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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Anatomy & Cell Biology at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Funding
$12.9M
$12,903,651
Awards
23
FY2026 NIH awards in Anatomy & Cell Biology
Principal investigators
23
17 lead a grant here, 6 co-investigators
Department rank
#18
of 95 · 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 Anatomy & Cell Biology row of the University of Arizona page.

Leads a grant in this department

17 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. Henk L. Granzier

    Leads 3 awards · $2,983,521

    • 1R01AR086598-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Decoding Giant Muscle Protein Dynamics

      Principal investigators: Henk L. Granzier (contact PI), Coen Ottenheijm

      $1,887,717
      award amount
    • 5R01AR083233-04Department: NIH department code
      Titin-based stiffness regulation and mechanosensing in activated skeletal muscle.
      $597,059
      award amount
    • 5R01AR053897-20Department: NIH department code
      Roles of Nebulin in Structure and Function of Striated Muscle
      $498,745
      award amount

  2. Brett A Colson

    Leads 4 awards · $1,476,652

    • 5R01HL141564-08Department: NIH department code
      Structural Dynamics of Cardiac Myosin-Binding Protein C Regulation
      $615,629
      award amount
    • 5R01AR079435-05Department: NIH department code
      Skeletal Myosin-Binding Protein C Regulation and Structural Dynamics
      $415,864
      award amount
    • 1R21AR087779-01Department: NIH department code
      MYBPC1-targeted therapeutic discovery platform for treatment of distal arthrogryposis
      $375,381
      award amount
    • 3R01AR079435-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Skeletal Myosin-Binding Protein C Regulation and Structural Dynamics
      $69,778
      award amount

  3. Jean M Wilson

    Leads 2 awards · $993,978

    • 5R01DK137411-03Department: NIH department code
      Modulation of colonocyte barrier function and signaling by cytomegalovirus infection

      Principal investigators: Jean M Wilson (contact PI), Andrew Luther Paek, Curtis Andrew Thorne, Felicia D Goodrum

      $543,101
      award amount
    • 5R01DK132074-05Department: NIH department code
      Autophagy and LC3-associated phagocytosis in intestinal epithelial cells
      $450,877
      award amount

  4. Donata Vercelli

    Leads 1 award · $797,394

    • 1R01AI201440-01Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of immune response to virus and aeroallergen by infant gut microbial products: mechanistic studies

      Principal investigators: Donata Vercelli (contact PI), Susan Veronica Lynch

      $797,394
      award amount

  5. Casey E Romanoski

    Leads 1 award · $778,582

    • 1R01HL180762-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Endothelial-Mediated Genetic Risk for Vascular Disease

      Principal investigators: Casey E Romanoski (contact PI), Darren A Cusanovich

      $778,582
      award amount

  6. Jared Churko

    Leads 1 award · $726,242

    • 1R01HL183091-01A1Department: NIH department code
      The Cellular and Molecular Role ofGATA4 in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
      $726,242
      award amount

  7. Gregory Charles Rogers

    Leads 1 award · $660,080

    • 5R35GM136265-07Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing the molecular mechanisms of centriole duplication and elongation
      $660,080
      award amount

  8. Julie Gunnells Ledford

    Leads 1 award · $589,772

    • 5R01HL142769-08Department: NIH department code
      Defining mechanisms of CC16 on epithelial-driven host responses to pathogens
      $589,772
      award amount

  9. Asaithamby Aroumougame

    Leads 1 award · $583,862

    • 5U01AI187043-02Department: NIH department code
      A Novel RAD51-BRCA2 Complex Stabilizing Drug: A Medical Countermeasure for Mitigating Accidental Radiation Exposure

      Principal investigators: Asaithamby Aroumougame (contact PI), Hesham Sadek, Mahmoud Salama Ahmed

      $583,862
      award amount

  10. Taejeong Song

    Leads 1 award · $578,565

    • 1R01AR085020-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the Role(s) of Skeletal Myosin Binding Protein-C in Distal Arthrogryposis
      $578,565
      award amount

  11. Shanna Hamilton

    Leads 1 award · $577,065

    • 1R01HL178607-01A1Department: NIH department code
      The roles of endoplasmic reticulum stress in calcium-dependent cardiac arrhythmias
      $577,065
      award amount

  12. Coen Ottenheijm

    Leads 1 award · $574,734

    • 5R01HL121500-13Department: NIH department code
      Role of titin in the pathophysiology of diaphragm weakness during mechanical ventilation
      $574,734
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01AR086598-01A1, led by Henk L. Granzier.

  13. Justin Ethan Wilson

    Leads 1 award · $570,475

    • 5R01DK141491-02Department: NIH department code
      Impact of AIM2 on Intestinal Stem Cell Differentiation During Inflammation
      $570,475
      award amount

  14. Ghassan Mouneimne

    Leads 1 award · $544,929

    • 1R01CA307225-01Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Estrogen Receptor in Regulating Breast Cancer Cell Invasion
      $544,929
      award amount

  15. Curtis Andrew Thorne

    Leads 1 award · $374,939

    • 5R35GM147128-05Department: NIH department code
      Defining signaling networks in epithelial homeostasis
      $374,939
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01DK137411-03, led by Jean M Wilson.

  16. Catherine Alexis Hoover

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31AR085369-02Department: NIH department code
      Defining the relationship between titin segment A168-170 and the E3 ligase MuRF1 in skeletal muscle atrophy
      $50,114
      award amount

  17. Garrett Turner Hauck

    Leads 1 award · $42,747

    • 5F31HL178018-02Department: NIH department code
      Mutation-Specific Calmodulin Kinase II Activation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
      $42,747
      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.