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Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA · School of Medicine

NIH Rank #87Med School Rank #62

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$100.4M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
153
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
170
Principal investigators
National Rank
#87
Among 2,569 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 15 departments with NIH funding at Tulane University of Louisiana in FY2026, largest first.

Internal Medicine$33.8M3750#49
Public Health$15M1928#30
Microbiology & Immunology$7.5M1717#58
Biochemistry$6.9M1516#56
Pathology$6.4M1215#45
Psychology$4.3M47Not ranked
Anatomy & Cell Biology$3.8M66#50
Neurosurgery$3.3M66#28
Physiology$3M68#57
Pharmacology$2.7M65#83
Biology$1M34Not ranked
Pediatrics$890.2K44#82
Biomedical Engineering$745.2K22#67
Social Sciences$612.9K21Not ranked
Engineering (all Types)$610.4K11Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Tulane University of Louisiana based on NIH grant totals.

#1
L Lee Hamm
1 grant
$9.3M
total funding
$5.8M
total funding
$4.4M
total funding
#4
Lu Qi
5 grants
$4.2M
total funding
$4.2M
total funding
#6
Carolina Allers
2 grants
$3.8M
total funding
$3.8M
total funding
#8
Jay Rappaport
2 grants
$3.7M
total funding
#9
Lizheng Shi
1 grant
$3.7M
total funding
#10
Zainab Jah
1 grant
$3.7M
total funding

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