Biology at University of California, San Diego

Leads a grant in this department

45 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. Ryan E Hibbs

   Leads 3 awards · $2,246,020

   • 2R37NS120496-07Department: NIH department code

     Structural mechanisms of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in health and disease
     $897,651

     award amount
   • 5R01DA047325-09Department: NIH department code

     Structure and Function of GABA-A receptors

     Principal investigators: Ryan E Hibbs (contact PI), David W Nauen

     $689,791

     award amount
   • 5R01NS130831-05Department: NIH department code

     Structural mechanisms of autoimmune diseases targeting cys-loop receptors

     Principal investigators: Ryan E Hibbs (contact PI), Nancy L Monson

     $658,578

     award amount

2. Andrew D Chisholm

   Leads 1 award · $2,200,000

   • 1R35GM163671-01Department: NIH department code

     Morphogenesis and Maintenance of the Epidermis
     $2,200,000

     award amount

3. Nan Hao

   Leads 3 awards · $1,707,701

   • 5R01AG086348-03Department: NIH department code

     Engineered genetic clocks for control of cellular aging

     Principal investigators: Nan Hao (contact PI), Jeff M Hasty

     $662,295

     award amount
   • 5R01AG056440-09Department: NIH department code

     Network-Driven Dynamics of Replicative Aging

     Principal investigators: Nan Hao (contact PI), Jeff M Hasty, Lev S Tsimring, Lorraine Pillus

     $523,991

     award amount
   • 5R01AG093633-11Department: NIH department code

     Dynamical signaling and gene regulation in stress and aging
     $521,415

     award amount

4. Randolph Y. Hampton

   Leads 1 award · $1,261,251

   • 5T32GM133351-07Department: NIH department code

     Pathways in Biological Sciences Training Program

     Principal investigators: Randolph Y. Hampton (contact PI), Amy E. Pasquinelli, Matthew Daugherty

     $1,261,251

     award amount

5. Ananda W Goldrath

   Leads 2 awards · $1,226,271

   • 5R01AI179952-03Department: NIH department code

     Tissue-specific adaptions to promote localized T cell memory
     $616,391

     award amount
   • 5R37AI067545-20Department: NIH department code

     T cell maintenance: molecular mediators of T cell differentiation and survival
     $609,880

     award amount

6. Matthew R. Banghart

   Leads 2 awards · $1,190,568

   • 1R01DA066837-01Department: NIH department code

     Neuromodulatory control of conditioned placebo-like analgesia
     $751,709

     award amount
   • 5R35GM133802-07Department: NIH department code

     Cellular mechanisms of peptidergic signaling
     $438,859

     award amount

7. Emily R Troemel

   Leads 3 awards · $1,058,579

   • 5R01AI176639-04Department: NIH department code

     Innate immunity against viral infection in intestinal epithelial cells of C. elegans
     $385,964

     award amount
   • 2R01GM114139-09A1Department: NIH department code

     The Intracellular Pathogen Response Triggers Defense Against Co-evolved Pathogens
     $344,000

     award amount
   • 5R01AG052622-08Department: NIH department code

     Probing organismal proteostasis through the response to intracellular infection
     $328,615

     award amount

8. Takaki Komiyama

   Leads 3 awards · $1,053,100

   • 5R01NS125298-05Department: NIH department code

     Deconstructing Functional Circuits of Motor Cortex During Motor Learning
     $541,554

     award amount
   • 5R01MH128746-05Department: NIH department code

     Cortical plasticity during reinforcement learning
     $421,546

     award amount
   • 3R01NS125298-05S1Department: NIH department code

     Deconstructing Functional Circuits of Motor Cortex During Motor Learning - Microscope Repair Administrative Supplement
     $90,000

     award amount

9. Gulcin Pekkurnaz

   Leads 2 awards · $1,025,630

   • 5R01NS136048-03Department: NIH department code

     Defining the metabolic principles of neuronal network oscillations
     $646,896

     award amount
   • 5R35GM128823-09Department: NIH department code

     Metabolic Regulation of Mitochondrial Function
     $378,734

     award amount

10. Omar Sultan Akbari

    Leads 2 awards · $1,005,077

    • 5R01AI190001-02Department: NIH department code

      Conditional and female lethal approaches for mosquito control
      $565,702

      award amount
    • 1R21AI196522-01Department: NIH department code

      MitoPac female killing systems in mosquitoes
      $439,375

      award amount

11. Yishi Jin

    Leads 1 award · $862,680

    • 5R35NS127314-05Department: NIH department code

      Molecular genetics of axon and synapse development and maintenance
      $862,680

      award amount

12. Vineet Augustine

    Leads 1 award · $799,256

    • 1R01HL183128-01Department: NIH department code

      Cardiac Protection by Neuromodulation after Myocardial Infarction
      $799,256

      award amount

13. James T. Kadonaga

    Leads 1 award · $777,924

    • 2R35GM118060-11Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
      $777,924

      award amount

14. Elina I Zuniga

    Leads 3 awards · $753,775

    • 5R01AI081923-14Department: NIH department code

      Inhibitory Pathways Underlying Viral Persistence In Vivo
      $503,775

      award amount
    • 5R21AI180901-02Department: NIH department code

      Identification of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Regulators
      $239,000

      award amount
    • 1R13AI202831-01Department: NIH department code

      DC2026: 18th International Symposium on Dendritic Cells

      Principal investigators: Elina I Zuniga (contact PI), Juliana Idoyaga, Matthew F Krummel

      $11,000

      award amount

15. Nicholas Canaday Spitzer

    Leads 1 award · $710,268

    • 5R35NS116810-07Department: NIH department code

      Determining Fundamental Properties of Neurotransmitter Switching in Adult Mammals
      $710,268

      award amount

16. Eric J Bennett

    Leads 1 award · $590,920

    • 5R35GM148339-04Department: NIH department code

      Leveraging ubiquitin-dependent regulatory mechanisms to improve proteome quality in health and disease
      $590,920

      award amount

17. Brenda L Bloodgood

    Leads 1 award · $502,631

    • 2T32NS061847-16A1Department: NIH department code

      Neurosciences Graduate Training Program
      $502,631

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 2R25NS119707-06A1, led by Ashley Lauren Juavinett.

18. Shelley L Halpain

    Leads 1 award · $481,524

    • 5R01NS132533-03Department: NIH department code

      Pro-Survival Responses to Neurocellular Stress
      $481,524

      award amount

19. Byungkook Lim

    Leads 1 award · $457,213

    • 5R01DA060576-03Department: NIH department code

      Differential Roles of Prefrontal Cortical Interneurons in Drug Seeking after Withdrawal
      $457,213

      award amount

20. Sonya Elina Neal

    Leads 1 award · $453,287

    • 5R35GM133565-07Department: NIH department code

      The Discovery of Molecules and Mechanisms of the Rhomboid Superfamily
      $453,287

      award amount

21. Julian I Schroeder

    Leads 2 awards · $424,589

    • 5R35GM153381-03Department: NIH department code

      Osmotic Stress Sensing and Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis
      $395,000

      award amount
    • 3R35GM153381-03S1Department: NIH department code

      Administrative Equipment Supplement Request for a High-Speed Floor Centrifuge
      $29,589

      award amount

22. Matthew Daugherty

    Leads 1 award · $416,811

    • 5R35GM133633-08Department: NIH department code

      Evolution of innate antiviral defense mechanisms and other microbe-driven genetic innovations
      $416,811

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32GM133351-07, led by Randolph Y. Hampton.

23. Amy E. Pasquinelli

    Leads 1 award · $397,322

    • 5R35GM127012-09Department: NIH department code

      Biogenesis and Function of Regulatory RNAs
      $397,322

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32GM133351-07, led by Randolph Y. Hampton.

24. Marcus K Benna

    Leads 1 award · $395,880

    • 1R01DC024495-01Department: NIH department code

      CRCNS: Continual Learning with Neurogenesis and Feedback in the Olfactory Bulb
      $395,880

      award amount

25. Andrew D Muroyama

    Leads 1 award · $395,000

    • 5R35GM150466-04Department: NIH department code

      Polarity mechanisms driving complex morphogenesis
      $395,000

      award amount

26. Stefan Leutgeb

    Leads 1 award · $395,000

    • 5R01NS102915-09Department: NIH department code

      Dependence of memory on precisely coordinated oscillations
      $395,000

      award amount

27. Andreas Max Ernst

    Leads 1 award · $384,826

    • 2R35GM142433-06Department: NIH department code

      Morphological Determinants of Intracellular Membrane Compartments
      $384,826

      award amount

28. Diana Jessie Rennison

    Leads 1 award · $382,696

    • 5R35GM151058-04Department: NIH department code

      Understanding predictability of evolutionary trajectories
      $382,696

      award amount

29. Justin Raymond Meyer

    Leads 1 award · $382,571

    • 5R35GM158099-02Department: NIH department code

      Molecular determinants of viral receptor-binding protein evolution; innovation, constraints, and evolvability
      $382,571

      award amount

30. Alexandra Jazz Dickinson

    Leads 1 award · $378,736

    • 5R35GM147216-05Department: NIH department code

      Illuminating the chemical biology of stem cell decisions in plant roots
      $378,736

      award amount

31. Alistair B Russell

    Leads 1 award · $378,736

    • 5R35GM147031-05Department: NIH department code

      Understanding evasion of cell intrinsic innate immunity in viral populations with high rates of replicative failure
      $378,736

      award amount

32. Maho R Niwa

    Leads 2 awards · $367,328

    • 5R01GM087415-16Department: NIH department code

      Roles of the ER Stress Surveillance Pathway During the Cell Cycle
      $333,617

      award amount
    • 3R01GM087415-16S1Department: NIH department code

      Roles of the ER Stress Surveillance Pathway During the Cell Cycle
      $33,711

      award amount

33. Ashley Lauren Juavinett

    Leads 1 award · $352,366

    • 2R25NS119707-06A1Department: NIH department code

      Preparing Transfer Students for Research Careers in Neuroscience

      Principal investigators: Ashley Lauren Juavinett (contact PI), Brenda L Bloodgood

      $352,366

      award amount

34. Amy A Kiger

    Leads 1 award · $323,000

    • 5R01AR073840-07Department: NIH department code

      T-tubule membrane remodeling in Drosophila myofiber function and models of myopathy
      $323,000

      award amount

35. Michael William Perry

    Leads 1 award · $316,350

    • 5R01HG013634-03Department: NIH department code

      EDGE CMT: Neural cell type evolution in insect retinas
      $316,350

      award amount

36. Robert M Cooper

    Leads 1 award · $308,239

    • 5R01EB037031-02Department: NIH department code

      Point-of-care DNA diagnostics from raw samples
      $308,239

      award amount

37. Nabora Soledad Reyes De Barboza

    Leads 1 award · $248,992

    • 5R00HL168365-05Department: NIH department code

      p16INK4a+ fibroblasts regulate epithelial regeneration after injury in lung alveoli through the SASP
      $248,992

      award amount

38. William James Wright

    Leads 1 award · $121,933

    • 5K99MH140060-02Department: NIH department code

      Compartment-Specific Synaptic Organization and Plasticity During Learning
      $121,933

      award amount

39. Johnatan Aljadeff

    Leads 1 award · $115,716

    • 5R01NS135853-04Department: NIH department code

      CRCNS: Emergence of Coordinated Multi-Region Brain Activity Supporting Behavior
      $115,716

      award amount

40. Kelsey Bennion

    Leads 1 award · $98,340

    • 5K00CA284255-05Department: NIH department code

      Investigating novel T cell autocrine pathways governing T cell fate
      $98,340

      award amount

41. Megan Elizabeth Dowdle

    Leads 1 award · $82,474

    • 5F32GM151845-03Department: NIH department code

      Defining the biological roles of the 2',3'-cyclic phosphatases Angel1 and Angel2
      $82,474

      award amount

42. Jennifer Ying Li

    Leads 1 award · $60,325

    • 5F32NS140212-02Department: NIH department code

      Learning-induced synaptic plasticity in corticospinal output neurons of motor cortex
      $60,325

      award amount

43. Hannah Caroline Rattu Mandias

    Leads 1 award · $42,391

    • 5F31HL167460-04Department: NIH department code

      The Involvement of PBRM1 in Alveolar Macrophage Development, Homeostasis, and Immune Function
      $42,391

      award amount

44. Lakshmi Elaine Batachari

    Leads 1 award · $42,385

    • 5F31AI176729-02Department: NIH department code

      Dissecting host-virus interactions in epithelial cells
      $42,385

      award amount

45. Taryn Broe

    Leads 1 award · $13,980

    • 5F31GM156042-02Department: NIH department code

      Identifying the Drivers and Consequences ofHost-Microbiome Composition and Function
      $13,980

      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.

• Jeff M Hasty

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG086348-03, led by Nan Hao; 5R01AG056440-09, led by Nan Hao

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of California, San Diego · Engineering (NIH department code, 2 awards)

• David W Nauen

  Co-investigator on 5R01DA047325-09, led by Ryan E Hibbs

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

• Nancy L Monson

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS130831-05, led by Ryan E Hibbs

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center · Neurology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Lev S Tsimring

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG056440-09, led by Nan Hao

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

• Lorraine Pillus

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG056440-09, led by Nan Hao

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

• Juliana Idoyaga

  Co-investigator on 1R13AI202831-01, led by Elina I Zuniga

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of California, San Diego · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Matthew F Krummel

  Co-investigator on 1R13AI202831-01, led by Elina I Zuniga

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of California, San Francisco · Pathology (NIH department code, 4 awards)