Microbiology & Immunology at University at Buffalo

Leads a grant in this department

13 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. Chelsie Elizabeth Armbruster

   Leads 2 awards · $1,383,427

   • 5R01DK140371-02Department: NIH department code

     Impact of polymicrobial interactions and within-host adaptation on CAUTI pathogenesis
     $782,322

     award amount
   • 5R01DK136875-03Department: NIH department code

     The urothelial glycosaminoglycan layer: composition and contribution to pathogen fitness during catheter-associated urinary tract infection
     $601,105

     award amount

2. Spyridon Stavrou

   Leads 4 awards · $1,351,057

   • 1R01AI198068-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Nef-independent SERINC5 regulation
     $688,030

     award amount
   • 5R01AI165161-05Department: NIH department code

     MARCH Proteins, Members of a Host Protein Family that Targets HIV
     $396,275

     award amount
   • 5R21AI186625-02Department: NIH department code

     EHD4 and its role on HIV-1 infection
     $198,924

     award amount
   • 3R01AI165161-05S1Department: NIH department code

     MARCH Proteins, Members of a Host Protein Family that Targets HIV
     $67,828

     award amount

3. Yijun Sun

   Leads 1 award · $618,592

   • 5R01CA269075-04Department: NIH department code

     Prognostic analysis and progression modeling of basal-like breast cancer using multi-region sequencing

     Principal investigators: Yijun Sun (contact PI), Steve Goodison

     $618,592

     award amount

4. Saikat Boliar

   Leads 2 awards · $602,928

   • 5R01AI176934-03Department: NIH department code

     Virologic and immunologic impacts of active viral persistence in lung AMs of HIV-1-infected, cART-suppressed individuals
     $450,460

     award amount
   • 3R01AI176934-03S1Department: NIH department code

     Virologic and immunologic impacts of active viral persistence in lung AMs of HIV-1-infected, cART-suppressed individuals
     $152,468

     award amount

5. Ryan Coulson Hunter

   Leads 1 award · $600,717

   • 5R01AI177613-05Department: NIH department code

     The role of anaerobic microbiota in cystic fibrosis airway disease trajectory
     $600,717

     award amount

6. John C Panepinto

   Leads 2 awards · $530,575

   • 5R01AI131977-08Department: NIH department code

     Stress Responsive Reprogramming of Translating mRNA Pools in C. neoformans
     $463,817

     award amount
   • 3R01AI131977-08S1Department: NIH department code

     Stress Responsive Reprogramming of Translating mRNA Pools in C. neoformans
     $66,758

     award amount

7. Yolanda Yue Huang

   Leads 1 award · $434,169

   • 1R35GM162515-01Department: NIH department code

     Polysaccharide utilization and antimicrobial resistance in abundant gut bacteria
     $434,169

     award amount

8. Elizabeth Wohlfert

   Leads 1 award · $431,585

   • 5R01AI162756-05Department: NIH department code

     T Regulatory cell responses in Toxoplasma-infected muscle
     $431,585

     award amount

9. Thomas Melendy

   Leads 1 award · $200,125

   • 5R21AI188176-02Department: NIH department code

     Role of the ETS1 proto-oncogene protein in polyomavirus transcription

     Principal investigators: Thomas Melendy (contact PI), Rama Dey-Rao

     $200,125

     award amount

10. Benjamin Carter Hunt

    Leads 1 award · $81,580

    • 5F32AI183755-03Department: NIH department code

      Proteus mirabilis RTX proteins: Role in polymicrobial biofilm formation and pathogenesis of catheter associated urinary tract infection
      $81,580

      award amount

11. Mary Rose D'angelo

    Leads 1 award · $37,527

    • 5F31AI186661-03Department: NIH department code

      Understanding the Antiviral Mechanism of MARCH9
      $37,527

      award amount

12. Steven Marcel Taddei

    Leads 1 award · $34,998

    • 5F31AI183838-03Department: NIH department code

      Building a community: examining polymicrobial Interactions within urinary catheter biofilms and their contribution to infection severity
      $34,998

      award amount

13. Kyle Salka

    Leads 1 award · $34,980

    • 1F31AI191955-01A1Department: NIH department code

      The Anti-HIV Function of EHD4
      $34,980

      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.

• Steve Goodison

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA269075-04, led by Yijun Sun

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (no department on record, 1 award)

• Rama Dey-Rao

  Co-investigator on 5R21AI188176-02, led by Thomas Melendy

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