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University of California at Davis

Davis, CA · University

NIH Rank #27

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$209M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
345
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
358
Principal investigators
National Rank
#27
Among 2,359 institutions

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of California at Davis in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$28.3M3058
Veterinary Sciences$24.9M3129
Public Health & Prev Medicine$21.5M2326
Neurology$19.5M2934#8
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$17.8M2421
Anatomy/Cell Biology$15.2M2730#4
Psychiatry$11.2M1722#21
Biochemistry$9.6M1717#36
Biomedical Engineering$7.8M1820#9
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$7.1M98
Pharmacology$7M1110#29
Physiology$6.7M1618#27
Pediatrics$5.1M1112#38
Surgery$4.8M66#38
Pathology$4.5M49#38
Chemistry$3.9M1010
Neurosurgery$3.1M711#23
Ophthalmology$2.9M65#26
Engineering (all Types)$2.9M79
Dermatology$2.5M52#9

Showing top 20 of 33 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of California at Davis based on NIH grant totals.

$11.9M
total funding
#2
Primo N. Lara
2 grants
$11.4M
total funding
#3
Paola Gilsanz
2 grants
$9.9M
total funding
$9.9M
total funding
#5
Dawn Hershman
1 grant
$7.8M
total funding
#6
Kc Kent Lloyd
6 grants
$7.7M
total funding
$7.4M
total funding
$7.1M
total funding
#9
Aiming Yu
3 grants
$6.2M
total funding
$6M
total funding
University of California at Davis — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience