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FY2025 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Engineering at University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, CA

Funding
$28.5M
$28,461,475
Awards
49
FY2025 NIH awards in Engineering
Principal investigators
47
30 lead a grant here, 17 co-investigators
Department rank
Not ranked
Outside the 27 ranked departments
  • 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 Engineering row of the University of California, San Diego page.

Leads a grant in this department

30 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. Shankar Subramaniam

    Leads 3 awards · $3,572,688

    • 4U24OD038425-02Department: NIH department code
      "Defining the Human Metabotype" [Human metabolic status defined through genetic, diet,environmental exposure and exercise perturbations]
      $1,746,329
      award amount
    • 5U24DK141185-02Department: NIH department code
      Metabolomics Workbench - National Metabolomics Data Repository
      $1,399,999
      award amount
    • 5T32GM139790-05Department: NIH department code
      Graduate Training Program in Bioinformatics

      Principal investigators: Shankar Subramaniam (contact PI), Theresa Gaasterland, Vineet Bafna

      $426,360
      award amount

  2. Jeff M Hasty

    Leads 3 awards · $3,434,810

    • 2R01GM069811-21A1Department: NIH department code
      Engineered Gene Circuits for Basic Science and Biotechnology

      Principal investigators: Jeff M Hasty (contact PI), Lev S Tsimring

      $2,803,612
      award amount
    • 5R01CA241728-06Department: NIH department code
      Bacterial biosensors for the prevention of gastrointestinal cancers

      Principal investigators: Jeff M Hasty (contact PI), Rob Knight

      $511,174
      award amount
    • 3R01CA241728-06S1Department: NIH department code
      Bacterial biosensors for the prevention of gastrointestinal cancers

      Principal investigators: Jeff M Hasty (contact PI), Rob Knight

      $120,024
      award amount

  3. Jesse Vincent Jokerst

    Leads 4 awards · $2,305,087

    • 1R01DK141065-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Photoacoustic Ultrasound to Direct Therapy of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
      $1,187,347
      award amount
    • 1R21DE035344-01Department: NIH department code
      A Chairside Diagnostic to Reduce the Need for Endodontic Retreatment
      $443,490
      award amount
    • 1R21AG091821-01A1Department: NIH department code
      New Tools to Image Tau Protein Form and Function
      $437,250
      award amount
    • 5R21GM153048-02Department: NIH department code
      New Chemical Tools to Measure Cell Membrane Tension in Vivo
      $237,000
      award amount

  4. Nicole Franziska Steinmetz

    Leads 4 awards · $2,297,149

    • 1R01HL175766-01Department: NIH department code
      Nanotechnology-based cardiovascular vaccines
      $698,017
      award amount
    • 5R01CA293936-02Department: NIH department code
      CPMV-Polymer Devices to Enhance the Outcomes of Intratumoral Immunotherapy

      Principal investigators: Nicole Franziska Steinmetz (contact PI), Jonathan Kyle Pokorski

      $634,736
      award amount
    • 5R01CA274640-04Department: NIH department code
      Toward translation of a plant virus-based in situ vaccination nanotechnology

      Principal investigators: Nicole Franziska Steinmetz (contact PI), Ashish Ranjan, Steven Fiering

      $620,922
      award amount
    • 5R01CA224605-09Department: NIH department code
      Dual-pronged nano-drug delivery using plant virus-like particles
      $343,474
      award amount

  5. Adam J Engler

    Leads 3 awards · $2,269,746

    • 2RF1AG045428-11A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanogenetics: An Integrated Approach to Aging in Muscle Dysfunction
      $1,762,813
      award amount
    • 5R01CA280279-02Department: NIH department code
      Material Stiffness Directs Oral Cancer Migration

      Principal investigators: Adam J Engler (contact PI), Marcelo Lazzaron Lamers

      $394,883
      award amount
    • 3R01CA280279-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Material Stiffness Directs Oral Cancer Migration

      Principal investigators: Adam J Engler (contact PI), Marcelo Lazzaron Lamers

      $112,050
      award amount

  6. Shadi Dayeh

    Leads 1 award · $1,991,906

    • 5UG3NS123723-04Department: NIH department code
      Thin, High-Density, High-Performance, Depth and Surface Microelectrodes for Diagnosis and Treatment of Epilepsy
      $1,991,906
      award amount

  7. Karen L Christman

    Leads 2 awards · $1,317,415

    • 5R01HL165232-04Department: NIH department code
      Infusible Extracellular Matrix for Treating Myocardial Infarction
      $736,843
      award amount
    • 5R01HL139001-07Department: NIH department code
      MMP responsive polymeric materials for treating acute myocardial infarction

      Principal investigators: Karen L Christman (contact PI), Nathan Claude Gianneschi

      $580,572
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32HL160507-04, led by Andrew D. McCulloch.

  8. Sheng Xu

    Leads 2 awards · $1,100,298

    • 5R01HL171652-02Department: NIH department code
      A wearable orthogonal ultrasound array for continuous imaging of the heart
      $564,336
      award amount
    • 5R01EB033464-04Department: NIH department code
      A Wearable Ultrasonic System for Automatic, Continuous, and Noninvasive Monitoring of Central Blood Pressure
      $535,962
      award amount

  9. Shaochen Chen

    Leads 2 awards · $1,067,136

    • 5R01HD112026-03Department: NIH department code
      Pre-clinical validation of 3D-printed nerve conduits for pediatric peripheral nerve repair

      Principal investigators: Shaochen Chen (contact PI), Quyen Nguyen

      $629,886
      award amount
    • 1R21EY037039-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Integrated bioprinting and optogenetics platform for evaluating neural activity in stem cell-derived retinal disease models
      $437,250
      award amount

  10. Francisco J Contijoch

    Leads 3 awards · $809,699

    • 5R01HL162671-04Department: NIH department code
      Improved MRI guidance of pediatric catheterization via autonomous multi-beat data synthesis
      $607,007
      award amount
    • 3R01HL162671-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Improved MRI guidance of pediatric catheterization via autonomous multi-beat data synthesis
      $111,201
      award amount
    • 3R01HL162671-04S2Department: NIH department code
      Improved MRI guidance of pediatric catheterization via autonomous multi-beat data synthesis
      $91,491
      award amount

  11. Duygu Kuzum

    Leads 1 award · $802,003

  12. Prashant Mali

    Leads 1 award · $678,814

    • 5R01HG012351-03Department: NIH department code
      Next generation massively multiplexed combinatorial genetic screens

      Principal investigators: Prashant Mali (contact PI), Trey Ideker

      $678,814
      award amount

  13. Ludmil B Alexandrov

    Leads 1 award · $670,274

    • 5R01ES032547-05Department: NIH department code
      Detecting Mutational Signatures of Environmental Mutagens in Heathy Individuals for Personalized Cancer Prevention
      $670,274
      award amount

  14. Michael Yip

    Leads 1 award · $626,522

    • 5R01CA278703-03Department: NIH department code
      Automated Planning and Robotic Delivery of Needle Biopsies under CT Image Guidance
      $626,522
      award amount

  15. Andrew D. McCulloch

    Leads 2 awards · $623,362

    • 5T32EB009380-17Department: NIH department code
      Training in Multi-scale Analysis of Biological Structure and Function

      Principal investigators: Andrew D. McCulloch (contact PI), Padmini Rangamani

      $312,556
      award amount
    • 5T32HL160507-04Department: NIH department code
      Training in Bioengineering Research and Technology Development in Cardiovascular in Cardiopulmonary Health and Disease

      Principal investigators: Andrew D. McCulloch (contact PI), Geert W. Schmid-Schoenbein, Karen L Christman

      $310,806
      award amount

  16. Sheng Zhong

    Leads 1 award · $622,593

    • 5R01HD107206-04Department: NIH department code
      Single Cell Tracking of 3D Epigenetic Landscape Evolution During Embryonic Development

      Principal investigators: Sheng Zhong (contact PI), Yingxiao Wang

      $622,593
      award amount

  17. Tania Kiyoye Morimoto

    Leads 1 award · $490,940

    • 5R01EB032417-04Department: NIH department code
      VINE Catheter: Soft, Tip-extending, Robotic Catheters with Shape Control for Endovascular Surgery
      $490,940
      award amount

  18. Liangfang Zhang

    Leads 1 award · $436,969

    • 5R01AR081887-03Department: NIH department code
      Intra-Articular Drug Delivery Modulating Immune Cells in Inflammatory Joint Disease
      $436,969
      award amount

  19. Kiana Aran

    Leads 1 award · $431,340

    • 5R01HL161361-04Department: NIH department code
      CRISPR-based transistors for high throughput multiplexed monitoring of CRISPR-based editing efficiency for Sickle cell disease
      $431,340
      award amount

  20. Lingyan Shi

    Leads 1 award · $394,094

    • 5R01GM149976-03Department: NIH department code
      Sugar Probed SRS Volumetric imaging of Metabolic Activities
      $394,094
      award amount

  21. Daniela Valdez-Jasso

    Leads 1 award · $379,563

    • 5R01HL155945-05Department: NIH department code
      Multiscale Modeling of Right Ventricular Fibrotic Remodeling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
      $379,563
      award amount

  22. Padmini Rangamani

    Leads 1 award · $352,107

    • 5R01MH139350-02Department: NIH department code
      CRCNS: Biophysical modeling of axonal morphology and function
      $352,107
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32EB009380-17, led by Andrew D. McCulloch.

  23. Siavash Mir Arabbaygi

    Leads 1 award · $344,669

    • 5R35GM142725-05Department: NIH department code
      Biology-aware machine learning methods for characterizing microbiome genotype and phenotype
      $344,669
      award amount

  24. Geert W. Schmid-Schoenbein

    Leads 1 award · $325,164

    • 5R01AG083015-03Department: NIH department code
      Attenuation of Multiorgan Dysfunction after Shock in the Aged

      Principal investigators: Geert W. Schmid-Schoenbein (contact PI), Erik Kistler

      $325,164
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32HL160507-04, led by Andrew D. McCulloch.

  25. Pengtao Xie

    Leads 1 award · $312,974

    • 1R35GM157217-01Department: NIH department code
      Develop Multi-modal Foundation Models for Sepsis Early Detection
      $312,974
      award amount

  26. Kolade Adebowale

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 4R00GM151568-03Department: NIH department code
      BIOPHYSICAL CUES SHAPING MACROPHAGE AND T-CELL FUNCTIONS
      $249,000
      award amount

  27. Oscar Vazquez Mena

    Leads 1 award · $221,434

    • 1R21EB036218-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Subwavelength ultrasound focusing using negative index refraction metamaterials
      $221,434
      award amount

  28. Zhongchao Zhao

    Leads 1 award · $130,350

    • 5K99CA283299-02Department: NIH department code
      Engineering viral nanoparticles for TLR agonist-based multi-functional cancer immunotherapies
      $130,350
      award amount

  29. Fanny Chapelin

    Leads 2 awards · $120,625

    • 5R03EB035177-02Department: NIH department code
      Magnetic resonance imaging methods to track Treg distribution and homing for clinical applications
      $74,818
      award amount
    • 3R03EB035177-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Magnetic resonance imaging methods to track Treg distribution and homing for clinical applications
      $45,807
      award amount

  30. Yuan Liu

    Leads 1 award · $82,744

    • 1F32AG094189-01Department: NIH department code
      Reducing Misdiagnosis in Alzheimer's Disease: AI-Driven Biomarker Identification
      $82,744
      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.