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FY2024 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Neurosurgery at Northwestern University

Chicago, IL

Funding
$5.5M
$5,527,840
Awards
14
FY2024 NIH awards in Neurosurgery
Principal investigators
15
10 lead a grant here, 5 co-investigators
Department rank
#14
of 60 · 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 Neurosurgery row of the Northwestern University page.

Leads a grant in this department

10 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. MacIej S Lesniak

    Leads 2 awards · $1,260,499

    • 1R35CA283939-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Emerging Strategies for Therapy of Metastatic Brain Cancer
      $895,779
      award amount
    • 5R01NS115955-05Department: NIH department code
      Arginine Metabolism Regulates Myeloid Immune Suppression in Glioblastoma

      Principal investigators: MacIej S Lesniak (contact PI), Jason Miska

      $364,720
      award amount

  2. Amy Beth Heimberger

    Leads 2 awards · $841,819

    • 5R01CA272639-02Department: NIH department code
      A Phase II Clinical Trial in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients Treated with WP1066 and Radiation

      Principal investigators: Amy Beth Heimberger (contact PI), Priya U. Kumthekar

      $568,219
      award amount
    • 5R01CA120813-16Department: NIH department code
      Modulation of Microglia and T Cell Interactions in Malignant Glioma

      Principal investigators: Amy Beth Heimberger (contact PI), Ganesh Rao

      $273,600
      award amount

  3. Adam M Sonabend

    Leads 2 awards · $702,074

    • 5R01NS110703-05Department: NIH department code
      MAPK as target of glioma immunoediting by CD8 T-cells, and predictor of response to immunotherapy
      $364,720
      award amount
    • 5R01CA245969-05Department: NIH department code
      Blood-brain barrier disruption with implantable ultrasound to enhance paclitaxel delivery: A Phase 1-2 clinical trial in recurrent glioblastoma

      Principal investigators: Adam M Sonabend (contact PI), Roger Stupp

      $337,354
      award amount

  4. Craig Michael Horbinski

    Leads 2 awards · $457,045

    • 5R01NS118039-05Department: NIH department code
      Targeting IDH mutations to improve seizure control in glioma patients

      Principal investigators: Craig Michael Horbinski (contact PI), Geoffrey T Swanson

      $360,341
      award amount
    • 5R01NS117104-05Department: NIH department code
      Interaction between Tissue Factor, Junctional Adhesion Molecule-A, and Integrin B1 to drive self-renewal in glioblastoma

      Principal investigators: Craig Michael Horbinski (contact PI), Justin D. Lathia

      $96,704
      award amount

  5. Atique U. Ahmed

    Leads 1 award · $435,784

    • 5R01NS096376-08Department: NIH department code
      Cellular Plasticity and equilibrium in GBM Progression
      $435,784
      award amount

  6. Crismita Clement Dmello

    Leads 1 award · $400,000

    • 1R01NS138769-01Department: NIH department code
      The immunosuppressive function of Checkpoint kinase 2 in gliomas
      $400,000
      award amount

  7. Irina V Balyasnikova

    Leads 1 award · $381,961

    • 5R01NS122395-04Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the Behavior of Novel IL13Ralpha2-directed T cell Engager for GBM
      $381,961
      award amount

  8. Jason Miska

    Leads 1 award · $353,256

    • 5R01CA279686-02Department: NIH department code
      The hypoxic niche in glioblastoma is maintained by myeloid produced creatine
      $353,256
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01NS115955-05, led by MacIej S Lesniak.

  9. Catalina Lee Chang

    Leads 1 award · $347,701

    • 5R37CA258426-04Department: NIH department code
      Development of B-cell-based vaccine for Glioblastoma
      $347,701
      award amount

  10. Peng Zhang

    Leads 1 award · $347,701

    • 5R37CA266487-03Department: NIH department code
      Nano-therapeutics Reprogramming of Immunosuppressive Myeloid Cells Potentiate Radiotherapy for Glioblastoma
      $347,701
      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.

  • Priya U. Kumthekar

    Co-investigator on 5R01CA272639-02, led by Amy Beth Heimberger

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

  • Geoffrey T Swanson

    Co-investigator on 5R01NS118039-05, led by Craig Michael Horbinski

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

  • Roger Stupp

    Co-investigator on 5R01CA245969-05, led by Adam M Sonabend

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

  • Ganesh Rao

    Co-investigator on 5R01CA120813-16, led by Amy Beth Heimberger

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

  • Justin D. Lathia

    Co-investigator on 5R01NS117104-05, led by Craig Michael Horbinski

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads