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Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #129Med School Rank #80

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$55.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
72
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
70
Principal investigators
National Rank
#129
Among 2,376 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 11 departments with NIH funding at Rush University Medical Center in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Neurosciences$16.2M1613#13
Internal Medicine$8.7M1815#83
Anatomy & Cell Biology$4.8M87#43
Microbiology & Immunology$4.4M65#76
Neurosurgery$2.9M45#28
Public Health$2.6M43#80
Orthopedics$1.6M35#27
Other Clinical Sciences$1.5M23Not ranked
Pediatrics$1.2M22#76
Other Health Professions$481.1K11Not ranked
Physiology$434.5K11#86
  • Not ranked: ScienceDex ranks 27 medical-school department categories, and this department is outside them.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Rush University Medical Center based on NIH grant totals.

$10.7M
total funding
$5.8M
total funding
$5.2M
total funding
$5.1M
total funding
$5M
total funding
#6
Lisa L Barnes
1 grant
$4.6M
total funding
$4.6M
total funding
#8
Lei Yu
1 grant
$4.6M
total funding
$4.6M
total funding
#10
Melissa Lamar
1 grant
$4.6M
total funding
Rush University Medical Center — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience