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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Pharmacology at Rutgers University

Newark, NJ

Funding
$29.1M
$29,127,929
Awards
53
FY2026 NIH awards in Pharmacology
Principal investigators
58
41 lead a grant here, 17 co-investigators
Department rank
#9
of 132 · 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 Pharmacology row of the Rutgers University page.

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

  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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • So-Youn Kim

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

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Qiang Zhang

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

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Mitchell F Roitman

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

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • 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

  • 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.