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FY2025 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Internal Medicine at University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, CA

Funding
$122.7M
$122,735,902
Awards
174
FY2025 NIH awards in Internal Medicine
Principal investigators
169
117 lead a grant here, 52 co-investigators
Department rank
#12
of 115 · 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 Internal Medicine row of the University of California, San Diego page.

Leads a grant in this department

117 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. Trey Ideker

    Leads 3 awards · $11,710,881

  2. David Mitchell Smith

    Leads 2 awards · $11,099,661

    • 1UM1TR005449-01Department: NIH department code
      CTSA UM1 Program at University of California San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute

      Principal investigators: David Mitchell Smith (contact PI), Michael A Hogarth

      $10,325,540
      award amount
    • 5R01DK131532-05Department: NIH department code
      HIV Persistence and Renewal in the Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary and Adipose Tissues

      Principal investigators: David Mitchell Smith (contact PI), Jesus Rivera-Nieves

      $774,121
      award amount

  3. Neil C Chi

    Leads 6 awards · $6,690,432

    • 1R01HL180627-01Department: NIH department code
      Cell-Type Specific Mechanisms of Mitral Valve Prolapse
      $3,008,247
      award amount
    • 1T32GM154642-01Department: NIH department code
      UC San Diego Medical Scientist Training Program

      Principal investigators: Neil C Chi (contact PI), Mary Kathleen Lewinski, Paul A Insel

      $1,399,081
      award amount
    • 5R01HL174023-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Juxta-Cardiac Field Progenitors
      $763,930
      award amount
    • 1R01HL178857-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Cardiac Myosin Heavy Chain Gene Regulation
      $761,152
      award amount
    • 5R01HL158315-04Department: NIH department code
      Cell-Type Specific Mechanisms of HIV Cardiomyopathy

      Principal investigators: Neil C Chi (contact PI), Priscilla Y. Hsue

      $697,477
      award amount
    • 3T32GM154642-01S1Department: NIH department code
      UC San Diego Medical Scientist Training Program

      Principal investigators: Neil C Chi (contact PI), Mary Kathleen Lewinski, Paul A Insel

      $60,545
      award amount

  4. Timothy J. Wilkin

    Leads 3 awards · $4,808,983

    • 5UM1AI069432-19Department: NIH department code
      UCSD Collaborative Clinical Trials Unit
      $3,705,021
      award amount
    • 5UG1CA275414-05Department: NIH department code
      Partnership for advancing cervical cancer prevention in women living with HIV (CASCADE - Research Hub)

      Principal investigators: Timothy J. Wilkin (contact PI), Anna R. Giuliano, Carla J Chibwesha

      $772,023
      award amount
    • 3UM1AI069432-19S1Department: NIH department code
      UCSD Collaborative Clinical Trials Unit
      $331,939
      award amount

  5. Bernd G. Schnabl

    Leads 4 awards · $4,300,044

    • 1R01AA031710-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Intestinal proteases in alcohol-associated liver disease
      $3,182,397
      award amount
    • 5R01AA024726-09Department: NIH department code
      The Role of the Intestinal Mycobiome in Alcoholic Liver Disease
      $499,159
      award amount
    • 5R37AA020703-15Department: NIH department code
      Microbiome and Intestinal Innate Immune Response in Alcoholic Liver Disease
      $422,582
      award amount
    • 5R21AA031410-02Department: NIH department code
      Fecal microbiota transplantation for auto-brewery syndrome

      Principal investigators: Bernd G. Schnabl (contact PI), Elizabeth L. Hohmann

      $195,906
      award amount

  6. Steffanie A Strathdee

    Leads 2 awards · $3,448,748

    • 1U01DA063078-01Department: NIH department code
      A binational cohort of the intersection between substance use, HIV, and associated comorbidities among people who inject drugs in San Diego, CA

      Principal investigators: Steffanie A Strathdee (contact PI), Britt Skaathun

      $2,437,310
      award amount
    • 5R33DA061260-02Department: NIH department code
      Efficacy and implementation considerations for a peer-led motivational interviewing intervention to promote uptake of drug checking services and safer drug use behaviors to reduce overdose

      Principal investigators: Steffanie A Strathdee (contact PI), Annick Borquez

      $1,011,438
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32DA023356-19, led by Natasha Martin.

  7. Rana Ramzi McKay

    Leads 1 award · $2,984,495

    • 1R01CA292799-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Comprehensive Liquid Biomarkers to Personalize Therapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma
      $2,984,495
      award amount

  8. Joel Okrent Wertheim

    Leads 1 award · $2,911,005

    • 1R01AI192139-01Department: NIH department code
      CHROME: Continuum of HIV Response through Observational Molecular Epidemiology
      $2,911,005
      award amount

  9. Jeremy H Pettus

    Leads 2 awards · $2,890,972

    • 1U01DK143381-01Department: NIH department code
      Utilizing continuous ketone monitors to enable safe use of SGLT inhibitors in patients with Type 1 Diabetes
      $2,257,919
      award amount
    • 5U01DK135121-03Department: NIH department code
      Using technology to define and mitigate risk of impaired awareness of hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes
      $633,053
      award amount

  10. Prabhleen Singh

    Leads 1 award · $2,833,514

    • 1R01DK141973-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Renal Metabolism in AKI
      $2,833,514
      award amount

  11. Michael Jay Corley

    Leads 2 awards · $2,192,833

    • 7R01AG082056-02Department: NIH department code
      Social epigenetics of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in Latin American countries
      $1,246,740
      award amount
    • 7R01MH134391-03Department: NIH department code
      Decoding epigenetic scars of smoldering neuroinflammation and CNS complications in people with HIV

      Principal investigators: Michael Jay Corley (contact PI), Shelli Farhadian

      $946,093
      award amount

  12. Shamim Nemati

    Leads 5 awards · $2,105,925

    • 5R01HL157985-04Department: NIH department code
      VentNet: A Real-Time Multimodal Data Integration Model for Prediction of Respiratory Failure in Patients with COVID-19

      Principal investigators: Shamim Nemati (contact PI), Atul Malhotra

      $724,117
      award amount
    • 5T15LM011271-14Department: NIH department code
      San Diego Biomedical Informatics Education & Research (SABER)
      $453,417
      award amount
    • 5R35GM143121-05Department: NIH department code
      GeneRAlizable Sepsis Phenotyping (GRASP) using Electronic Health Records and Continuous Monitoring Sensors
      $395,000
      award amount
    • 5R01LM013998-04Department: NIH department code
      Enhanced Metadata Design, Architecture, and Learning (MeDAL) for Development of Generalizable Deep Learning-based Predictive Analytics from Electronic Health Records
      $335,750
      award amount
    • 3R35GM143121-05S1Department: NIH department code
      GeneRAlizable Sepsis Phenotyping (GRASP) using Electronic Health Records and Continuous Monitoring Sensors
      $197,641
      award amount

  13. Amit Majithia

    Leads 3 awards · $1,897,393

    • 5U01DK142338-02Department: NIH department code
      Single-cell, multi-omic investigation of epicardial adipose and coronary endothelial dysfunction in type 1 diabetes

      Principal investigators: Amit Majithia (contact PI), Rajat M Gupta

      $993,436
      award amount
    • 5R01DK129840-05Department: NIH department code
      The role of gut microbes and microbial derived metabolites in the development of type 2 diabetes in humans
      $641,502
      award amount
    • 5T32DK007044-44Department: NIH department code
      Experimental Endocrinology and Metabolism
      $262,455
      award amount

  14. Simon Schenk

    Leads 1 award · $1,853,872

    • 1R01AR086616-01Department: NIH department code
      Role of lysine acetylation in skeletal muscle contractile function

      Principal investigators: Simon Schenk (contact PI), Gretchen A Meyer

      $1,853,872
      award amount

  15. Atul Malhotra

    Leads 3 awards · $1,817,751

    • 5R01HL166485-03Department: NIH department code
      The cardiovascular consequences of sleep apnea plus COPD (Overlap syndrome)
      $776,366
      award amount
    • 5R01HL154926-05Department: NIH department code
      Sleep Apnea Endophenotypes: One Size Does Not Fit All
      $663,410
      award amount
    • 5T32HL166127-03Department: NIH department code
      Developing a Diverse Next Generation of Leaders in Respiratory Science

      Principal investigators: Atul Malhotra (contact PI), Laura Elise Crotty Alexander, Xin Sun

      $377,975
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01HL157985-04, led by Shamim Nemati.

  16. Robert A.j. Signer

    Leads 4 awards · $1,771,467

    • 5R01AG088725-02Department: NIH department code
      Translation Fidelity in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Aging and Longevity

      Principal investigators: Robert A.j. Signer (contact PI), Eric J Bennett

      $633,555
      award amount
    • 1R01HL180754-01Department: NIH department code
      Protein Aggregation in Hematopoietic Stem Cells
      $536,468
      award amount
    • 5U01CA267031-05Department: NIH department code
      The influence of proteostasis loss in aging hematopoietic stem cells on leukemia initiation

      Principal investigators: Robert A.j. Signer (contact PI), Jeffrey Alan Magee

      $364,444
      award amount
    • 5R01DK116951-08Department: NIH department code
      Protein homeostasis in hematopoietic stem cells
      $237,000
      award amount

  17. Hannah Kathryn Carter

    Leads 2 awards · $1,686,135

  18. Timothy Charles Rodwell

    Leads 3 awards · $1,684,823

    • 5R01AI176401-03Department: NIH department code
      Automated Sequencing for Culture-free Diagnosis of Drug Resistant TB

      Principal investigators: Timothy Charles Rodwell (contact PI), Rebecca Elizabeth Colman

      $727,384
      award amount
    • 5R01AI174964-03Department: NIH department code
      Rapid Detection of TB from Blood using Cell-Free DNA and CRISPR

      Principal investigators: Timothy Charles Rodwell (contact PI), Richard S Garfein

      $718,939
      award amount
    • 1R21AI190782-01Department: NIH department code
      A Novel Electrochemical LFA for Diagnosing TB from a Single Drop of Blood
      $238,500
      award amount

  19. Susan Janet Little

    Leads 2 awards · $1,650,940

    • 5R01MH132151-04Department: NIH department code
      Miami Dade County ASsessment of Phylogenetics to Improve Resource Equity: MD ASPIRE

      Principal investigators: Susan Janet Little (contact PI), Natasha Martin

      $838,513
      award amount
    • 1R01AI189284-01A1Department: NIH department code
      HIV Molecular Epidemiology (ME) Dashboard: Mapping HIV to Identify Prevention Gaps in Florida
      $812,427
      award amount

  20. Ju Chen

    Leads 3 awards · $1,635,761

    • 5R01HL170002-02Department: NIH department code
      Molecular basis of ASNA1 cardiomyopathy
      $546,192
      award amount
    • 5R01HL175344-02Department: NIH department code
      Gene Therapy for ALPK3 Cardiomyopathy Using MiniALPK3
      $545,425
      award amount
    • 5R01HL164549-03Department: NIH department code
      ATF4 a Novel Regulator of Cardiac Development
      $544,144
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32HL007444-43, led by Robert Scott Ross.

  21. Michael G Rosenfeld

    Leads 3 awards · $1,602,382

    • 5R01AG067556-05Department: NIH department code
      Revealing the roles of HSV1 lytic and latent transcripts in AD pathogenesis and therapy
      $757,109
      award amount
    • 5R01DK018477-49Department: NIH department code
      Enhancer Connectomes in Regulation of Gene Expression
      $455,339
      award amount
    • 5R01AG074307-04Department: NIH department code
      Viral IncRNAs Regulate Host Genomic Transcriptional Programs Associated with Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease
      $389,934
      award amount

  22. Jill P. Mesirov

    Leads 2 awards · $1,556,117

    • 5U24CA258406-05Department: NIH department code
      The Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) for Cancer Research

      Principal investigators: Jill P. Mesirov (contact PI), James Thomas Robinson

      $889,480
      award amount
    • 1U24CA295532-01Department: NIH department code
      The Molecular Signatures Database: A knowledgebase for gene set based analysis of genomic data
      $666,637
      award amount

  23. Yury Miller

    Leads 2 awards · $1,534,875

    • 5R01HL171505-02Department: NIH department code
      Macrophage Inflammarafts and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Atherosclerosis
      $781,558
      award amount
    • 5R01AG081037-03Department: NIH department code
      Reversing Microglial Inflammarafts and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease

      Principal investigators: Yury Miller (contact PI), Mark H Ellisman, Wonkyu Ju

      $753,317
      award amount

  24. Antoine Chaillon

    Leads 2 awards · $1,504,123

    • 1R01DA062278-01Department: NIH department code
      Disentangling the HIV/opioid intertwined mechanisms on mitochondrial mediated inflammasome activation, neurotoxicity and targeting strategies: In vivo and in vitro analyses of fresh human brain

      Principal investigators: Antoine Chaillon (contact PI), Jerel Adam Fields

      $794,203
      award amount
    • 5R01DA055491-05Department: NIH department code
      Brain Myeloid Cells are Sources of HIV-associated Damage and Viral Dispersal
      $709,920
      award amount

  25. John Yj Shyy

    Leads 2 awards · $1,483,318

    • 5R01HL170107-02Department: NIH department code
      Shear stress Regulation of Endothelial Glycolysis via METTL3-mediated RNA m6A Modification

      Principal investigators: John Yj Shyy (contact PI), Shu Chien

      $826,373
      award amount
    • 5R01HL162302-04Department: NIH department code
      AMPK Regulation of ACE2 in Endothelial Health and Disease

      Principal investigators: John Yj Shyy (contact PI), Jin Zhang

      $656,945
      award amount

  26. Britt Skaathun

    Leads 2 awards · $1,422,787

    • 1R37DA063274-01Department: NIH department code
      Breaking Barriers: Innovating HIV Elimination with Social Network Strategies and Routine Substance Use Screening
      $786,979
      award amount
    • 5R01MD016872-05Department: NIH department code
      Project 2VIDA! SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Intervention Delivery for Adults in Southern California
      $635,808
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1U01DA063078-01, led by Steffanie A Strathdee.

  27. Sotirios Tsimikas

    Leads 2 awards · $1,401,722

    • 5R01HL170224-03Department: NIH department code
      Aspirin, Lp(a) and Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
      $774,023
      award amount
    • 5R01HL159156-04Department: NIH department code
      Translating Lp(a) biology to clinical applications
      $627,699
      award amount

  28. Amir Zarrinpar

    Leads 2 awards · $1,391,918

    • 5R01AI163483-03Department: NIH department code
      Development of Engineered Native Bacteria as a Tool for Functional Manipulation of the Gut Microbiome

      Principal investigators: Amir Zarrinpar (contact PI), Jeff M Hasty

      $766,167
      award amount
    • 5U01CA265719-05Department: NIH department code
      Engineering Native E. coli to Detect, Report, and Treat Colorectal Cancer
      $625,751
      award amount

  29. Robert Scott Ross

    Leads 2 awards · $1,276,591

    • 5R01HL164553-04Department: NIH department code
      Cardiac Myocyte Protein Partners in Heart Function

      Principal investigators: Robert Scott Ross (contact PI), Joshua I Goldhaber

      $718,281
      award amount
    • 5T32HL007444-43Department: NIH department code
      Training in Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology

      Principal investigators: Robert Scott Ross (contact PI), Ju Chen

      $558,310
      award amount

  30. Kevin R King

    Leads 2 awards · $1,234,948

    • 1R01HL181539-01Department: NIH department code
      Biological Mechanisms of the Infarct Borderzone
      $765,288
      award amount
    • 5R33HL168785-02Department: NIH department code
      Advancement of an Impending Hospitalization Detection Platform
      $469,660
      award amount

  31. Renate B Pilz

    Leads 2 awards · $1,187,438

    • 5R01HL132141-08Department: NIH department code
      A novel treatment of aortic disease in Marfan Syndrome targeting oxidative stress and PKG dysregulation
      $731,621
      award amount
    • 5R01AG070778-10Department: NIH department code
      PKG Regulation of Sirtuin 1 as a Novel Treatment Strategy for Age-related Osteoporosis
      $455,817
      award amount

  32. Farah Sheikh

    Leads 2 awards · $1,122,710

    • 1R01HL181001-01Department: NIH department code
      Understanding Early Drivers and Therapeutic Targets for Severe Forms of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
      $727,710
      award amount
    • 5R01HL162369-04Department: NIH department code
      Uncovering Molecular Targets for Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Therapeutics
      $395,000
      award amount

  33. Alan R. Saltiel

    Leads 2 awards · $1,069,148

    • 5R01DK135289-03Department: NIH department code
      Development of caspase-6 inhibitors for treatment of NASH

      Principal investigators: Alan R. Saltiel (contact PI), Adam R Renslo, Michelle Arkin

      $626,805
      award amount
    • 5R01DK117551-07Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of glycogen in health and disease
      $442,343
      award amount

  34. Jamila Kinshasa Stockman

    Leads 2 awards · $1,025,700

    • 5R01MH125785-04Department: NIH department code
      Addressing Trauma from Interpersonal Violence through a Web-based Peer Navigation-Social Support Intervention to Improve ART Adherence among Women
      $586,774
      award amount
    • 1R21HD120187-01Department: NIH department code
      Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Presentation of Uterine Leiomyomas by HIV Status
      $438,926
      award amount

  35. Lars Eckmann

    Leads 2 awards · $1,021,523

    • 5R01AI158612-05Department: NIH department code
      Proteasome inhibitors against mucosal protozoan pathogens

      Principal investigators: Lars Eckmann (contact PI), Anthony John O'Donoghue

      $648,435
      award amount
    • 1T32DK142622-01Department: NIH department code
      Multidisciplinary Research Training in Digestive Physiology and Diseases

      Principal investigators: Lars Eckmann (contact PI), Rohit Loomba

      $373,088
      award amount

  36. Peter John Davidson

    Leads 2 awards · $890,820

    • 5R01DA055673-04Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating naloxone-on-release from incarceration as community overdose prevention
      $726,401
      award amount
    • 3R01DA055673-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating naloxone-on-release from incarceration as community overdose prevention
      $164,419
      award amount

  37. Xi Fang

    Leads 2 awards · $873,628

    • 5R01HL158761-05Department: NIH department code
      NEDD4 in right ventricular development
      $478,628
      award amount
    • 5R01HL157115-05Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms and treatment of cardiomyopathy in Barth Syndrome
      $395,000
      award amount

  38. Dexter Pratt

    Leads 1 award · $871,603

    • 5U24CA269436-03Department: NIH department code
      The Network Data Exchange - a Network Commons for Biologists
      $871,603
      award amount

  39. Rena Hiren Yadlapati

    Leads 2 awards · $863,450

    • 5R01DK139089-02Department: NIH department code
      The MVP Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mechanism Guided vs PPI Strategy for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
      $671,085
      award amount
    • 5K23DK125266-05Department: NIH department code
      Mechanism Guided Therapy for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
      $192,365
      award amount

  40. Pam Rajendran Taub

    Leads 1 award · $852,151

    • 2R01DK118278-06A1Department: NIH department code
      Impact of Time-Restricted Feeding (TRF) on Glucose Homeostasis and Mitochondrial Function in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
      $852,151
      award amount

  41. Sara Gianella Weibel

    Leads 1 award · $795,974

    • 5R01AI181655-03Department: NIH department code
      Sex-differences in HIV persistence and Immune Dynamics during Reproductive Aging

      Principal investigators: Sara Gianella Weibel (contact PI), Jonathan Karn

      $795,974
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32AI007384-35, led by Scott L Letendre.

  42. Sarah Adrianne Lamere

    Leads 1 award · $788,562

    • 5R01NS137852-02Department: NIH department code
      Epigenetic profiling of HIV-associated neuroinflammation and proviral expression in the brain
      $788,562
      award amount

  43. Jonathan Lyons

    Leads 1 award · $777,499

    • 5R00AI138586-03Department: NIH department code
      TPSAB1-derived tryptases promote myeloproliferation and anaphylaxis
      $777,499
      award amount

  44. Jesus Rivera-Nieves

    Leads 2 awards · $755,866

    • 5R01DK132242-03Department: NIH department code
      Integrin αEβ7-dependent IgA transcytosis during homeostasis and IBD
      $643,920
      award amount
    • 5K26DK138378-03Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing Mentoring of Diverse Early Career Researchers
      $111,946
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01DK131532-05, led by David Mitchell Smith.

  45. Monica Guma

    Leads 2 awards · $720,488

    • 5R01AR083584-02Department: NIH department code
      Obesity-Induced Inflammatory Mediators Predict Lack of Response in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Starting Biological Therapies
      $440,563
      award amount
    • 5T32AR064194-12Department: NIH department code
      Rheumatic Diseases Research Training Grant

      Principal investigators: Monica Guma (contact PI), Gary S Firestein

      $279,925
      award amount

  46. Sven W Heinz

    Leads 1 award · $710,998

    • 1R01HG014094-01Department: NIH department code
      A multimodal MPRA platform to study regulatory sequence function

      Principal investigators: Sven W Heinz (contact PI), Christopher W Benner

      $710,998
      award amount

  47. Tommi L Gaines

    Leads 1 award · $702,245

    • 4R33DA060426-02Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating Vending Machines providing Naloxone to Prevent Overdose in American Indian Communities

      Principal investigators: Tommi L Gaines (contact PI), Amy Knox

      $702,245
      award amount

  48. Emma Kirsten Farley

    Leads 1 award · $694,900

    • 1R01HG013995-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanism-informed identification of causal enhancer variants
      $694,900
      award amount

  49. Pranav Garimella

    Leads 1 award · $690,154

    • 5R01DK139291-02Department: NIH department code
      Kidney Tubular Damage and Dysfunction in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
      $690,154
      award amount

  50. Maile Ann Young Karris

    Leads 1 award · $664,155

    • 5R01MH134261-03Department: NIH department code
      Women focused Encounters for Resilience, Independence, Strength and Eudaimonia (WE RISE)
      $664,155
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R21DA062721-01A1, led by Benjamin Hyun Han.

  51. Qingfei Jiang

    Leads 2 awards · $634,737

    • 5R01CA282792-02Department: NIH department code
      Elucidate the Role of RNA Editing in Acute T-cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia Initiating Cells
      $476,737
      award amount
    • 5R03CA287274-02Department: NIH department code
      Profiling Epitranscriptomic RNA editing in Pediatric Cancer
      $158,000
      award amount

  52. Melissa Gymrek

    Leads 1 award · $634,178

    • 5R01HG010885-06Department: NIH department code
      Systematic characterization of tandem repeat variants contributing to complex traits

      Principal investigators: Melissa Gymrek (contact PI), Alon Goren

      $634,178
      award amount

  53. Frank Furnari

    Leads 1 award · $623,787

    • 5R01NS134798-02Department: NIH department code
      Therapeutic targeting mesenchymal transition in newly diagnosed and recurrent GBM

      Principal investigators: Frank Furnari (contact PI), Christopher Ryan Miller

      $623,787
      award amount

  54. Eyal Raz

    Leads 1 award · $619,804

    • 5U01CA276642-03Department: NIH department code
      Chronic Exposure to House Dust Mites: A New Risk Factor for Lung Cancer in Never Smokers

      Principal investigators: Eyal Raz (contact PI), Nicholas J Webster, Samuel P Bertin

      $619,804
      award amount

  55. Rohit Loomba

    Leads 2 awards · $609,789

    • 5U01DK130190-05Department: NIH department code
      San Diego Cirrhosis Clinical Research Network
      $359,789
      award amount
    • 5U01DK061734-25Department: NIH department code
      Clinical Research on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
      $250,000
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1T32DK142622-01, led by Lars Eckmann.

  56. Daniel M Werb

    Leads 1 award · $608,483

    • 5UG1DA059406-03Department: NIH department code
      Development and validation of a novel point-of-care technology for rapid non-targeted identification of emerging opioid and other drug threats

      Principal investigators: Daniel M Werb (contact PI), Drew Alexander Hall

      $608,483
      award amount

  57. Siddharth Singh

    Leads 1 award · $591,209

    • 5R01DK135937-02Department: NIH department code
      Comparative effectiveness research in Hispanic patients with inflammatory bowel diseases
      $591,209
      award amount

  58. Kathleen M. Curtius

    Leads 1 award · $573,292

    • 5R01CA270235-03Department: NIH department code
      Multiscale modeling of spatiotemporal evolution in Barrett's esophagus
      $573,292
      award amount

  59. John M Carethers

    Leads 1 award · $572,176

    • 5R01CA258519-06Department: NIH department code
      Inactivation of MSH3 in Colorectal Cancer and Race

      Principal investigators: John M Carethers (contact PI), Hassan Ashktorab

      $572,176
      award amount

  60. Scott L Letendre

    Leads 1 award · $565,030

  61. Natasha Martin

    Leads 1 award · $559,560

    • 5T32DA023356-19Department: NIH department code
      Training Program in Substance Use, HIV and Related Infections

      Principal investigators: Natasha Martin (contact PI), Steffanie A Strathdee

      $559,560
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01MH132151-04, led by Susan Janet Little.

  62. Tiffany Amariuta-Bartell

    Leads 1 award · $491,366

    • 5R01HG013671-02Department: NIH department code
      Identifying ancestry-specific and distal components of disease-associated gene regulation and cellular function
      $491,366
      award amount

  63. Ana Cristina Llorente Izquierdo

    Leads 1 award · $458,665

    • 5R01AA029106-04Department: NIH department code
      Goblet cells and intestinal immune response in alcohol-associated liver disease
      $458,665
      award amount

  64. Catriona Helen MacLeod Jamieson

    Leads 1 award · $444,952

  65. Cornelis Murre

    Leads 1 award · $438,500

    • 1R21AI193549-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms that underpin immunoglobulin gene rearrangement
      $438,500
      award amount

  66. Miguel Alejandro Lopez-Ramirez

    Leads 1 award · $418,500

    • 5R01NS121070-04Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of hypoxia induced exacerbation of cerebral cavernous malformations
      $418,500
      award amount

  67. John T Chang

    Leads 1 award · $409,320

    • 1R21AI187952-01Department: NIH department code
      Immune adaptations in acute pouchitis
      $409,320
      award amount

  68. Philip Gordts

    Leads 1 award · $406,340

    • 5R01DK126848-05Department: NIH department code
      Investigating Syndecan-1 in Hepcidin Regulation and Iron Metabolism
      $406,340
      award amount

  69. Gerry R Boss

    Leads 1 award · $405,781

    • 1R61HL175687-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Cobinamide as a disease-modifying treatment for Marfan Syndrome: optimizaation of absorption

      Principal investigators: Gerry R Boss (contact PI), Kenneth Dretchen

      $405,781
      award amount

  70. Dena Evette Rifkin

    Leads 1 award · $404,206

    • 5TL1DK143272-02Department: NIH department code
      The Training Core for The San Diego Regional Network Award for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training
      $404,206
      award amount

  71. Jing An

    Leads 1 award · $395,000

    • 5R01GM057761-21Department: NIH department code
      Structures and Interactions of Chemokine Receptors

      Principal investigators: Jing An (contact PI), Ziwei Huang

      $395,000
      award amount

  72. Wei Ying

    Leads 1 award · $395,000

    • 5R01DK125560-05Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms by which hepatocyte extracellular miRNAs mediate peripheral insulin sensitivity
      $395,000
      award amount

  73. Noah H Rose

    Leads 1 award · $392,500

    • 1R35GM159987-01Department: NIH department code
      Using Ae. aegypti as a model to understand the genomic basis of rapid and repeated evolution
      $392,500
      award amount

  74. Christopher W Benner

    Leads 1 award · $387,335

    • 5R35GM149520-02Department: NIH department code
      Multiscale genomic decryption of regulatory DNA
      $387,335
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01HG014094-01, led by Sven W Heinz.

  75. Sergey A. Kryazhimskiy

    Leads 1 award · $387,247

    • 5R35GM153242-02Department: NIH department code
      Empirical and Theoretical Studies of Adaptive Mutations in Microbes and Their Evolutionary Consequences
      $387,247
      award amount

  76. Leslie A Crews

    Leads 1 award · $361,425

    • 5R37CA252040-05Department: NIH department code
      Core transcriptional regulators of malignant stem cell generation in multiple myeloma
      $361,425
      award amount

  77. Yun Sok Lee

    Leads 1 award · $355,501

    • 5R01DK124298-05Department: NIH department code
      ANT2 in metaflammation and insulin resistance
      $355,501
      award amount

  78. Ambarish Athavale

    Leads 1 award · $327,174

    • 5R01DK138395-03Department: NIH department code
      Development and Validation of a Deep Learning system to estimate Interstitial Fibrosis from a kidney ultrasonography image
      $327,174
      award amount

  79. Saima Aslam

    Leads 1 award · $317,863

    • 5R01DK134726-02Department: NIH department code
      Phage Therapy for Recurrent UTIs in Kidney Transplant Recipients

      Principal investigators: Saima Aslam (contact PI), Anthony W Maresso

      $317,863
      award amount

  80. Nicholas J Webster

    Leads 1 award · $317,465

    • 5R01CA196853-09Department: NIH department code
      Time-restricted feeding and breast cancer
      $317,465
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01CA276642-03, led by Eyal Raz.

  81. Cynthia Li-Shin Hsu

    Leads 1 award · $248,981

    • 4R00AA031328-03Department: NIH department code
      Role of gut microbial ethanol production in alcohol use disorder and alcohol-associated liver disease
      $248,981
      award amount

  82. Adriane Michelle Wynn

    Leads 1 award · $240,792

    • 1R01HD116989-01Department: NIH department code
      Screening and treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis infection to prevent preterm birth
      $240,792
      award amount

  83. Laramie Rae Smith

    Leads 2 awards · $224,148

    • 5R34DA059327-03Department: NIH department code
      Reducing HIV-related Intersectional Stigma and Risk among People who Inject Drugs in a High Risk International Setting
      $184,907
      award amount
    • 3R34DA059327-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Reducing HIV-related Intersectional Stigma and Risk among People who Inject Drugs in a High Risk International Setting
      $39,241
      award amount

  84. Dan S. Kaufman

    Leads 1 award · $222,998

    • 1R21CA289083-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Cancer therapy by targeting innate immune cells in vivo using novel virus-like particles
      $222,998
      award amount

  85. Stephanie Alice Meyers-Pantele

    Leads 1 award · $200,448

    • 5K01DA055983-04Department: NIH department code
      LOTUS: An mHealth Intervention to Improve HIV Prevention Service Engagement and Intersectional Stigma among Racially Diverse Women Who Use Drugs
      $200,448
      award amount

  86. Jesse Lloyd Goldshear

    Leads 1 award · $200,446

    • 1K01DA062723-01Department: NIH department code
      A Mixed-Methods Study of Novel Housing Programs and Overdose Outcomes Among Unhoused People Who Use Drugs in San Diego, California
      $200,446
      award amount

  87. Benjamin Hyun Han

    Leads 1 award · $198,854

    • 1R21DA062721-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Trajectories of social isolation and loneliness among older adults living with HIV who use methamphetamine

      Principal investigators: Benjamin Hyun Han (contact PI), Maile Ann Young Karris

      $198,854
      award amount

  88. Michael Burgess Doud

    Leads 1 award · $198,046

    • 1K08AI187778-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing bacteriophage function with coevolution and synthetic biology
      $198,046
      award amount

  89. Beatrice A Golomb

    Leads 1 award · $197,500

    • 5R21ES036163-02Department: NIH department code
      Uncovering the Short-Term Public Health Impact of Toxin Release in East Palestine, Ohio: Outcomes and Effect Modifiers
      $197,500
      award amount

  90. Schafer Cale Boeder

    Leads 1 award · $197,208

    • 5K23DK134880-02Department: NIH department code
      Reducing Hyperinsulinemia and Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes Using Adjunctive Therapies
      $197,208
      award amount

  91. Rakesh Malhotra

    Leads 1 award · $194,037

    • 5K23DK132680-04Department: NIH department code
      Non Invasive Assessment of Microcirculation Function and Kidney Disease
      $194,037
      award amount

  92. Taylor A Doherty

    Leads 1 award · $193,694

    • 5K24AI171795-04Department: NIH department code
      Mentoring patient-oriented researchers in inflammatory airway disease
      $193,694
      award amount

  93. Olivia Alison Potok

    Leads 1 award · $189,599

    • 5K23DK128604-05Department: NIH department code
      The Clinical Applications of the Difference in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate by Cystatin C vs. Creatinine (eGFRDiff)
      $189,599
      award amount

  94. Mazen Faris Odish

    Leads 1 award · $178,846

    • 1K23HL181397-01Department: NIH department code
      Optimal Ventilator Management in Patients with ARDS on ECMO
      $178,846
      award amount

  95. Mona A Alotaibi

    Leads 1 award · $174,096

    • 5K08HL166950-02Department: NIH department code
      Eicosanoid Pathways Underlying Disease Risk in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
      $174,096
      award amount

  96. Christopher Nikolaus Schmickl

    Leads 1 award · $172,585

    • 5K23HL161336-04Department: NIH department code
      Acetazolamide to Improve Clinically Important Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients with a High Loop Gain Endotype
      $172,585
      award amount

  97. Jeremy Elliot Orr

    Leads 1 award · $169,893

    • 5K23HL151880-05Department: NIH department code
      The Impact of Sleep Disordered Breathing in People who use Opioids
      $169,893
      award amount

  98. Harpreet Singh Bhatia

    Leads 1 award · $168,912

    • 5K08HL166962-03Department: NIH department code
      Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Elevated Lipoprotein(a)
      $168,912
      award amount

  99. Wei Sun

    Leads 1 award · $160,801

    • 5K08HL161435-04Department: NIH department code
      Post-GWAS Functional Genomics Analysis to Define Pathogenic Mechanisms for Pulmonary ArterialHypertension
      $160,801
      award amount

  100. Willis X Li

    Leads 1 award · $159,500

    • 1R03CA286683-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Role of STAT in heterochromatin initiation
      $159,500
      award amount

  101. Marva Seifert

    Leads 1 award · $158,000

    • 5R21AI186827-02Department: NIH department code
      Detecting active tuberculosis disease: a blood-based Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen detection asssay
      $158,000
      award amount

  102. Kathryn M Barker

    Leads 1 award · $156,246

    • 5K01AA028557-05Department: NIH department code
      Social Network Dynamics of Adolescent Gender Socialization, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Violence
      $156,246
      award amount

  103. Kiyomi Tsuyuki

    Leads 1 award · $152,613

    • 5R21DA060856-02Department: NIH department code
      CHAMPION - Combining HIV And Stimulant Prevention and Treatment Interventions Optimized for HIV-Negative MSM

      Principal investigators: Kiyomi Tsuyuki (contact PI), Glenn-Milo Santos

      $152,613
      award amount

  104. Laura Elise Crotty Alexander

    Leads 1 award · $122,104

    • 5K24HL155884-04Department: NIH department code
      Convergence of Vitamin E, THC, Nicotine, Propylene Glycol and Glycerin Effects on Lung Inflammation When Vaped
      $122,104
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32HL166127-03, led by Atul Malhotra.

  105. Nicole Mattson

    Leads 1 award · $91,453

    • 5K00CA274649-05Department: NIH department code
      Targeting a Novel Pocket on ITGAV
      $91,453
      award amount

  106. Janna Raphelson

    Leads 1 award · $85,360

    • 5F32HL176079-02Department: NIH department code
      The Left and Right Ventricles in Sleep Apnea with COPD
      $85,360
      award amount

  107. Matthew W Ellis

    Leads 1 award · $78,520

    • 5F32HL172624-02Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing regulatory mechanisms of desmosomal protein expression in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
      $78,520
      award amount

  108. Brett Maxwell Taylor

    Leads 1 award · $48,515

    • 1F30CA291021-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Extrachromosomal DNA as a driver of heterogeneity and plasticity in glioblastoma
      $48,515
      award amount

  109. Danielle M Campbell

    Leads 1 award · $47,283

    • 5R36MH134774-02Department: NIH department code
      The Effects of Structural Inequities and Syndemics on Willingness to Participate in HIV Research among Black Women
      $47,283
      award amount

  110. Sara Alissa Vandenburgh

    Leads 1 award · $46,042

    • 1F31AI183706-01A1Department: NIH department code
      The role of TCF1 in CD8+ tissue resident memory T cell formation and maintenance across distinct tissues
      $46,042
      award amount

  111. Chase Morgan

    Leads 1 award · $42,664

    • 5F30AI176696-02Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the mechanism of infection and therapeutic potential of Pseudomonas nucleus-forming phages
      $42,664
      award amount

  112. Mitchell Chung-Hin Kong

    Leads 1 award · $42,596

    • 1F31HL174120-01A1Department: NIH department code
      PROTECTIVE POISON AT HIGH ALTITUDE: THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF ELEVATED ENDOGENOUS CO FROM ADAPTIVE HMOX2 VARIANTS
      $42,596
      award amount

  113. Amanda J Daniels

    Leads 1 award · $42,319

    • 5F31HL174164-02Department: NIH department code
      Translation fidelity as a modulator of hematopoietic stem cell fitness and longevity
      $42,319
      award amount

  114. Clark Gold Wang

    Leads 1 award · $42,319

    • 5F31CA294873-02Department: NIH department code
      Generating hiPSC-derived ATRT models to investigate cell of origin and identify therapeutic vulnerabilities
      $42,319
      award amount

  115. Stephanie Leal

    Leads 1 award · $41,940

    • 5F31HL168848-03Department: NIH department code
      Syndecan-1 structure-function analysis in relation to iron metabolism
      $41,940
      award amount

  116. Brian Luis Freeman

    Leads 1 award · $40,393

    • 7F31AI189334-02Department: NIH department code
      Roles of vaccine perturbations on germinal center dynamics
      $40,393
      award amount

  117. Kelsey Rose Baron

    Leads 1 award · $36,538

    • 7F30AG081061-03Department: NIH department code
      Alleviating Mitochondrial Dysfunction in PERK-deficient Neurodegenerative Disease
      $36,538
      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.