Pharmacology at Rutgers University

Leads a grant in this department

41 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. Chintan Dave

   Leads 3 awards · $4,978,229

   • 1RF1AG099751-01Department: NIH department code

     Using real-world data to inform the epidemiology of cardiometabolic conditions and their treatment among older adults with HIV

     Principal investigators: Chintan Dave (contact PI), Stephanie Shiau

     $3,663,975

     award amount
   • 5R01HL163163-04Department: NIH department code

     Evaluating the role of multimorbidity in modulation medication effects in older adults
     $672,139

     award amount
   • 5R01DK139163-02Department: NIH department code

     (R01) Strengthening the Evidence-Base to Support Medication Prescribing in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease
     $642,115

     award amount

2. Hyung Jin Ahn

   Leads 1 award · $1,872,632

   • 1RF1NS148618-01Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of Fibrinogen-Mediated Cerebrovascular Pathology in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
     $1,872,632

     award amount

3. Lauren M Aleksunes

   Leads 4 awards · $1,808,592

   • 5UC2HD113039-04Department: NIH department code

     Integrated Transporter Elucidation Center

     Principal investigators: Lauren M Aleksunes (contact PI), Dongeun Huh, Hao Zhu

     $1,048,256

     award amount
   • 5T32ES007148-40Department: NIH department code

     Training in Environmental Toxicology
     $618,993

     award amount
   • 2R25ES020721-16Department: NIH department code

     Summer Research Experience Programs (R25)

     Principal investigators: Lauren M Aleksunes (contact PI), Debra L Laskin

     $129,400

     award amount
   • 3UC2HD113039-04S1Department: NIH department code

     Integrated Transporter Elucidation Center

     Principal investigators: Lauren M Aleksunes (contact PI), Dongeun Huh, Hao Zhu

     $11,943

     award amount

4. Donald Nyangahu

   Leads 1 award · $1,648,500

   • 1DP1HD121448-01Department: NIH department code

     Investigating Mechanistic Pathways of Neurodevelopmental Impairment in HIV-Exposed, Uninfected Infants (iHEU)
     $1,648,500

     award amount

5. Nan Gao

   Leads 3 awards · $1,604,509

   • 1R01AT013333-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Dietary-dependent barrier protection by L. rhamnosus GG

     Principal investigators: Nan Gao (contact PI), Ronaldo Paraoan Ferraris, Xiaoyang Su

     $642,063

     award amount
   • 2R01DK132885-05Department: NIH department code

     Paneth cell heterogeneity in infection and inflammation
     $583,369

     award amount
   • 1R25AI195289-01Department: NIH department code

     Research Pathway at Rutgers University, Newark (RP-RUN)

     Principal investigators: Nan Gao (contact PI), Edward M Bonder, William Clark Gause

     $379,077

     award amount

6. Jun Wang

   Leads 2 awards · $1,479,973

   • 5R01AI179926-03Department: NIH department code

     Development of 2C inhibitors as broad-spectrum enterovirus antivirals
     $768,200

     award amount
   • 5R01AI158775-06Department: NIH department code

     Development of dual inhibitors targeting the viral main protease and the host cathepsin L as SARS-CoV-2 antivirals
     $711,773

     award amount

7. Shuo Xiao

   Leads 2 awards · $1,169,870

   • 5R01HD115810-03Department: NIH department code

     Oogenic JNK in gonadotoxic chemotherapy-induced primary ovarian insufficiency

     Principal investigators: Shuo Xiao (contact PI), So-Youn Kim

     $607,528

     award amount
   • 5R01ES035766-02Department: NIH department code

     Ovarian disrupting effects of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on gonadotropin-dependent folliculogenesis and ovulation

     Principal investigators: Shuo Xiao (contact PI), Qiang Zhang

     $562,342

     award amount

8. Debra L Laskin

   Leads 2 awards · $1,103,871

   • 5R01ES004738-30Department: NIH department code

     Activated Macrophages and Ozone Toxicity
     $559,870

     award amount
   • 5R01ES033698-05Department: NIH department code

     Harnessing Inflammatory Macrophages to Thwart Lung Disease Caused by Chronic Ozone Exposure
     $544,001

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 2R25ES020721-16, led by Lauren M Aleksunes.

9. Marc D Tambini

   Leads 1 award · $761,713

   • 1R01AG091365-01A1Department: NIH department code

     The Role of APP-metabolites on Extracellular Vesicle Cargo and Function
     $761,713

     award amount

10. Steven Zheng

    Leads 2 awards · $748,356

    • 5R01CA280177-04Department: NIH department code

      Oncogenic Chromatin Remodeling and Anticancer Mechanisms
      $453,067

      award amount
    • 5R01CA260006-06Department: NIH department code

      Metabolic Control and Anticancer Mechanism
      $295,289

      award amount

11. Luciano D'adamio

    Leads 1 award · $656,577

    • 1R01AG096499-01A1Department: NIH department code

      BRI2 function in the CNS and the impact of pathogenic mutations
      $656,577

      award amount

12. Loren W Runnels

    Leads 2 awards · $652,721

    • 2T32GM139804-06Department: NIH department code

      IMSD at Rutgers - New Brunswick (Renewal)

      Principal investigators: Loren W Runnels (contact PI), Brian Daniels, James H. Millonig, Tracy E Scott

      $495,721

      award amount
    • 5R21NS140895-02Department: NIH department code

      Role of CNNM2 in Neuronal Mg2+ Homeostasis, Function and Development

      Principal investigators: Loren W Runnels (contact PI), James H. Millonig

      $157,000

      award amount

13. Monica J. Roth

    Leads 1 award · $628,000

    • 5R35GM122518-09Department: NIH department code

      Interactions of retroviral and host proteins guided by advanced modeling
      $628,000

      award amount

14. Mauricio Alejandro Lillo Gallardo

    Leads 1 award · $627,523

    • 5R01HL173018-02Department: NIH department code

      Connexin hemichannels: an unexplored critical component in endothelium of resistance arteries
      $627,523

      award amount

15. Tamara Minko

    Leads 1 award · $618,834

    • 5R01CA269513-05Department: NIH department code

      Nanotechnology-based personalized treatment of metastatic ovarian cancer
      $618,834

      award amount

16. Steven S An

    Leads 1 award · $533,871

    • 5R01HL164404-04Department: NIH department code

      Targeting T2 inflammation-evoked mechanical endotypes of ASM shortening in asthma
      $533,871

      award amount

17. Tibor Rohacs

    Leads 1 award · $533,456

    • 1R35GM163721-01Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of Piezo2 and TRPV6/5 ion channels
      $533,456

      award amount

18. Vanessa H Routh

    Leads 1 award · $529,705

    • 5R01DK135857-03Department: NIH department code

      Orexin glucose-inhibited neurons and hypoglycemia unawareness

      Principal investigators: Vanessa H Routh (contact PI), Mitchell F Roitman

      $529,705

      award amount

19. Paula Bartlett

    Leads 1 award · $526,782

    • 5R01DK139244-03Department: NIH department code

      Dysregulation of calcium signaling in the initiation of fatty liver disease

      Principal investigators: Paula Bartlett (contact PI), Andrew P Thomas

      $526,782

      award amount

20. Cynthia Koziol-White

    Leads 1 award · $475,931

    • 5R01HL166594-04Department: NIH department code

      Rhinovirus, airway smooth muscle, and mechanisms of irreversible airflow obstruction
      $475,931

      award amount

21. Ioana Carcea

    Leads 1 award · $454,353

    • 5R01MH128688-05Department: NIH department code

      Neuroendocrine circuits for engagement in affiliative social interactions
      $454,353

      award amount

22. Laurie Beth Joseph

    Leads 1 award · $431,750

    • 1R21AR087357-01Department: NIH department code

      Opioids promote wound healing in vesicant induced skin injury

      Principal investigators: Laurie Beth Joseph (contact PI), John E Pintar

      $431,750

      award amount

23. Miriam E. Bocarsly

    Leads 1 award · $425,971

    • 1R21AG100982-01Department: NIH department code

      The Role of Dopamine in Regulating Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease
      $425,971

      award amount

24. Lauren G Poole

    Leads 1 award · $425,365

    • 5R35GM160266-02Department: NIH department code

      Novel regulation of fibrinogen expression and function
      $425,365

      award amount

25. Alison Bernstein

    Leads 1 award · $422,117

    • 1R21ES037418-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Placental Serotonin: A Potential Mediator of Dieldrin-Related Neurotoxicity and the Developmental Origins of Parkinson’s Disease Risk
      $422,117

      award amount

26. Luigi Brunetti

    Leads 1 award · $407,536

    • 5R01DK131214-05Department: NIH department code

      Mechanistic evaluation of melatonin as a protectant against antibiotic associated kidney injury
      $407,536

      award amount

27. Alexander Valvezan

    Leads 1 award · $392,500

    • 5R35GM155379-03Department: NIH department code

      Cell cycle control of cellular metabolism through phase-specific regulation of mTOR Complex 1
      $392,500

      award amount

28. Conor McClenaghan

    Leads 1 award · $392,500

    • 1R35GM162430-01Department: NIH department code

      Exploiting structure-function of potassium channels for modulation
      $392,500

      award amount

29. Subhajyoti De

    Leads 1 award · $392,500

    • 5R35GM149224-04Department: NIH department code

      Computational genomic analysis of genomic variations in human tissues
      $392,500

      award amount

30. Ricardo Ivan Martinez Zamudio

    Leads 1 award · $381,991

    • 5R35GM155447-03Department: NIH department code

      Transcription Factor Network-Mediated Modulation of Transitional Senescence States
      $381,991

      award amount

31. Daniel Herranz

    Leads 1 award · $359,138

    • 5R01CA285513-03Department: NIH department code

      The role of pyruvate kinase as a therapeutic target in T-ALL
      $359,138

      award amount

32. Kathleen W. Scotto

    Leads 1 award · $315,599

    • 5T32TR004782-03Department: NIH department code

      NJ ACTS: A Platform for Translational Science in New Jersey: CTSA Predoctoral T32 at Rutgers, Biomedical Health Sciences

      Principal investigators: Kathleen W. Scotto (contact PI), Antonina Mitrofanova, Daniel A. Notterman

      $315,599

      award amount

33. Travis Bradley Lear

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 5R00AG078342-04Department: NIH department code

      Modulating Alzheimer's Disease by mTORC1 inhibition to augment lysosomal activity
      $249,000

      award amount

34. Wen Zhang

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 4R00DK138295-03Department: NIH department code

      Nociceptor regulation of intestinal inflammation and tissue protection
      $249,000

      award amount

35. Andrew J Gow

    Leads 1 award · $196,250

    • 5R21ES036419-02Department: NIH department code

      Electrophilic Fatty Acids Reduce Chlorine-Lung Toxicity via Inhibition of Macrophage Activation
      $196,250

      award amount

36. Arash Hatefi

    Leads 1 award · $196,250

    • 5R21AI189372-02Department: NIH department code

      Trispecific Killer Cell Engager for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
      $196,250

      award amount

37. Navaneeth Narayanan

    Leads 1 award · $187,277

    • 5K23AI159396-06Department: NIH department code

      Gut Microbiome and Pharmacokinetic Variability in Tuberculosis and Diabetes
      $187,277

      award amount

38. Tao Yin

    Leads 1 award · $126,452

    • 1K99AG097938-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Physiological and Pathological Insights into TREM2-CTF Cleavage by γ-Secretase in Alzheimer’s Disease
      $126,452

      award amount

39. Steven W Levison

    Leads 1 award · $78,500

    • 5R03MH138839-02Department: NIH department code

      Interleukin-6 induced synaptic dysgenesis in wild type vs. Shank3 mice
      $78,500

      award amount

40. Jordan Michele Lee

    Leads 1 award · $46,601

    • 5F31HL182150-02Department: NIH department code

      Casein Kinase 2 at the Intersection of Beta2-adrenoceptor Signaling and cAMP Egress
      $46,601

      award amount

41. Christine Kim

    Leads 1 award · $37,634

    • 5F31DK141202-02Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of Melatonin Renal Protection
      $37,634

      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.

• Stephanie Shiau

  Co-investigator on 1RF1AG099751-01, led by Chintan Dave

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Rutgers University · Biostatistics & Math Sciences (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Dongeun Huh

  Co-investigator on 5UC2HD113039-04, led by Lauren M Aleksunes; 3UC2HD113039-04S1, led by Lauren M Aleksunes

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

• Hao Zhu

  Co-investigator on 5UC2HD113039-04, led by Lauren M Aleksunes; 3UC2HD113039-04S1, led by Lauren M Aleksunes

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Tulane University of Louisiana · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)

• James H. Millonig

  Co-investigator on 2T32GM139804-06, led by Loren W Runnels; 5R21NS140895-02, led by Loren W Runnels

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Rutgers University · Other Basic Sciences (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Ronaldo Paraoan Ferraris

  Co-investigator on 1R01AT013333-01A1, led by Nan Gao

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

• Xiaoyang Su

  Co-investigator on 1R01AT013333-01A1, led by Nan Gao

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

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

• So-Youn Kim

  Co-investigator on 5R01HD115810-03, led by Shuo Xiao

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Rutgers University · Obstetrics & Gynecology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Qiang Zhang

  Co-investigator on 5R01ES035766-02, led by Shuo Xiao

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Michigan State University · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Mitchell F Roitman

  Co-investigator on 5R01DK135857-03, led by Vanessa H Routh

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Illinois at Chicago · Psychology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Andrew P Thomas

  Co-investigator on 5R01DK139244-03, led by Paula Bartlett

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

• Brian Daniels

  Co-investigator on 2T32GM139804-06, led by Loren W Runnels

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Rutgers University · Anatomy & Cell Biology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Tracy E Scott

  Co-investigator on 2T32GM139804-06, led by Loren W Runnels

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

• John E Pintar

  Co-investigator on 1R21AR087357-01, led by Laurie Beth Joseph

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

• Edward M Bonder

  Co-investigator on 1R25AI195289-01, led by Nan Gao

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

• William Clark Gause

  Co-investigator on 1R25AI195289-01, led by Nan Gao

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

• Antonina Mitrofanova

  Co-investigator on 5T32TR004782-03, led by Kathleen W. Scotto

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

• Daniel A. Notterman

  Co-investigator on 5T32TR004782-03, led by Kathleen W. Scotto

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