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FY2021 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Biochemistry at University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

Funding
$39.8M
$39,754,417
Awards
97
FY2021 NIH awards in Biochemistry
Principal investigators
72
72 lead a grant here, 0 co-investigators
Department rank
#1
of 139 · 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 Biochemistry row of the University of California, Berkeley page.

Leads a grant in this department

72 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. Portnoy, Daniel A

    Leads 2 awards · $2,676,237

    • 2P01AI063302-18Department: NIH department code
      The intersection of innate and adaptive immunity to intracellular pathogens
      $2,307,757
      award amount
    • 5R01AI027655-33Department: NIH department code
      How Listeria senses and responds to different host environments
      $368,480
      award amount
  2. Bilder, David

    Leads 2 awards · $2,579,215

    • 5T32GM007232-44Department: NIH department code
      The Molecular Basis of Cell Function
      $1,759,509
      award amount
    • 5R35GM130388-03Department: NIH department code
      Polarity, growth, and morphogenesis of epithelia
      $819,706
      award amount
  3. Kramer, Richard H

    Leads 3 awards · $1,553,516

    • 5P30EY003176-39Department: NIH department code
      NEI Center Core Grants for Vision Research
      $628,000
      award amount
    • 2R01EY024334-06A1Department: NIH department code
      Targeting the retinoic acid signaling pathway for mitigating visual impairmen in retinal degenerative disorders
      $484,829
      award amount
    • 1R21NS121431-01Department: NIH department code
      An electro-mechanical mechanism of spike propagation in myelinated axons
      $440,687
      award amount
  4. Collins, Kathleen

    Leads 1 award · $1,123,500

    • 5DP1HL156819-02Department: NIH department code
      Human genetic supplementation without donor DNA or a DNA break
      $1,123,500
      award amount
  5. Dillin, Andrew G

    Leads 3 awards · $1,057,678

    • 5R01AG059566-04Department: NIH department code
      Glial regulation of longevity through a transcellular unfolded protein response
      $392,500
      award amount
    • 5R01ES021667-11Department: NIH department code
      Neuroendocrine Coordination of Mitochondrial Stress Signaling and Proteostasis
      $343,328
      award amount
    • 5R01AG055891-05Department: NIH department code
      The Collapse of Proteostasis during Aging is Mediated by Cytoskeletal Actin Functions
      $321,850
      award amount
  6. Brar, Gloria Ann

    Leads 3 awards · $1,051,898

    • 1R01AG071869-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Defining the programmed proteome rejuvenation underlying gametogenesis
      $583,678
      award amount
    • 5R35GM134886-02Department: NIH department code
      Illuminating the gene regulation underlying meiotic differentiation
      $433,659
      award amount
    • 3R35GM134886-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Illuminating the gene regulation underlying meiotic differentiation
      $34,561
      award amount
  7. Drubin, David G

    Leads 1 award · $1,028,100

    • 2R35GM118149-06Department: NIH department code
      Actin assembly and clathrin-mediated endocytosis in yeast and mammals
      $1,028,100
      award amount
  8. Robey, Ellen A

    Leads 2 awards · $1,022,865

    • 5R24AI145816-02Department: NIH department code
      Spatial and temporal mapping of cell fate within lymphoid tissue
      $647,686
      award amount
    • 5T32AI100829-09Department: NIH department code
      Immunology and Pathogenesis Program Training Grant
      $375,179
      award amount
  9. Barton, Gregory M

    Leads 2 awards · $1,009,410

    • 1R01AI158724-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Control of Regulatory T Cell Function by Toll-Like Receptor 7
      $564,343
      award amount
    • 5R01AI072429-14Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of TLR trafficking for proper self versus non-self discrimination
      $445,067
      award amount
  10. Dan, Yang

    Leads 1 award · $1,002,861

    • 5U01NS113358-03Department: NIH department code
      Novel fluorescent sensors for imaging neuromodulation
      $1,002,861
      award amount
  11. Feldman, Daniel

    Leads 2 awards · $905,510

    • 2T32NS095939-06Department: NIH department code
      Neuroscience Training Program at UC Berkeley
      $561,455
      award amount
    • 5R01NS105333-04Department: NIH department code
      Rapid inhibitory circuit plasticity as a homeostatic mechanism in cerebral cortex
      $344,055
      award amount
  12. He, Lin

    Leads 2 awards · $877,465

    • 1R01NS120287-01Department: NIH department code
      Choroid Plexus Multi-Sensory Cilia Regulate Production of Cerebrospinal Fluid
      $504,197
      award amount
    • 5R01CA139067-10Department: NIH department code
      miR-200 miRNAs repress tumor metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma
      $373,268
      award amount
  13. Koshland, Douglas E

    Leads 1 award · $872,497

    • 2R35GM118189-06Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating chromosome structure and function through the lens of SMC complexes and R-loops
      $872,497
      award amount
  14. Heald, Rebecca W

    Leads 1 award · $858,495

    • 2R35GM118183-06Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of mitosis and size control in Xenopus
      $858,495
      award amount
  15. Vance, Russell E

    Leads 2 awards · $830,795

    • 5R01AI155634-02Department: NIH department code
      Dissection of Shigella pathogenesis in vivo using a new oral infection mouse model
      $438,295
      award amount
    • 5R37AI075039-14Department: NIH department code
      Functional and Structural Dissection of Inflammasome Activation
      $392,500
      award amount
  16. Karpen, Gary H

    Leads 1 award · $821,608

    • 1R35GM139653-01Department: NIH department code
      Interplay Between Nuclear Organization and Function
      $821,608
      award amount
  17. Welch, Matthew D

    Leads 2 awards · $765,211

    • 5R35GM127108-04Department: NIH department code
      Microbial mobilization of the actin cytoskeleton
      $385,154
      award amount
    • 5R01AI109044-08Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Rickettsia invasion, intracellular survival, and actin-based motility
      $380,057
      award amount
  18. Feller, Marla

    Leads 2 awards · $762,690

    • 5R01EY013528-20Department: NIH department code
      Function of neural activity in developing retina
      $402,057
      award amount
    • 5R01EY019498-12Department: NIH department code
      Development of direction selectivity in retina
      $360,633
      award amount
  19. Lammel, Stephan

    Leads 2 awards · $725,567

    • 5R01MH112721-05Department: NIH department code
      A multi-level investigation into the effects of chronic stress on lateral habenula circuitry
      $382,338
      award amount
    • 5R01DA042889-05Department: NIH department code
      Input-specific mechanisms of drug-evoked synaptic plasticity in the ventral tegmental area
      $343,229
      award amount
  20. Rio, Donald C

    Leads 1 award · $723,205

    • 2R35GM118121-06Department: NIH department code
      DNA transposons and alternative pre-mRNA splicing.
      $723,205
      award amount
  21. Bateup, Helen S.

    Leads 2 awards · $709,862

    • 2R01NS097823-06Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the origins of cortical tuber cells using human brain organoid models of TSC
      $388,200
      award amount
    • 5R01NS105634-03Department: NIH department code
      The impact of Tsc-mTOR signaling on basal ganglia function
      $321,662
      award amount
  22. Rine, Jasper D

    Leads 1 award · $708,825

    • 1R35GM139488-01Department: NIH department code
      Epigenetic and Metabolic Regulation of Gene Silencing in Saccharomyces
      $708,825
      award amount
  23. Unal, Elcin

    Leads 2 awards · $707,866

    • 1R01AG071801-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating Cellular Aging and Quality Control Pathways through Meiotic Differentiation
      $377,137
      award amount
    • 1R01GM140005-01Department: NIH department code
      Developmental Regulation of Gene Expression by Long Undecoded Transcript Isoforms
      $330,729
      award amount
  24. Harland, Richard M

    Leads 2 awards · $688,551

    • 5R35GM127069-04Department: NIH department code
      Gene expression in amphibian development
      $462,926
      award amount
    • 1R21HD107363-01Department: NIH department code
      CRISPR based screen for small GTPase regulators of morphogenesis in Xenopus
      $225,625
      award amount
  25. Zoncu, Roberto

    Leads 2 awards · $671,810

    • 5R01GM127763-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms for lipid sensing by mTORC1
      $357,810
      award amount
    • 5R01GM130995-03Department: NIH department code
      Spatio-temporal regulation of mTORC1 signaling in normal and disease states
      $314,000
      award amount
  26. Scott, Kristin E

    Leads 2 awards · $670,379

    • 5R01GM128209-04Department: NIH department code
      Coordinating hunger and thirst drives in Drosophila
      $346,962
      award amount
    • 5R01DC013280-08Department: NIH department code
      Processing Gustatory Information in the Fly Brain
      $323,417
      award amount
  27. Coscoy, Laurent

    Leads 2 awards · $623,268

    • 5R01AI149341-02Department: NIH department code
      Presentation of Qa-1 restricted peptides during homeostasis and viral infection
      $573,548
      award amount
    • 3R01AI149341-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Presentation of Qa-1 restricted peptides during homeostasis and viral infection
      $49,720
      award amount
  28. Ingolia, Nicholas T

    Leads 2 awards · $611,637

    • 5R01GM135233-02Department: NIH department code
      High-precision pooled screening for quantitative molecular phenotypes
      $307,117
      award amount
    • 5R01GM130996-03Department: NIH department code
      Functional genomics of the dynamic molecular network controlling mRNA translation and decay
      $304,520
      award amount
  29. Savage, David Frank

    Leads 2 awards · $601,557

    • 5R01GM127463-03Department: NIH department code
      Engineering CRISPR-Cas proteins for conditional and robust interrogation of the genome
      $304,520
      award amount
    • 5R01GM129241-04Department: NIH department code
      Self-assembly and function of bacterial microcompartments
      $297,037
      award amount
  30. Hariharan, Iswar K

    Leads 1 award · $590,952

    • 5T32GM132022-03Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Dissection of Cells and Organisms Training Grant
      $590,952
      award amount
  31. Adesnik, Hillel

    Leads 2 awards · $559,463

    • 5R01EY023756-08Department: NIH department code
      Excitation and Inhibition in Neural Circuits of the Visual Cortex
      $475,554
      award amount
    • 3RF1MH120680-01S1Department: NIH department code
      High-throughput Physiological Micro-connectivity Mapping in Vivo
      $83,909
      award amount
  32. Tsao, Doris Ying

    Leads 1 award · $558,477

    • 7R01EY030650-04Department: NIH department code
      DISCOVERING THE RULES FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF MACAQUE INFEROTEMPORAL CORTEX.
      $558,477
      award amount
  33. Berger, James M.

    Leads 1 award · $552,529

    • 1R01GM141045-01Department: NIH department code
      Studies to Explore DNA Replication Proteins in Functional Assemblies through Intrinsically Disordered Domains
      $552,529
      award amount
  34. Hariharan, Iswar K.

    Leads 1 award · $547,468

    • 5R35GM122490-05Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Regulation of Developmental and Regenerative Growth
      $547,468
      award amount
  35. Hurley, James H

    Leads 1 award · $534,683

    • 5T32GM008295-32Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Biophysics Training Grant
      $534,683
      award amount
  36. Dudoit, Sandrine

    Leads 1 award · $506,460

    • 5R01DC007235-14Department: NIH department code
      Programs of Gene Expression in Olfactory Neurogenesis
      $506,460
      award amount
  37. Meyer, Barbara J

    Leads 1 award · $466,290

    • 5R35GM131845-03Department: NIH department code
      Analysis of Nematode Sex Determination and Dosage Compensation
      $466,290
      award amount
  38. Raulet, David H

    Leads 1 award · $451,602

    • 5R01AI113041-07Department: NIH department code
      STING-dependent activation of Natural Killer cells by viral and tumor DNA
      $451,602
      award amount
  39. Nogales, Eva

    Leads 1 award · $414,404

    • 5R35GM127018-04Department: NIH department code
      Structural studies of function and regulation of microtubules and transcriptional gene expression machinery
      $414,404
      award amount
  40. Banfield, Jillian

    Leads 1 award · $392,500

    • 5U01AI142817-04Department: NIH department code
      Expanding CRISPR-Cas editing technology through exploration of novel Cas proteins and DNA repair systems
      $392,500
      award amount
  41. Barnes, Georjana

    Leads 1 award · $380,490

    • 5R01GM047842-26Department: NIH department code
      Saccharomyces cerevisiae microtubule cytoskeleton
      $380,490
      award amount
  42. Moorjani, Priya

    Leads 1 award · $376,839

    • 1R35GM142978-01Department: NIH department code
      Genomic Insights into Human Population Mixture and its Role in Adaptation and Disease
      $376,839
      award amount
  43. Miller, Craig Thomas

    Leads 1 award · $369,884

    • 2R01DE021475-11Department: NIH department code
      Development Genetics of Tooth Number Variation in Sticklebacks
      $369,884
      award amount
  44. Marqusee, Susan

    Leads 1 award · $345,152

    • 5R01GM050945-28Department: NIH department code
      Sequence and Environmental Determinants of the Protein Energy Landscape
      $345,152
      award amount
  45. Naar, Anders M

    Leads 1 award · $339,369

    • 5R01AG060490-03Department: NIH department code
      The mechanistic role of metabolic gene MTCH2/mtch-1 in lipid homeostasis, longevity, and fertility
      $339,369
      award amount
  46. Roelink, Henk

    Leads 1 award · $328,848

    • 2R01GM117090-05A1Department: NIH department code
      Sonic Hedgehog is a Calcium-regulated Zinc peptidase
      $328,848
      award amount
  47. Saijo, Kaoru

    Leads 1 award · $319,259

    • 5R01HD092093-05Department: NIH department code
      Estrogen receptor (ER)β-mediated repression of prenatal inflammation in fetal microglia and its impact on autism
      $319,259
      award amount
  48. Martin, Andreas

    Leads 1 award · $312,936

    • 2R01GM094497-10Department: NIH department code
      ATP-Dependent Protein Unfolding and Translocation by the Eukaryotic Proteasome
      $312,936
      award amount
  49. Isacoff, Ehud

    Leads 1 award · $311,911

    • 5R01NS107506-03Department: NIH department code
      Synaptic to circuit homeostasis in the Drosophila locomotor system
      $311,911
      award amount
  50. Garcia, Hernan Gustavo

    Leads 1 award · $301,962

    • 1R01GM139913-01Department: NIH department code
      Predictive understanding of the temporal control of transcription in Drosophila development
      $301,962
      award amount
  51. Cate, Jamie H

    Leads 1 award · $294,916

    • 5R01GM131142-03Department: NIH department code
      Selective Stalling of Human Translation by Small Molecules
      $294,916
      award amount
  52. Eisen, Michael Bruce

    Leads 1 award · $274,277

    • 5T32HG000047-22Department: NIH department code
      Genomics
      $274,277
      award amount
  53. Garrison, Jennifer L

    Leads 1 award · $273,807

    • 1R03AG070755-01Department: NIH department code
      Steroid signaling in the choroid plexus of the aging brain
      $273,807
      award amount
  54. Martik, Megan Lee

    Leads 1 award · $249,001

    • 4R00HD100587-02Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the contributions of neural crest to adult regeneration
      $249,001
      award amount
  55. Lewis, Samantha C

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 5R00GM129456-04Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms of mtDNA inheritance
      $249,000
      award amount
  56. Square, Tyler

    Leads 1 award · $152,712

    • 1K99DE031017-01Department: NIH department code
      Identification of the factors underlying tooth field size and competency
      $152,712
      award amount
  57. Higuchi-Sanabria, Ryo

    Leads 1 award · $121,770

    • 5K99AG065200-02Department: NIH department code
      More than just a load control: cytoskeletal form and function during aging
      $121,770
      award amount
  58. Tiriac, Alexandre

    Leads 1 award · $111,444

    • 5K99EY030909-02Department: NIH department code
      Development of direction selectivity maps
      $111,444
      award amount
  59. Oldenburg, Ian Anton

    Leads 1 award · $94,828

    • 3K99EY029758-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Editing the Neural Basis of Perception
      $94,828
      award amount
  60. Cao, Kevin

    Leads 1 award · $72,630

    • 5F32EY029983-03Department: NIH department code
      A novel in vivo functional imaging platform to study the re-animation of light responses in a blind eye
      $72,630
      award amount
  61. Fraser, Kurt Michael

    Leads 1 award · $70,610

    • 1F32MH127792-01Department: NIH department code
      Using large scale electrophysiology to study the role of midbrain dopamine neurons underlying motivated behaviors
      $70,610
      award amount
  62. Archambeault, Sophie L

    Leads 1 award · $66,794

    • 1F32DE030340-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Cell-specific regulation and downstream effects of Pitx2 and Eda expression in tooth initiation and replacement
      $66,794
      award amount
  63. Pender, Corinne

    Leads 1 award · $66,390

    • 5F32AG065381-02Department: NIH department code
      Cell Non-Autonomous Regulation of NeuronalProteostasis
      $66,390
      award amount
  64. Shiu, Philip K

    Leads 1 award · $66,390

    • 5F32DC018225-03Department: NIH department code
      Identification and characterization of second-order taste neurons in Drosophila
      $66,390
      award amount
  65. Tsui, Chung Yin Kimberly

    Leads 1 award · $66,390

    • 1F32AG069388-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Systemic Regulation of ER Proteostasis
      $66,390
      award amount
  66. Van Treeck, Briana Nicole

    Leads 1 award · $66,390

    • 1F32GM139306-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Towards Genome Engineering: Principles of precision in RNA-binding and cDNA-synthesis for a site-specifically targeted non-LTR retroelement
      $66,390
      award amount
  67. Larsen, Kevin

    Leads 1 award · $65,610

    • 5F32AI155226-02Department: NIH department code
      Determining the structural basis for ESCRT-mediated membrane scission in HIV-1 virion budding
      $65,610
      award amount
  68. Rubin, Benjamin Emery

    Leads 1 award · $65,574

    • 5F32GM134694-03Department: NIH department code
      Quantifying Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Human Gut Microbiome
      $65,574
      award amount
  69. Cada, Abraham King

    Leads 1 award · $42,678

    • 5F31AI150312-03Department: NIH department code
      Reverse-Topology Mechanism of ESCRTs DuringHIV-1 Viral Release
      $42,678
      award amount
  70. Carroll, Shaina L

    Leads 1 award · $42,140

    • 1F31AI161893-01Department: NIH department code
      Differential Regulation of T Cell Responses to the Commensal Bacterium Akkermansia Muciniphila
      $42,140
      award amount
  71. Metcalf, Melissa G

    Leads 1 award · $37,509

    • 3F31AG060660-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Cell Non-Autonomous Signaling of the Unfolded Protein Response of the ER by Glial Cells
      $37,509
      award amount
  72. Harland, Richard M.

    Leads 1 award · $1

    • 5R13HD096856-04Department: NIH department code
      International Xenopus Conference
      $1
      award amount