Microbiology & Immunology at Northwestern University

Leads a grant in this department

18 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. Alan R Hauser

   Leads 2 awards · $2,258,965

   • 5T32GM144295-05Department: NIH department code

     Medical Scientist Training Program
     $1,827,181

     award amount
   • 1R21AI196949-01Department: NIH department code

     Pseudomonas aeruginosa Carriage in the Gastrointestinal Tract
     $431,784

     award amount

2. Mojgan Hosseini Naghavi

   Leads 3 awards · $2,077,984

   • 5R01AI172818-04Department: NIH department code

     +TIPs as novel host capsid-binding co-factors in early HIV-1 infection

     Principal investigators: Mojgan Hosseini Naghavi (contact PI), Owen Pornillos

     $734,072

     award amount
   • 5R01AI189411-02Department: NIH department code

     The Role of FEZ Protein Homologs in Early HIV-1 Infection

     Principal investigators: Mojgan Hosseini Naghavi (contact PI), Owen Pornillos

     $716,595

     award amount
   • 5R01NS131094-04Department: NIH department code

     The interplay between HIV-1 and amyloid precursor protein in infection and neurotoxicity
     $627,317

     award amount

3. Derek Walsh

   Leads 3 awards · $1,633,274

   • 5R01AI179744-03Department: NIH department code

     The role of mTOR dysregulation in poxvirus infection

     Principal investigators: Derek Walsh (contact PI), Peter Shen

     $656,719

     award amount
   • 5R01AI141470-08Department: NIH department code

     Nuclear rotation and cellular reorganization during Cytomegalovirus infection
     $508,768

     award amount
   • 5R01AI127456-10Department: NIH department code

     Poxvirus manipulation of the host cell protein synthesis machinery

     Principal investigators: Derek Walsh (contact PI), Peter Shen

     $467,787

     award amount

4. Hank S. Seifert

   Leads 2 awards · $1,269,292

   • 5R01AI146073-06Department: NIH department code

     Targeting the functions of the gonococcal Type IV pilus
     $735,750

     award amount
   • 5R37AI033493-33Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of Gonococcal Pilin Antigenic and Phase Variation
     $533,542

     award amount

5. Booki Min

   Leads 3 awards · $1,222,473

   • 5R01AI178711-04Department: NIH department code

     The natural release of unusual peptidoglycan fragments drives persistent Lyme disease symptoms in susceptible hosts

     Principal investigators: Booki Min (contact PI), Brandon Lyon Jutras (contact PI)

     $512,655

     award amount
   • 5R01AI125247-09Department: NIH department code

     The role of IL-27/Lag3 axis in regulating Foxp3+ regulatory T cell function
     $469,818

     award amount
   • 1R21AI193439-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Lag3-dependent regulation of microglial functions
     $240,000

     award amount

6. Eva Henriette Gottwein

   Leads 2 awards · $1,118,834

   • 1R01CA314630-01Department: NIH department code

     Viral and Cellular microRNA Dependencies in HIV-associated Lymphomas
     $644,961

     award amount
   • 5R01CA285193-04Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of KSHV-induced endothelial cell loss of contact inhibition of proliferation
     $473,873

     award amount

7. Laimonis A. Laimins

   Leads 3 awards · $1,115,374

   • 5R01CA295739-02Department: NIH department code

     HPV Life Cycle and R-loops
     $495,374

     award amount
   • 5R01CA142861-15Department: NIH department code

     Renewal: HPV and the DNA Damage Response
     $380,000

     award amount
   • 1R21AI190679-01A1Department: NIH department code

     HPV induced R-loops and expression of innate immune genes
     $240,000

     award amount

8. Brandon Lyon Jutras

   Leads 2 awards · $992,102

   • 5R01AI178711-04Department: NIH department code

     The natural release of unusual peptidoglycan fragments drives persistent Lyme disease symptoms in susceptible hosts

     Principal investigators: Booki Min (contact PI), Brandon Lyon Jutras (contact PI)

     $512,655

     award amount
   • 5R01AI173256-04Department: NIH department code

     Defining the host and pathogen determinants of peptidoglycan induced pathophysiology in Lyme disease
     $479,447

     award amount

9. M.-N. Frances Yap

   Leads 2 awards · $989,246

   • 1R01AI192692-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Substrate selectivity and regulation of a peculiar RNase
     $549,246

     award amount
   • 1R35GM161618-01Department: NIH department code

     Ribosome modulators and degraders
     $440,000

     award amount

10. Chyung-Ru Wang

    Leads 2 awards · $925,629

    • 5R01AI180031-04Department: NIH department code

      The regulation and functions of Group 1 CD1-restricted T cells
      $685,629

      award amount
    • 1R21AI199118-01Department: NIH department code

      Impact of Diet-Induced Dyslipidemia on Skin Inflammation Driven by Autoreactive Lipid-Specific T Cells.
      $240,000

      award amount

11. Richard M Longnecker

    Leads 1 award · $799,391

    • 2R01AI148478-06A1Department: NIH department code

      Mechanism of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Induced Membrane Fusion

      Principal investigators: Richard M Longnecker (contact PI), Qing Fan, Sarah A. Connolly

      $799,391

      award amount

12. Gregory Allan Smith

    Leads 1 award · $725,778

    • 1R01AI195578-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Alphaherpesvirus axonal transport and neuroinvasion
      $725,778

      award amount

13. Karla J F Satchell

    Leads 1 award · $509,944

    • 5R37AI092825-15Department: NIH department code

      Vibrio MARTX toxin effectors in signaling and pathogenesis
      $509,944

      award amount

14. Stephen D Miller

    Leads 1 award · $480,000

    • 1R01AI196475-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Unveiling the Molecular Mechanism Underlying Anti-Aquaporin-4 Responses in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders

      Principal investigators: Stephen D Miller (contact PI), Gabriel Alejandro De Jesus Arellano Lorca

      $480,000

      award amount

15. Nicholas P Cianciotto

    Leads 2 awards · $160,000

    • 1R03AI195773-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Emerging Pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and its Antibacterial T2SS
      $80,000

      award amount
    • 1R03AI201932-01Department: NIH department code

      The secretion of Legionella Dot/Icm effectors in the absence of host cells – questioning the T4SS dogma
      $80,000

      award amount

16. Fumiaki Ito

    Leads 1 award · $107,545

    • 5K22AI186623-02Department: NIH department code

      Molecular Basis of HIV Accessory and Regulatory Protein Complexes
      $107,545

      award amount

17. Iryna Boiko

    Leads 1 award · $84,148

    • 5F32AI194506-02Department: NIH department code

      Investigating Neisseria gonorrhoeae chromosomal replication dynamics
      $84,148

      award amount

18. Jori Mills

    Leads 1 award · $45,327

    • 5F31AI183652-03Department: NIH department code

      Host detection of Vibrio cholerae-induced actin damage
      $45,327

      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.

• Owen Pornillos

  Co-investigator on 5R01AI172818-04, led by Mojgan Hosseini Naghavi; 5R01AI189411-02, led by Mojgan Hosseini Naghavi

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Utah · Biochemistry (NIH department code, 2 awards)

• Peter Shen

  Co-investigator on 5R01AI179744-03, led by Derek Walsh; 5R01AI127456-10, led by Derek Walsh

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Utah · Biochemistry (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Qing Fan

  Co-investigator on 2R01AI148478-06A1, led by Richard M Longnecker

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

• Sarah A. Connolly

  Co-investigator on 2R01AI148478-06A1, led by Richard M Longnecker

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

• Gabriel Alejandro De Jesus Arellano Lorca

  Co-investigator on 1R01AI196475-01A1, led by Stephen D Miller

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