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FY2018 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Biochemistry at University of Colorado

Aurora, CO

Funding
$15.4M
$15,425,300
Awards
49
FY2018 NIH awards in Biochemistry
Principal investigators
35
35 lead a grant here, 0 co-investigators
Department rank
#14
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 Colorado page.

Leads a grant in this department

35 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. Leinwand, Leslie Anne

    Leads 4 awards · $1,284,953

    • 2R01HL117138-05Department: NIH department code
      Molecular characterization of cardiomyopathy mutations in human cardiac myosin
      $606,039
      award amount
    • 5R01GM029090-36Department: NIH department code
      Myosin Gene Diversity and Funciton
      $478,714
      award amount
    • 3R01GM029090-36S1Department: NIH department code
      Myosin Gene Diversity and Funciton
      $100,100
      award amount
    • 3R01HL117138-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Molecular characterization of cardiomyopathy mutations in human cardiac myosin
      $100,100
      award amount
  2. Yi, Rui

    Leads 3 awards · $1,187,771

    • 5R01AR059697-08Department: NIH department code
      MicroRNA-mediated regulation in mammalian skin
      $532,651
      award amount
    • 5R01AR071435-02Department: NIH department code
      Transcriptional regulation of skin stem cells and their niche
      $333,337
      award amount
    • 5R01AR066703-05Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Analysis of MicroRNA Functions in Skin Stem Cells in Vivo
      $321,783
      award amount
  3. Kieft, Jeffrey S

    Leads 3 awards · $1,124,970

    • 5R35GM118070-03Department: NIH department code
      Structure, function, and dynamics of viral RNAs and RNA-containing complexes
      $552,994
      award amount
    • 5R01AI133348-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of viral RNA maturation by co-opting cellular exonucleases
      $381,933
      award amount
    • 5R21AI129569-02Department: NIH department code
      Understanding pathogenic noncoding RNA production in Zika Virus infection
      $190,043
      award amount
  4. Zhao, Rui

    Leads 2 awards · $771,006

    • 1R01GM126157-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the structure and function of U1 snRNP
      $465,545
      award amount
    • 5R01GM114178-04Department: NIH department code
      Structure and function of U5 snRNP
      $305,461
      award amount
  5. Sawyer, Sara

    Leads 1 award · $770,000

    • 1DP1DA046108-01Department: NIH department code
      Hunting the HIV-1 Unicorn
      $770,000
      award amount
  6. Shen, Jingshi

    Leads 2 awards · $757,904

    • 1R35GM126960-01Department: NIH department code
      Protein-membrane interactions in regulated exocytosis
      $379,142
      award amount
    • 2R56DK095367-06Department: NIH department code
      Regulatory Mechanisms of GLUT4 Exocytosis
      $378,762
      award amount
  7. Xue, Ding

    Leads 2 awards · $744,483

    • 5R35GM118188-03Department: NIH department code
      Fundamental mechanisms of apoptosis and phospholipid asymmetry
      $497,678
      award amount
    • 3R35GM118188-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Fundamental mechanisms of apoptosis and phospholipid asymmetry
      $246,805
      award amount
  8. Olwin, Bradley B

    Leads 2 awards · $674,473

    • 5R01AR070360-02Department: NIH department code
      Replicative Potential of Muscle Stem Cells
      $338,800
      award amount
    • 5R01AR049446-13Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms Regulating Muscle Stem Cell Homeostasis
      $335,673
      award amount
  9. Davis, Richard E.

    Leads 2 awards · $573,562

    • 5R01AI114054-04Department: NIH department code
      Chromatin diminution in nematodes
      $569,312
      award amount
    • 1R13AI133919-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Molecular and Cellular Biology of Helminth Parasites
      $4,250
      award amount
  10. Bentley, David L

    Leads 1 award · $488,162

    • 5R35GM118051-03Department: NIH department code
      Coupling of transcription with nascent pre-mRNA metabolism
      $488,162
      award amount
  11. Asturias, Francisco J

    Leads 1 award · $472,720

    • 2R01GM067167-14Department: NIH department code
      Structural studies of eukaryotic transcription
      $472,720
      award amount
  12. Detweiler, Corrella S

    Leads 1 award · $466,500

    • 4R33AI121365-03Department: NIH department code
      A Novel Screen for Antibacterials that Are Non-Toxic to Mammals
      $466,500
      award amount
  13. Hesselberth, Jay R

    Leads 2 awards · $464,829

    • 5R35GM119550-03Department: NIH department code
      Coordination of RNA cleavage with end modification and processing
      $402,867
      award amount
    • 3R35GM119550-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Coordination of RNA cleavage with end modification and processing
      $61,962
      award amount
  14. Sikela, James M

    Leads 1 award · $387,382

    • 5R01MH108684-03Department: NIH department code
      Investigation of DUF1220 domains in human brain function and disease
      $387,382
      award amount
  15. Rissland, Olivia Selfridge

    Leads 1 award · $382,092

    • 1R35GM128680-01Department: NIH department code
      Exploring the connections between translation and mRNA decay
      $382,092
      award amount
  16. Restrepo, Diego

    Leads 1 award · $380,959

    • 5R01DC014253-04Department: NIH department code
      Olfactory receptors for semiochemical detection in the main olfactory epithelium
      $380,959
      award amount
  17. Johnson, Aaron M.

    Leads 1 award · $369,216

    • 5R35GM119575-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of heterochromatin targeting and epigenetic genome regulation
      $369,216
      award amount
  18. Junge, Harald

    Leads 1 award · $367,959

    • 5R01EY024261-05Department: NIH department code
      Norrin/Frizzled4 Signaling in Retinal Angiogenesis: The Role of TSPAN12
      $367,959
      award amount
  19. Pollock, David D

    Leads 1 award · $357,115

    • 5R01GM083127-07Department: NIH department code
      Modeling evolution of functional context in proteins
      $357,115
      award amount
  20. Liu, Changwei

    Leads 1 award · $349,766

    • 1U01CA222958-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Validating and targeting USP35 for anticancer drug development
      $349,766
      award amount
  21. Mastronarde, David N

    Leads 1 award · $346,500

    • 5R01GM125074-10Department: NIH department code
      Development and Maintenance of IMOD Software
      $346,500
      award amount
  22. Park, Soyeon

    Leads 1 award · $318,186

    • 1R01GM127688-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Chaperone-Mediated Control in the Assembly of the Proteasome Holoenzyme
      $318,186
      award amount
  23. Niswander, Lee A.

    Leads 1 award · $301,995

    • 5R01HD081117-05Department: NIH department code
      Transcriptional control of epithelial behaviors that drive mammalian neural tubeclosure
      $301,995
      award amount
  24. Han, Min

    Leads 1 award · $298,160

    • 5R01GM047869-23Department: NIH department code
      Development Control in C. elegans
      $298,160
      award amount
  25. Voeltz, Gia

    Leads 1 award · $298,160

    • 5R01GM120998-02Department: NIH department code
      Unraveling the mechanism of ER-­associated organelle constriction and division
      $298,160
      award amount
  26. Zheng, Hongjin

    Leads 1 award · $292,486

    • 1R01GM126626-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanistic studies of prokaryotic and eukaryotic nitrate/nitrite transport
      $292,486
      award amount
  27. Dowell-Deen, Robin Deanne

    Leads 1 award · $286,702

    • 1R01GM125871-01A1Department: NIH department code
      A Technique for Measuring Transcription Factor Activity
      $286,702
      award amount
  28. Prekeris, Rytis

    Leads 1 award · $222,720

    • 5T32GM008730-19Department: NIH department code
      Predoctoral Training Program in Molecular Biology
      $222,720
      award amount
  29. Degregori, James V

    Leads 2 awards · $213,460

    • 1R21CA223439-01Department: NIH department code
      Targeting MCJ/DNAJC15 and the mitochondrial electron transport chain in acute myeloid leukemia
      $163,459
      award amount
    • 3R01CA180175-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Aging-associated alterations in adaptive landscapes and the evolution of leukemia
      $50,001
      award amount
  30. Wang, Jianbin

    Leads 1 award · $194,375

    • 5R21AI125869-02Department: NIH department code
      Genome analysis of Ascaris programmed DNA elimination
      $194,375
      award amount
  31. Eisenmesser, Elan Z

    Leads 1 award · $77,750

    • 5R03CA219743-02Department: NIH department code
      Interleukin-37: The molecular basis of the atypical interleukin-1 family dimer
      $77,750
      award amount
  32. Yu, Haijia

    Leads 1 award · $77,000

    • 1R03AI135473-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Dissect Cytolytic Granule Secretion in Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Using CRISPR Genetic Screens
      $77,000
      award amount
  33. Vogler, Thomas Orion

    Leads 1 award · $49,524

    • 5F30AR068881-04Department: NIH department code
      Manipulating FGFR1 Signaling to Enhance Satellite Cell Function and Potentiate Muscle Regeneration
      $49,524
      award amount
  34. Higa, Kelly Chiemi

    Leads 1 award · $41,416

    • 5F30CA210383-03Department: NIH department code
      The impact of aging-associated chronic inflammation on the selection for oncogenic driver mutations in hematopoietic stem cells
      $41,416
      award amount
  35. Liggett, Luther Alexander

    Leads 1 award · $31,044

    • 5F31CA196231-04Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Trisomy 21 in Hematopoiesis and Leukemogenesis
      $31,044
      award amount