
Co-investigator on 5UM1AI169662-05, led by Eric Hunter; 1R01AI203566-01, led by George N. Pavlakis
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- Emory University · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)
- Emory University · Microbiology & Immunology (NIH department code, 2 awards)
Deanna A Kulpa
Co-investigator on 4UM1AI164562-06, led by Mirko Paiardini
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Guido Silvestri
Co-investigator on 4UM1AI164562-06, led by Mirko Paiardini
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- Emory University · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)
Gene Brian Tan
Co-investigator on 5U01AI187057-02, led by Rafael A. Medina Silva
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Brittany Nicole Dugger
Co-investigator on 5U24NS133949-03, led by David Andrew Gutman
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of California at Davis · Neurology (NIH department code, 1 award)
- University of California at Davis · Pathology (NIH department code, 1 award)
Lee Cooper
Co-investigator on 5U24NS133949-03, led by David Andrew Gutman
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- UT MD Anderson Cancer Center · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)
Thomas Michael Pearce
Co-investigator on 5U24NS133949-03, led by David Andrew Gutman
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Anthony T Podany
Co-investigator on 5R01AI187162-02, led by Vijayakumar Velu
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Francois J Villinger
Co-investigator on 5R01AI187162-02, led by Vijayakumar Velu
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of Washington · Biochemistry (NIH department code, 1 award)
- UT MD Anderson Cancer Center · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)
Corey Taylor Watson
Co-investigator on 5R24AI162317-06, led by Steven Edward Bosinger
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of Louisville · Biochemistry (NIH department code, 1 award)
Vincent Charles Marconi
Co-investigator on 5R01MH128158-05, led by Christina Gavegnano
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
William R Tyor
Co-investigator on 5R01MH128158-05, led by Christina Gavegnano
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Soumya Ghose
Co-investigator on 5R01CA281932-03, led by Sunil S. Badve
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.