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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Radiology at University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Funding
$29.9M
$29,859,256
Awards
50
FY2026 NIH awards in Radiology
Principal investigators
68
36 lead a grant here, 32 co-investigators
Department rank
#8
of 75 · 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 Radiology row of the University of California, San Francisco page.

Leads a grant in this department

36 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. Pavithra Viswanath

    Leads 3 awards · $3,286,756

    • 4R01CA292674-03Department: NIH department code
      Combination metabolic therapy for diffuse midline glioma
      $1,959,492
      award amount
    • 5R01CA296817-02Department: NIH department code
      Probing citrate metabolism in tumor and immune cells in diffuse midline gliomas
      $671,958
      award amount
    • 5R01CA288389-02Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging reactive metabolite generation in brain tumors
      $655,306
      award amount

  2. Galateia J Kazakia

    Leads 3 awards · $1,932,903

  3. Daniel B Vigneron

    Leads 2 awards · $1,890,527

    • 5P41EB013598-15Department: NIH department code
      Hyperpolarized MRI Technology Resource Center

      Principal investigators: Daniel B Vigneron (contact PI), Duan Xu (contact PI), John Kurhanewicz (contact PI)

      $1,211,237
      award amount
    • 1R01CA300053-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Novel Dual Agent HP C-13 MRI for Quantitative Imaging of Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness for Improved Biopsy Guidance

      Principal investigators: Daniel B Vigneron (contact PI), Hsin-Yu Chen, Robert A Bok

      $679,290
      award amount

  4. Duan Xu

    Leads 2 awards · $1,871,879

    • 5P41EB013598-15Department: NIH department code
      Hyperpolarized MRI Technology Resource Center

      Principal investigators: Daniel B Vigneron (contact PI), Duan Xu (contact PI), John Kurhanewicz (contact PI)

      $1,211,237
      award amount
    • 5R01CA262630-05Department: NIH department code
      Quantitative Steady-State and Dynamic Metabolic MRI for Evaluating Patients with Glioma

      Principal investigators: Duan Xu (contact PI), Albert Chen, Susan M Chang, Yan Li

      $660,642
      award amount

  5. Michael John Evans

    Leads 3 awards · $1,813,767

    • 1R01CA309883-01Department: NIH department code
      Bioengineering of covalent proteins for nuclear medicine applications

      Principal investigators: Michael John Evans (contact PI), Lei Wang

      $640,466
      award amount
    • 5R01CA279328-03Department: NIH department code
      Maximizing tumor responses to targeted radiotherapy with a conditionally activated membrane binding probe

      Principal investigators: Michael John Evans (contact PI), Charles Scott Craik, Rahul Aggarwal

      $598,123
      award amount
    • 1R01CA308884-01Department: NIH department code
      A novel chemical strategy to harness the tumor specific biochemistry of human kallikrein 2 for prostate cancer theranostics

      Principal investigators: Michael John Evans (contact PI), Charles Scott Craik, Rahul Aggarwal

      $575,178
      award amount

  6. Jeremy William Gordon

    Leads 3 awards · $1,764,415

    • 5R01CA280071-03Department: NIH department code
      Translating Hyperpolarized 13C MRI as a Novel Tool to Predict Treatment Response in Pancreatic Cancer

      Principal investigators: Jeremy William Gordon (contact PI), Zhen Jane Wang

      $670,223
      award amount
    • 5R01AG080981-04Department: NIH department code
      Imaging cerebral metabolic impairment in AD using Deuterium MRI

      Principal investigators: Jeremy William Gordon (contact PI), David M Wilson

      $650,255
      award amount
    • 5R01NS102156-08Department: NIH department code
      MR Metabolic Imaging of Multiple Sclerosis

      Principal investigators: Jeremy William Gordon (contact PI), Ari J Green

      $443,937
      award amount

  7. Robert Richard Flavell

    Leads 2 awards · $1,334,733

    • 5R01CA271606-05Department: NIH department code
      Development of CD46 theranostics for imaging and treatment of multiple myeloma

      Principal investigators: Robert Richard Flavell (contact PI), Arun P. Wiita

      $670,181
      award amount
    • 5R01CA279203-04Department: NIH department code
      Systematic evaluation of toxicity and therapeutic efficacy in CD46 directed radioligand therapy

      Principal investigators: Robert Richard Flavell (contact PI), Renuka Sriram, Youngho Seo

      $664,552
      award amount

  8. Mekhail Anwar

    Leads 2 awards · $1,313,741

    • 5R01CA290027-02Department: NIH department code
      Early identification of immunotherapy resistance through integrated multiparameter imaging

      Principal investigators: Mekhail Anwar (contact PI), Matthew Spitzer

      $676,339
      award amount
    • 5R01CA278672-04Department: NIH department code
      Chip-Scale Intraoperative Optical Navigation with Immunotargeted Upconverting Nanoparticles
      $637,402
      award amount

  9. Richard Brian Souza

    Leads 2 awards · $1,252,815

    • 5R01AR079647-05Department: NIH department code
      Simultaneous Imaging of Tissue Biochemistry and Metabolism associated with Biomechanics in Patella Femoral Joint Osteoarthritis

      Principal investigators: Richard Brian Souza (contact PI), Sharmila Majumdar

      $640,291
      award amount
    • 1R01AR085612-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Probing Movement-Evoked Pain Flares in Patellofemoral Joint Osteoarthritis
      $612,524
      award amount

  10. John Kurhanewicz

    Leads 1 award · $1,211,237

    • 5P41EB013598-15Department: NIH department code
      Hyperpolarized MRI Technology Resource Center

      Principal investigators: Daniel B Vigneron (contact PI), Duan Xu (contact PI), John Kurhanewicz (contact PI)

      $1,211,237
      award amount

  11. Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff

    Leads 2 awards · $1,159,392

    • 5R01CA297601-02Department: NIH department code
      Systematic Testing of a TGFβ Targeted Theranostic in Preclinical Cancer

      Principal investigators: Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff (contact PI), Henry F. Vanbrocklin, Youngho Seo

      $676,179
      award amount
    • 5R01CA270332-04Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the Genesis of Tumor Immune Microenvironment (TIME) as a function of Inflammation
      $483,213
      award amount

  12. Thomas M Link

    Leads 2 awards · $945,191

    • 5R01AR078917-05Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the mechanisms by which weight change affects progression of knee osteoarthritis in obese and overweight individuals: An analysis of the Osteoarthritis Initiative Dataset

      Principal investigators: Thomas M Link (contact PI), Gabrielle Joseph

      $660,191
      award amount
    • 5T32EB001631-22Department: NIH department code
      Biomedical Imaging for Clinician Scientists
      $285,000
      award amount

  13. Srikantan S. Nagarajan

    Leads 1 award · $797,931

  14. Ashish Raj

    Leads 1 award · $793,233

    • 4R33AG087921-03Department: NIH department code
      Exploring the differential spreading of distinct pathological conformers of AD/LBD-related proteins by combining mathematical modeling and functional study

      Principal investigators: Ashish Raj (contact PI), Chao Peng

      $793,233
      award amount

  15. Peder Eric Zufall Larson

    Leads 1 award · $791,080

  16. David M Wilson

    Leads 1 award · $730,219

    • 5R01AI181378-03Department: NIH department code
      Chemoenzymatic radiosyntheses of [18F]FDG-derived oligosaccharides for S. aureus detection

      Principal investigators: David M Wilson (contact PI), Michael Ohliger

      $730,219
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AG080981-04, led by Jeremy William Gordon.

  17. Olivier Morin

    Leads 1 award · $713,733

    • 5R01CA292043-02Department: NIH department code
      Development of a Personalized Voxel-wise Prediction of Brain Metastases using Multi-Parametric MR Imaging to Reduce Treatment Toxicity

      Principal investigators: Olivier Morin (contact PI), Steve E Braunstein

      $713,733
      award amount

  18. Wensha Yang

    Leads 1 award · $700,838

    • 1R01CA301509-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Functional Avoidance Liver Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Guided by MR Multitasking-driven Abdominal Integrated Imaging (MT-AI2)

      Principal investigators: Wensha Yang (contact PI), Ke Sheng, Mary Feng, Zhaoyang Fan

      $700,838
      award amount

  19. Kang Wang

    Leads 1 award · $695,925

    • 5R01EB037669-02Department: NIH department code
      Automated Multi-Timepoint CT Analysis for Enhanced Metastatic Disease Evaluation in Colorectal Cancer: An Anatomy-Aware Vision-Language AI Approach

      Principal investigators: Kang Wang (contact PI), Yang Yang, Zongwei Zhou

      $695,925
      award amount

  20. Harish Vasudevan

    Leads 1 award · $681,070

    • 1R01CA304081-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the function of NF2 in NF1 mutant peripheral nervous system tumors.
      $681,070
      award amount

  21. Yi Li

    Leads 1 award · $676,034

    • 5R01NS138963-02Department: NIH department code
      Quantitative Diffusion MRI Characterization of Prognosis in Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Injury
      $676,034
      award amount

  22. Melanie A Morrison

    Leads 1 award · $666,188

    • 5R01NS130066-05Department: NIH department code
      MULTIMODAL MRI TO PREDICT DBS MOTOR AND COGNITIVE OUTCOMES IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE
      $666,188
      award amount

  23. Youngho Seo

    Leads 1 award · $659,348

    • 5R01HL160688-05Department: NIH department code
      [18F]F-AraG as an imaging biomarker for early diagnosis and monitoring of cardiotoxicity related to doxorubicin and immune check point inhibitor therapy

      Principal investigators: Youngho Seo (contact PI), Jelena Levi

      $659,348
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA297601-02, led by Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff; 5R01CA279203-04, led by Robert Richard Flavell.

  24. Steven William Hetts

    Leads 1 award · $636,417

    • 5R01EB036603-02Department: NIH department code
      Endovascular Filtration to Change Drug Biodistribution (ELOCUTION)

      Principal investigators: Steven William Hetts (contact PI), Henry F. Vanbrocklin

      $636,417
      award amount

  25. Anil Parsram Bidkar

    Leads 2 awards · $606,703

    • 1R21CA318322-01Department: NIH department code
      Combining alpha-Particle Radioimmunotherapy and Antibody–Drug Conjugates to Improve Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer

      Principal investigators: Anil Parsram Bidkar (contact PI), Scott Bidlingmaier

      $420,943
      award amount
    • 5K99CA304511-02Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing Prostate Cancer Treatment Outcomes with Combined Radioimmunotherapy and Antibody Drug Conjugates
      $185,760
      award amount

  26. Bruce Faddegon

    Leads 1 award · $595,665

    • 5R01CA266467-05Department: NIH department code
      Ionization Detail - Biologically based treatment planning for particle therapy beyond LET-RBE

      Principal investigators: Bruce Faddegon (contact PI), Jian-Hua Mao, Reinhard W. Schulte

      $595,665
      award amount

  27. Congyu Liao

    Leads 1 award · $528,630

    • 5R01HD114719-03Department: NIH department code
      Robust and precise imaging of infant brain development with magneticresonance imaging
      $528,630
      award amount

  28. Zhaoyang Fan

    Leads 1 award · $451,000

    • 1R21HL184337-01Department: NIH department code
      Abbreviated Cardiovascular MRI for Enhanced Etiology Diagnosis in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
      $451,000
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01CA301509-01A1, led by Wensha Yang.

  29. Renuka Sriram

    Leads 1 award · $421,685

    • 1R21CA303193-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Predicting response to immunotherapy with hyperpolarized 13C MRI
      $421,685
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA279203-04, led by Robert Richard Flavell.

  30. Hui Lin

    Leads 1 award · $414,402

    • 1R21CA303378-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Multi-Modality Modeling of Glioblastoma Progression: Integrating DTI and Prognostic Biomarkers for Personalized Radiation Therapy Targeting
      $414,402
      award amount

  31. Julian Clint Hong

    Leads 1 award · $374,948

    • 5R01CA277782-04Department: NIH department code
      Multi-institutional validation of a multi-modal machine learning algorithm to predict and reduce acute care during cancer therapy
      $374,948
      award amount

  32. Siyuan John Liu

    Leads 1 award · $286,881

    • 1K08CA304353-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Defining the cell intrinsic and tumor immune microenvironment mechanisms of DNA-PKcs in radiotherapy resistance in glioblastoma
      $286,881
      award amount

  33. William C Chen

    Leads 1 award · $162,756

    • 5K99CA296996-02Department: NIH department code
      Chromosomal instability and radiation sensitivity in meningioma
      $162,756
      award amount

  34. Amrik Singh Kang

    Leads 1 award · $45,326

    • 5F30CA298678-02Department: NIH department code
      Structure-guided protein evolution to develop improved natural ligand-based chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy against CD70 in acute myeloid leukemia
      $45,326
      award amount

  35. McKenzie Emma Daanen

    Leads 1 award · $41,653

    • 5F31CA298479-02Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Treg and Tpex Interactions in Tumor-Draining Lymph Node Immunosuppression and Immunotherapy Response
      $41,653
      award amount

  36. Victoria Tran

    Leads 1 award · $32,709

    • 5F31AI191408-02Department: NIH department code
      Unraveling skin microbiota-immune interactions that drive early life commensal tolerance
      $32,709
      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.