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 · $1,427,227

   • 1R01DK140371-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Impact of polymicrobial interactions and within-host adaptation on CAUTI pathogenesis
     $809,427

     award amount
   • 5R01DK136875-02Department: NIH department code

     The urothelial glycosaminoglycan layer: composition and contribution to pathogen fitness during catheter-associated urinary tract infection
     $617,800

     award amount

2. Spyridon Stavrou

   Leads 4 awards · $1,132,961

   • 1R21AI187845-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Determining the role of 90K on SARS-CoV-2
     $437,895

     award amount
   • 5R01AI165161-04Department: NIH department code

     MARCH Proteins, Members of a Host Protein Family that Targets HIV
     $384,433

     award amount
   • 1R21AI186625-01A1Department: NIH department code

     EHD4 and its role on HIV-1 infection
     $238,972

     award amount
   • 3R01AI165161-04S1Department: NIH department code

     MARCH Proteins, Members of a Host Protein Family that Targets HIV
     $71,661

     award amount

3. John C Panepinto

   Leads 3 awards · $907,818

   • 5R01AI131977-07Department: NIH department code

     Stress Responsive Reprogramming of Translating mRNA Pools in C. neoformans
     $449,902

     award amount
   • 5R01AI157459-05Department: NIH department code

     Ribosome Heterogeneity in Cryptococcus neoformans
     $391,158

     award amount
   • 3R01AI131977-07S1Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount

4. Saikat Boliar

   Leads 2 awards · $627,178

   • 7R01AI176934-02Department: NIH department code

     Virologic and immunologic impacts of active viral persistence in lung AMs of HIV-1-infected, cART-suppressed individuals
     $474,710

     award amount
   • 3R01AI176934-02S1Department: 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. Yijun Sun

   Leads 1 award · $622,328

   • 5R01CA269075-03Department: 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

     $622,328

     award amount

6. Ryan Coulson Hunter

   Leads 1 award · $600,716

   • 5R01AI177613-04Department: NIH department code

     The role of anaerobic microbiota in cystic fibrosis airway disease trajectory
     $600,716

     award amount

7. Elizabeth Wohlfert

   Leads 1 award · $509,919

   • 5R01AI162756-04Department: NIH department code

     T Regulatory cell responses in Toxoplasma-infected muscle
     $509,919

     award amount

8. Elsa Bou Ghanem

   Leads 1 award · $435,435

   • 5R01AG068568-05Department: NIH department code

     The role of neutrophils in the age-driven decline in anti-pneumococcal vaccine responses
     $435,435

     award amount

9. Thomas Melendy

   Leads 1 award · $240,150

   • 1R21AI188176-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Role of the ETS1 proto-oncogene protein in polyomavirus transcription

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

     $240,150

     award amount

10. Benjamin Carter Hunt

    Leads 1 award · $78,040

    • 5F32AI183755-02Department: NIH department code

      Proteus mirabilis RTX proteins: Role in polymicrobial biofilm formation and pathogenesis of catheter associated urinary tract infection
      $78,040

      award amount

11. Mary Rose D'angelo

    Leads 1 award · $36,789

    • 5F31AI186661-02Department: NIH department code

      Understanding the Antiviral Mechanism of MARCH9
      $36,789

      award amount

12. Steven Marcel Taddei

    Leads 1 award · $34,380

    • 5F31AI183838-02Department: NIH department code

      Building a community: examining polymicrobial Interactions within urinary catheter biofilms and their contribution to infection severity
      $34,380

      award amount

13. Shaunna Simmons

    Leads 1 award · $15,334

    • 5F31AI169889-03Department: NIH department code

      The role of A1 adenosine receptor signaling in the decline of S. pneumoniae killing by neutrophils in vaccinated aged hosts
      $15,334

      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 5R01CA269075-03, led by Yijun Sun

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

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

• Rama Dey-Rao

  Co-investigator on 1R21AI188176-01A1, led by Thomas Melendy

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