Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University

Leads a grant in this department

29 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. Xiangrong Kong

   Leads 1 award · $2,906,415

   • 5UG1EY033293-05Department: NIH department code

     NAC Attack, a phase-3, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in patients with retinitis pigmentosa
     $2,906,415

     award amount

2. Laura Ensign

   Leads 5 awards · $2,676,800

   • 1R01EY038208-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Machine learning-driven multifunctional peptide engineering for sustained intraocular pressure lowering

     Principal investigators: Laura Ensign (contact PI), Michael P Cummings

     $624,689

     award amount
   • 5R01HD108905-04Department: NIH department code

     Nanomedicine-based approach for characterizing the epigenome in prevention of inflammation-induced preterm birth.

     Principal investigators: Laura Ensign (contact PI), Irina Burd

     $608,481

     award amount
   • 5R01EY034902-03Department: NIH department code

     Topical drug delivery formulations for neuroprotection in glaucoma

     Principal investigators: Laura Ensign (contact PI), Justin S. Hanes

     $535,522

     award amount
   • 5R01EY033386-05Department: NIH department code

     Eye drop formulations for enhanced penetration of water soluble antibiotics to treat infections

     Principal investigators: Laura Ensign (contact PI), Justin S. Hanes

     $471,413

     award amount
   • 5R01EY036027-03Department: NIH department code

     Topical delivery of HIF-1 inhibitors for retinal and choroidal vascular diseases

     Principal investigators: Laura Ensign (contact PI), Peter A Campochiaro

     $436,695

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5T32EY007143-32, led by Donald J. Zack.

3. Hai-Quan Mao

   Leads 4 awards · $2,446,350

   • 5R01DK135269-04Department: NIH department code

     A nanofiber-hydrogel composite plug for perianal fistula repair

     Principal investigators: Hai-Quan Mao (contact PI), Florin Selaru

     $687,808

     award amount
   • 5R01CA293906-02Department: NIH department code

     Engineered Lipid Nanoparticles and Microgel Matrix to Program Th1/Th2 Immune Response
     $603,036

     award amount
   • 5R01CA281143-04Department: NIH department code

     Kinetic Assembly of Polymer-mRNA Nanoparticles Targets Circulating Monocytes to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy

     Principal investigators: Hai-Quan Mao (contact PI), Jordan Green

     $578,429

     award amount
   • 5R01NS134925-03Department: NIH department code

     Long-acting Injectable Protein Delivery System for Functional Repair of Peripheral Nerve Injury

     Principal investigators: Hai-Quan Mao (contact PI), Sami Tuffaha

     $577,077

     award amount

4. Jeffrey Mumm

   Leads 3 awards · $2,156,604

   • 2P30EY001765-50A1Department: NIH department code

     P30 Wilmer Core Grant for Vision Research

     Principal investigators: Donald J. Zack (contact PI), Jeffrey Mumm (contact PI), Jiang Qian (contact PI), Ji Yi (contact PI), Kannan Rangaramanujam (contact PI), Malia Michelle Edwards (contact PI)

     $776,853

     award amount
   • 5R01EY037467-02Department: NIH department code

     Regulation of Retinal Ganglion Cell Regeneration
     $697,072

     award amount
   • 1R01EY038779-01Department: NIH department code

     Identifying Drivers of Retinal Ganglion Cell Differentiation from Endogenous Stem Cells
     $682,679

     award amount

5. Ji Yi

   Leads 3 awards · $1,672,534

   • 2P30EY001765-50A1Department: NIH department code

     P30 Wilmer Core Grant for Vision Research

     Principal investigators: Donald J. Zack (contact PI), Jeffrey Mumm (contact PI), Jiang Qian (contact PI), Ji Yi (contact PI), Kannan Rangaramanujam (contact PI), Malia Michelle Edwards (contact PI)

     $776,853

     award amount
   • 5R01EB034272-04Department: NIH department code

     Mesoscopic microscopy for ultra-high speed and large-scale volumetric brain imaging
     $458,960

     award amount
   • 5R01EY034607-04Department: NIH department code

     Advancing visible light optical coherence tomography in glaucoma detection
     $436,721

     award amount

6. Donald J. Zack

   Leads 3 awards · $1,492,823

   • 2P30EY001765-50A1Department: NIH department code

     P30 Wilmer Core Grant for Vision Research

     Principal investigators: Donald J. Zack (contact PI), Jeffrey Mumm (contact PI), Jiang Qian (contact PI), Ji Yi (contact PI), Kannan Rangaramanujam (contact PI), Malia Michelle Edwards (contact PI)

     $776,853

     award amount
   • 5R01EY031714-05Department: NIH department code

     Role of OPA1 in Retinal Ganglion Cell Differentiation and the Pathogenesis of Dominant Optic Atrophy
     $409,375

     award amount
   • 5T32EY007143-32Department: NIH department code

     Visual Science Training Program

     Principal investigators: Donald J. Zack (contact PI), Amer Riazuddin, Jeremy Nathans, Laura Ensign

     $306,595

     award amount

7. Kannan Rangaramanujam

   Leads 2 awards · $1,313,480

   • 2P30EY001765-50A1Department: NIH department code

     P30 Wilmer Core Grant for Vision Research

     Principal investigators: Donald J. Zack (contact PI), Jeffrey Mumm (contact PI), Jiang Qian (contact PI), Ji Yi (contact PI), Kannan Rangaramanujam (contact PI), Malia Michelle Edwards (contact PI)

     $776,853

     award amount
   • 5R01NS139204-03Department: NIH department code

     Novel Glucose dendrimers for targeting injured neurons

     Principal investigators: Kannan Rangaramanujam (contact PI), Sujatha Kannan

     $536,627

     award amount

8. Gislin Dagnelie

   Leads 2 awards · $1,196,569

   • 5R01EY028452-07Department: NIH department code

     Low Vision Assessments in Virtual Reality (LVAVR)
     $700,520

     award amount
   • 5R61EY037524-02Department: NIH department code

     Gaze-contingent AI-enabled Low Vision Assistive Technology (GALVAT)

     Principal investigators: Gislin Dagnelie (contact PI), Judith E Goldstein

     $496,049

     award amount

9. Jennifer H Elisseeff

   Leads 2 awards · $1,152,536

   • 5R01AG082965-03Department: NIH department code

     Senescence in the Foreign Body Response Across Lifespan
     $660,510

     award amount
   • 3U54AG079779-04S2Department: NIH department code

     JHU-Mayo-NIA Murine Senescence Mapping Program (JMN-MSMP)

     Principal investigators: Jennifer H Elisseeff (contact PI), Darren Baker, Rafael De Cabo

     $492,026

     award amount

10. Thomas Vincent Johnson

    Leads 2 awards · $938,249

    • 1R01EY038765-01Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of functional retinal engraftment by transplanted retinal ganglion cells
      $698,999

      award amount
    • 5R38EY037088-02Department: NIH department code

      Wilmer Eye Institute Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Program
      $239,250

      award amount

11. Elia J Duh

    Leads 2 awards · $882,927

    • 5R01EY035549-03Department: NIH department code

      Soluble guanylate cyclase in diabetic retinopathy
      $473,552

      award amount
    • 5R01EY035897-03Department: NIH department code

      Reparative angiogenesis in ischemic retinopathy
      $409,375

      award amount

12. Carlo Iomini

    Leads 2 awards · $839,126

    • 5R01EY036135-03Department: NIH department code

      Functional and therapeutic roles of the Hedgehog signaling in meibomian glands development, renewal and dysfunction
      $428,439

      award amount
    • 5R01EY035337-04Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating signaling networks in Anterior Segment development, repair and diseases
      $410,687

      award amount

13. Jiang Qian

    Leads 1 award · $776,853

    • 2P30EY001765-50A1Department: NIH department code

      P30 Wilmer Core Grant for Vision Research

      Principal investigators: Donald J. Zack (contact PI), Jeffrey Mumm (contact PI), Jiang Qian (contact PI), Ji Yi (contact PI), Kannan Rangaramanujam (contact PI), Malia Michelle Edwards (contact PI)

      $776,853

      award amount

14. Malia Michelle Edwards

    Leads 1 award · $776,853

    • 2P30EY001765-50A1Department: NIH department code

      P30 Wilmer Core Grant for Vision Research

      Principal investigators: Donald J. Zack (contact PI), Jeffrey Mumm (contact PI), Jiang Qian (contact PI), Ji Yi (contact PI), Kannan Rangaramanujam (contact PI), Malia Michelle Edwards (contact PI)

      $776,853

      award amount

15. Jithin Yohannan

    Leads 1 award · $776,269

    • 1R01EY037352-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Optimizing Elements of a Clinical Decision Support System to Improve Glaucoma Care
      $776,269

      award amount

16. Debasish Sinha

    Leads 1 award · $773,165

    • 1R56EY037703-01A1Department: NIH department code

      The mechanistic role of the interconnected mitochondrial-lysosomal-immune dysfunction axis in early, dry AMD

      Principal investigators: Debasish Sinha (contact PI), James T Handa

      $773,165

      award amount

17. Adrienne Scott

    Leads 1 award · $655,736

    • 1R01HL188326-01Department: NIH department code

      Association of Retinal Perfusion with Cerebral Microvascular Injury in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
      $655,736

      award amount

18. Yingzi Xiong

    Leads 1 award · $603,665

    • 5R01EY036360-03Department: NIH department code

      Enhancing Visual Accessibility of Indoor Spaces
      $603,665

      award amount

19. Yannis Mantas Paulus

    Leads 1 award · $589,054

    • 5R01EY034325-04Department: NIH department code

      Multimodal Molecular Imaging of Choroidal Neovascularization

      Principal investigators: Yannis Mantas Paulus (contact PI), Xueding Wang

      $589,054

      award amount

20. Warren L Grayson

    Leads 1 award · $543,417

    • 1R01AR086843-01Department: NIH department code

      Promoting Functional Neuromuscular Regeneration Following Chronic VML in Aged Mice
      $543,417

      award amount

21. Akrit Singh Sodhi

    Leads 1 award · $519,721

    • 5R01EY035889-03Department: NIH department code

      Hypoxia Inducible Factors and Hypoglycemia in Early Diabetic Eye Disease
      $519,721

      award amount

22. Nakul Shekhawat

    Leads 2 awards · $510,304

    • 5R33EY034343-05Department: NIH department code

      Smartphone-based community screening for eye disease in rural India

      Principal investigators: Nakul Shekhawat (contact PI), Kunal Sailesh Parikh

      $287,892

      award amount
    • 5K23EY032988-05Department: NIH department code

      Improving Outcomes Assessment for Microbial Keratitis
      $222,412

      award amount

23. Kunal Sailesh Parikh

    Leads 1 award · $410,660

    • 5R01HL161141-05Department: NIH department code

      Ultra-thin, high strength, drug-eluting sutures for prevention of thrombosis in microvascular surgery
      $410,660

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R33EY034343-05, led by Nakul Shekhawat.

24. Jordan Green

    Leads 1 award · $388,750

    • 5R01EY028996-07Department: NIH department code

      Integrin-binding Peptide for Ocular Neovascularization and Macular Edema: Molecular Mechanism of Action
      $388,750

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA281143-04, led by Hai-Quan Mao.

25. Peter A Campochiaro

    Leads 1 award · $344,858

    • 5UG1EY033286-05Department: NIH department code

      NAC Attack, A Phase-3, Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Patents with Retinitis Pigmentosa
      $344,858

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01EY036027-03, led by Laura Ensign.

26. Jefferson James Doyle

    Leads 1 award · $237,523

    • 5K08EY033852-05Department: NIH department code

      Elucidation of the Molecular Mechanisms Driving Genetically-Induced High Myopia
      $237,523

      award amount

27. Cindy Xinji Cai

    Leads 1 award · $222,237

    • 5K23EY033440-05Department: NIH department code

      Impact of Social Determinants of Health in Diabetic Retinopathy
      $222,237

      award amount

28. Bryce Chiang

    Leads 1 award · $172,584

    • 5K08EY033407-05Department: NIH department code

      Localization, safety, and efficacy of optic nerve injections
      $172,584

      award amount

29. James T Handa

    Leads 1 award · $1

    • 5K12EY015025-19Department: NIH department code

      The Wilmer Institute Mentored Clinician Scientist Scholar Program

      Principal investigators: James T Handa (contact PI), Harry Alan Quigley

      $1

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R56EY037703-01A1, led by Debasish Sinha.

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.

• Justin S. Hanes

  Co-investigator on 5R01EY034902-03, led by Laura Ensign; 5R01EY033386-05, led by Laura Ensign

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Florin Selaru

  Co-investigator on 5R01DK135269-04, led by Hai-Quan Mao

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Johns Hopkins University · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Michael P Cummings

  Co-investigator on 1R01EY038208-01A1, led by Laura Ensign

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Irina Burd

  Co-investigator on 5R01HD108905-04, led by Laura Ensign

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Xueding Wang

  Co-investigator on 5R01EY034325-04, led by Yannis Mantas Paulus

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • University of Michigan · Biomedical Engineering (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Sami Tuffaha

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS134925-03, led by Hai-Quan Mao

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Johns Hopkins University · Surgery (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Sujatha Kannan

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS139204-03, led by Kannan Rangaramanujam

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Johns Hopkins University · Anesthesiology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Judith E Goldstein

  Co-investigator on 5R61EY037524-02, led by Gislin Dagnelie

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Darren Baker

  Co-investigator on 3U54AG079779-04S2, led by Jennifer H Elisseeff

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Mayo Clinic (no department on record, 1 award)

• Rafael De Cabo

  Co-investigator on 3U54AG079779-04S2, led by Jennifer H Elisseeff

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • National Institute On Aging (no department on record, 6 awards)

• Amer Riazuddin

  Co-investigator on 5T32EY007143-32, led by Donald J. Zack

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Jeremy Nathans

  Co-investigator on 5T32EY007143-32, led by Donald J. Zack

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Harry Alan Quigley

  Co-investigator on 5K12EY015025-19, led by James T Handa

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Johns Hopkins University · Ophthalmology (NIH department code, 1 award)