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FY2024 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Biochemistry at University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

Funding
$40M
$40,016,040
Awards
88
FY2024 NIH awards in Biochemistry
Principal investigators
70
58 lead a grant here, 12 co-investigators
Department rank
#2
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

58 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. David Bilder

    Leads 2 awards · $2,726,385

    • 5T32GM148378-02Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Biology Across Scales Training Program

      Principal investigators: David Bilder (contact PI), Elcin Unal

      $1,873,365
      award amount
    • 2R35GM130388-06Department: NIH department code
      Epithelial biology: morphogenesis and damage signaling
      $853,020
      award amount

  2. Lin He

    Leads 4 awards · $2,592,826

    • 1S10OD036267-01Department: NIH department code
      Instrument Grant for Truelive 3D
      $942,983
      award amount
    • 5R01AG078958-03Department: NIH department code
      The role of retrotransposons in female reproductive aging

      Principal investigators: Lin He (contact PI), Ting Wang

      $608,274
      award amount
    • 5R01HD106809-03Department: NIH department code
      Retrotransposon derived promoters drive alternative host gene isoforms with important developmental functions
      $550,265
      award amount
    • 5R01NS120287-04Department: NIH department code
      Choroid Plexus Multi-Sensory Cilia Regulate Production of Cerebrospinal Fluid
      $491,304
      award amount

  3. Ellen A Robey

    Leads 4 awards · $2,162,668

    • 5R24AI145816-05Department: NIH department code
      Spatial and temporal mapping of cell fate within lymphoid tissue

      Principal investigators: Ellen A Robey (contact PI), Aaron Streets, Nir Yosef

      $647,686
      award amount
    • 5R01AI149341-05Department: NIH department code
      Presentation of Qa-1 restricted peptides during homeostasis and viral infection

      Principal investigators: Ellen A Robey (contact PI), Laurent Coscoy

      $574,805
      award amount
    • 2T32AI100829-11A1Department: NIH department code
      Immunology & Molecular Medicine Program Training Grant

      Principal investigators: Ellen A Robey (contact PI), Gregory M Barton

      $472,621
      award amount
    • 5R01AI064227-17Department: NIH department code
      Signals that Control Thymocyte Migration
      $467,556
      award amount

  4. Roberto Zoncu

    Leads 3 awards · $1,729,437

    • 5R35GM149302-02Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Mechanisms of Organelle-based Metabolic Signaling
      $614,394
      award amount
    • 1R01NS133575-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Deciphering and disabling lysosome-dependent mechanisms of neurodegeneration
      $598,950
      award amount
    • 5R01CA260205-03Department: NIH department code
      Dissecting and targeting lysosomal signaling in kidney tumorigenesis

      Principal investigators: Roberto Zoncu (contact PI), Andrea Ballabio

      $516,093
      award amount

  5. Bronwyn Ayla Lucas

    Leads 1 award · $1,444,500

    • 1DP2GM159184-01Department: NIH department code
      New cryo-EM methods to visualize ribosome heterogeneity at single molecule resolution in cells
      $1,444,500
      award amount

  6. Helen S. Bateup

    Leads 3 awards · $1,360,959

    • 5T32NS095939-09Department: NIH department code
      Neuroscience Training Program at UC Berkeley
      $600,668
      award amount
    • 5R01MH130839-03Department: NIH department code
      Investigating Syngap1 as a regulator of striatal synaptic function
      $387,745
      award amount
    • 5R01NS097823-09Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the origins of cortical tuber cells using human brain organoid models of TSC
      $372,546
      award amount

  7. David G Drubin

    Leads 2 awards · $1,278,698

    • 5R35GM118149-09Department: NIH department code
      Actin assembly and clathrin-mediated endocytosis in yeast and mammals
      $1,028,708
      award amount
    • 3R35GM118149-09S1Department: NIH department code
      Nikon confocal system for improved spatio-dynamic analysis of endocytic trafficking events
      $249,990
      award amount

  8. Ellen A Lumpkin

    Leads 3 awards · $1,250,233

    • 5U24AT011970-03Department: NIH department code
      NeuronS_MATTR Network: Neuronal & Systems Mechanisms of Affective Touch & Therapeutic Tissue Manipulation Research Network

      Principal investigators: Ellen A Lumpkin (contact PI), Gregory John Gerling

      $617,936
      award amount
    • 1R21NS136075-01Department: NIH department code
      Role of Scn1b in Susceptibility to Neuropathic Pain

      Principal investigators: Ellen A Lumpkin (contact PI), Diana Michele Bautista

      $415,519
      award amount
    • 5T34GM145535-03Department: NIH department code
      The UC Berkeley MARC: Shaping the Next Generation of Scientific Leaders
      $216,778
      award amount

  9. Matthew D Welch

    Leads 3 awards · $1,162,222

    • 5R35GM127108-07Department: NIH department code
      Microbial mobilization of the actin cytoskeleton
      $476,685
      award amount
    • 5R01AI109044-11Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Rickettsia invasion, intracellular survival, and actin-based motility
      $435,537
      award amount
    • 3R35GM127108-07S1Department: NIH department code
      Microbial mobilization of the actin cytoskeleton
      $250,000
      award amount

  10. Kathleen Collins

    Leads 2 awards · $1,152,262

    • 5DP1HL156819-05Department: NIH department code
      Human genetic supplementation without donor DNA or a DNA break
      $1,123,500
      award amount
    • 3DP1HL156819-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Human genetic supplementation without donor DNA or a DNA break
      $28,762
      award amount

  11. Gregory M Barton

    Leads 2 awards · $1,105,514

    • 5R01AI158724-04Department: NIH department code
      Control of Regulatory T Cell Function by Toll-Like Receptor 7
      $564,343
      award amount
    • 2R01AI072429-16Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of TLR trafficking for proper self versus non-self discrimination
      $541,171
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 2T32AI100829-11A1, led by Ellen A Robey.

  12. Gloria Ann Brar

    Leads 2 awards · $1,008,150

    • 5R01AG071869-04Department: NIH department code
      Defining the programmed proteome rejuvenation underlying gametogenesis

      Principal investigators: Gloria Ann Brar (contact PI), Marko Jovanovic

      $574,491
      award amount
    • 5R35GM134886-05Department: NIH department code
      Illuminating the gene regulation underlying meiotic differentiation
      $433,659
      award amount

  13. Daniel A Portnoy

    Leads 2 awards · $955,141

    • 2R01AI027655-36Department: NIH department code
      How Listeria senses and responds to different host environments
      $481,500
      award amount
    • 1R01CA283604-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Reversing cancer immunosuppression using attenuated Listeria monocytogenes

      Principal investigators: Daniel A Portnoy (contact PI), Michel Dupage

      $473,641
      award amount

  14. David H Raulet

    Leads 2 awards · $904,148

    • 5R01AI113041-10Department: NIH department code
      STING-dependent activation of Natural Killer cells by viral and tumor DNA
      $452,956
      award amount
    • 5R01CA270790-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms underlying combination therapy mobilizing NK cells
      $451,192
      award amount

  15. Rebecca W Heald

    Leads 1 award · $870,097

    • 5R35GM118183-09Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of mitosis and size control in Xenopus
      $870,097
      award amount

  16. Na Ji

    Leads 1 award · $861,992

    • 1U01NS137449-01Department: NIH department code
      Optimizing FACED for robust large-scale activity recording
      $861,992
      award amount

  17. Gary H Karpen

    Leads 1 award · $825,303

    • 5R35GM139653-04Department: NIH department code
      Interplay Between Nuclear Organization and Function
      $825,303
      award amount

  18. Stephen Graf Brohawn

    Leads 2 awards · $806,130

    • 5R01GM148599-02Department: NIH department code
      Structural and mechanistic basis of channelrhodopsin function
      $477,523
      award amount
    • 5R01GM145869-03Department: NIH department code
      Structural basis for K2P channel gating and modulation
      $328,607
      award amount

  19. Marla Feller

    Leads 2 awards · $780,196

    • 5R01EY019498-15Department: NIH department code
      Development of direction selectivity in retina
      $391,078
      award amount
    • 5R01EY013528-22Department: NIH department code
      The Function of Neural Activity in Developing Retina
      $389,118
      award amount

  20. Noah K Whiteman

    Leads 1 award · $763,983

    • 2T32GM132022-06Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Dissection of Cells and Organisms Training Program

      Principal investigators: Noah K Whiteman (contact PI), Nicole King

      $763,983
      award amount

  21. Douglas E Koshland

    Leads 1 award · $731,354

    • 5R35GM118189-09Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating chromosome structure and function through the lens of SMC complexes and R-loops
      $731,354
      award amount

  22. Donald C Rio

    Leads 1 award · $709,786

    • 5R35GM118121-09Department: NIH department code
      DNA transposons and alternative pre-mRNA splicing.
      $709,786
      award amount

  23. Elcin Unal

    Leads 2 awards · $691,045

    • 5R01AG071801-04Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating Cellular Aging and Quality Control Pathways through Meiotic Differentiation
      $377,137
      award amount
    • 5R01GM140005-04Department: NIH department code
      Developmental Regulation of Gene Expression by Long Undecoded Transcript Isoforms
      $313,908
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32GM148378-02, led by David Bilder.

  24. Eva Nogales

    Leads 2 awards · $617,187

    • 5R35GM127018-07Department: NIH department code
      Structural studies of function and regulation of microtubules and transcriptional gene expression machinery
      $481,500
      award amount
    • 3R35GM127018-07S1Department: NIH department code
      Structural studies of function and regulation of microtubules and transcriptional gene expression machinery
      $135,687
      award amount

  25. Iswar K. Hariharan

    Leads 1 award · $612,169

    • 5R35GM122490-08Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Regulation of Developmental and Regenerative Growth
      $612,169
      award amount

  26. Jamie H Cate

    Leads 1 award · $608,321

    • 5R35GM148352-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Translation Control in Humans
      $608,321
      award amount

  27. Hernan Gustavo Garcia

    Leads 2 awards · $604,826

    • 1R01GM152815-01Department: NIH department code
      In vivo mechanisms of Dorsal-mediated transcriptional control in development
      $305,864
      award amount
    • 5R01GM139913-04Department: NIH department code
      Predictive understanding of the temporal control of transcription in Drosophila development
      $298,962
      award amount

  28. Hillel Adesnik

    Leads 1 award · $600,397

    • 2R01EY023756-11Department: NIH department code
      Excitation and Inhibition in Neural Circuits of the Visual Cortex
      $600,397
      award amount

  29. Hei Sook Sul

    Leads 1 award · $578,060

    • 1R01DK140318-01Department: NIH department code
      Enhancer for UCP1 transcription and thermogenesis
      $578,060
      award amount

  30. Stephan Lammel

    Leads 1 award · $563,615

    • 5R01DA042889-07Department: NIH department code
      Circuit-specific mechanisms of reward and aversion in ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons
      $563,615
      award amount

  31. Georjana Barnes

    Leads 2 awards · $556,592

    • 5R35GM149237-02Department: NIH department code
      Saccharomyces cerevisiae microtubule and kinetochore dynamics
      $401,250
      award amount
    • 3R35GM149237-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Nikon transmitted detection add-ons and piezo drive for improved in vivo mitotic spindle dynamics analysis
      $155,342
      award amount

  32. Michael R. Botchan

    Leads 1 award · $537,835

    • 5R01GM141045-04Department: NIH department code
      Studies to Explore DNA Replication Proteins in Functional Assemblies through Intrinsically Disordered Domains

      Principal investigators: Michael R. Botchan (contact PI), James M. Berger

      $537,835
      award amount

  33. Evan Walker Miller

    Leads 1 award · $510,322

    • 1R35GM153237-01Department: NIH department code
      Chemical Approaches to Visualize and Quantify Cellular Physiology
      $510,322
      award amount

  34. Richard H Kramer

    Leads 1 award · $484,829

    • 5R01EY024334-09Department: NIH department code
      Targeting the retinoic acid signaling pathway for mitigating visual impairmen in retinal degenerative disorders
      $484,829
      award amount

  35. Nicholas T Ingolia

    Leads 2 awards · $481,641

    • 5R01GM139008-02Department: NIH department code
      Diverse and dynamically regulated mRNP composition regulating translation
      $299,391
      award amount
    • 5R21HG012991-02Department: NIH department code
      Post-translational phenotypic profiling through nucleotide barcode sequencing
      $182,250
      award amount

  36. Richard M Harland

    Leads 1 award · $481,500

    • 5R35GM127069-07Department: NIH department code
      Gene Expression in Amphibian Development
      $481,500
      award amount

  37. Samantha C Lewis

    Leads 2 awards · $460,722

    • 5R35GM147218-03Department: NIH department code
      Systems analysis of mitochondrial genome maintenance in physiological context
      $387,069
      award amount
    • 3R35GM147218-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Systems analysis of mitochondrial genome maintenance in physiological context
      $73,653
      award amount

  38. Susan Marqusee

    Leads 1 award · $446,560

    • 5R35GM149319-02Department: NIH department code
      Sequence and Environmental Determinants of the Protein Energy Landscape
      $446,560
      award amount

  39. Russell E Vance

    Leads 1 award · $438,295

    • 5R01AI155634-05Department: NIH department code
      Dissection of Shigella pathogenesis in vivo using a new oral infection mouse model
      $438,295
      award amount

  40. Andrew G Dillin

    Leads 1 award · $386,683

    • 5R01AG082797-02Department: NIH department code
      Extracellular Matrix Control of Mitochondrial Homeostasis and Longevity
      $386,683
      award amount

  41. Priya Moorjani

    Leads 1 award · $376,839

    • 5R35GM142978-04Department: NIH department code
      Genomic Insights into Human Population Mixture and its Role in Adaptation and Disease
      $376,839
      award amount

  42. James Karlo Nunez

    Leads 1 award · $363,057

    • 1R35GM155044-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of epigenetic memory in human cells
      $363,057
      award amount

  43. Craig Thomas Miller

    Leads 1 award · $360,741

    • 5R01DE021475-14Department: NIH department code
      Development Genetics of Tooth Number Variation in Sticklebacks
      $360,741
      award amount

  44. Andreas Martin

    Leads 1 award · $311,359

    • 5R01GM094497-13Department: NIH department code
      ATP-Dependent Protein Unfolding and Translocation by the Eukaryotic Proteasome
      $311,359
      award amount

  45. Michael P Rape

    Leads 1 award · $302,302

    • 5R01GM151335-02Department: NIH department code
      Function and regulation of the reductive stress response
      $302,302
      award amount

  46. Daniel Soleyman Rokhsar

    Leads 1 award · $236,758

  47. Susan Jenkins

    Leads 1 award · $232,719

    • 1R25AG088414-01Department: NIH department code
      IMPRINT - Immersive Methods for Promoting Research and Innovations through Novel Training - for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

      Principal investigators: Susan Jenkins (contact PI), Gail Christine Gannon

      $232,719
      award amount

  48. Robert Andrew Saxton

    Leads 1 award · $200,232

    • 5K22CA266531-02Department: NIH department code
      Decoding the functional pleiotropy of IL-20Rβ ligands in inflammation and tumorigenesis
      $200,232
      award amount

  49. Laurent Coscoy

    Leads 1 award · $194,500

    • 5R21HD107388-02Department: NIH department code
      Roles of Calprotectin in a mouse model of maternal immune activation
      $194,500
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AI149341-05, led by Ellen A Robey.

  50. Naomi Latorraca

    Leads 1 award · $106,161

    • 5K99GM148823-02Department: NIH department code
      Decoding Structural Determinants of Efficacy and Specificity in a GPCR Subfamily
      $106,161
      award amount

  51. Masato Sadahiro

    Leads 1 award · $78,892

    • 5F32EY034022-03Department: NIH department code
      Cell-Type-Specific Mechanisms of Contextual Modulation in the Visual Cortex
      $78,892
      award amount

  52. Anna Virginia Elleman

    Leads 1 award · $74,284

    • 5F32EY035182-02Department: NIH department code
      Determining the role of the mechano-activated potassium channel TRAAK at nodes of Ranvier
      $74,284
      award amount

  53. Kevin Ka-Man Sit

    Leads 1 award · $73,828

    • 1F32EY035926-01Department: NIH department code
      Contributions of cortical feedback to orientation-dependent surround suppression
      $73,828
      award amount

  54. Dinesh Gupta

    Leads 2 awards · $66,667

    • 5F32GM150233-02Department: NIH department code
      Developing Methanosarcina spp. as a model system to study cytochromes c and their role in archaeal methane metabolism
      $63,667
      award amount
    • 3F32GM150233-01S1Department: NIH department code
      Developing Methanosarcina spp. as a model system to study cytochromes c and their role in archaeal methane metabolism
      $3,000
      award amount

  55. Dmitri I Kotov

    Leads 1 award · $61,376

    • 5F32HL158250-03Department: NIH department code
      In vivo mechanisms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis control and susceptibility
      $61,376
      award amount

  56. Miah Nieva Pitcher

    Leads 1 award · $45,965

    • 1F31EY035571-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Investigating Mechanisms of Development in Retinal Direction Selective Circuits
      $45,965
      award amount

  57. Karina Bistrong

    Leads 1 award · $45,123

    • 5F31EY033646-03Department: NIH department code
      Assessing direction selectivity map development in the retina
      $45,123
      award amount

  58. Alexandra K Haugan

    Leads 1 award · $42,654

    • 1F31HL176141-01Department: NIH department code
      Uncovering the Role of Neural Crest Gene Regulatory Networks in Cardiac Regeneration
      $42,654
      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.