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FY2025 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Internal Medicine at University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Funding
$27.4M
$27,398,602
Awards
59
FY2025 NIH awards in Internal Medicine
Principal investigators
63
42 lead a grant here, 21 co-investigators
Department rank
#45
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 Florida page.

Leads a grant in this department

42 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. Pinaki Sarder

    Leads 4 awards · $4,548,822

    • 1OT2OD038014-01Department: NIH department code
      Artificial Intelligence-based & Ethically-focused Multi-Modal Data Integration Framework for Screening, Diagnosing, and Caring for CKD Patients

      Principal investigators: Pinaki Sarder (contact PI), Jing Su, Michael Thomas Eadon

      $2,084,185
      award amount
    • 3OT2OD033753-01S3Department: NIH department code
      A Computational IMage Analysis Platform (CIMAP) for HuBMAP

      Principal investigators: Pinaki Sarder (contact PI), Sanjay Jain

      $1,225,000
      award amount
    • 5R01DK114485-07Department: NIH department code
      Computational Imaging of Renal Structures for Diagnosing Diabetic Nephropathy.

      Principal investigators: Pinaki Sarder (contact PI), Avi Z Rosenberg, Michael Thomas Eadon

      $682,943
      award amount
    • 5R01DK129541-03Department: NIH department code
      Computational Image Analysis of Renal Transplant Biopsies to Predict Graft Outcome

      Principal investigators: Pinaki Sarder (contact PI), Kuang-Yu Jen

      $556,694
      award amount

  2. Robert L Cook

    Leads 3 awards · $1,518,875

    • 5R01AA030481-04Department: NIH department code
      Technology-based assessments and intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and improve HIV viral suppression in the Florida Cohort

      Principal investigators: Robert L Cook (contact PI), Yan Wang

      $609,199
      award amount
    • 5U24AA029959-05Department: NIH department code
      Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium Biomedical Data Repository

      Principal investigators: Robert L Cook (contact PI), Samuel S Wu

      $483,452
      award amount
    • 5T32AA025877-08Department: NIH department code
      Translational Science Training to Reduce the Impact of Alcohol on HIV Infection

      Principal investigators: Robert L Cook (contact PI), Debra E Lyon, Mildred M Maldonado-Molina

      $426,224
      award amount

  3. Borna Mehrad

    Leads 2 awards · $1,459,708

    • 5R01HL169974-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanistic modeling of the innate immune responses of the human lung to understand the inter-individual heterogeneity of COVID-19 pneumonia

      Principal investigators: Borna Mehrad (contact PI), Reinhard Laubenbacher

      $733,796
      award amount
    • 2R01AI135128-06A1Department: NIH department code
      Multiscale modeling of the role of heme during invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

      Principal investigators: Borna Mehrad (contact PI), Reinhard Laubenbacher

      $725,912
      award amount

  4. Jason X J Yuan

    Leads 1 award · $1,352,400

    • 7R35HL171538-02Department: NIH department code
      Ion Channels and Membrane Receptors in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
      $1,352,400
      award amount

  5. Arnold Louie

    Leads 1 award · $1,324,774

    • 5R01AI173238-03Department: NIH department code
      Optimizing Multi-drug Mycobacterium tuberculosis Therapy for Rapid Sterilization and Resistance Suppression

      Principal investigators: Arnold Louie (contact PI), Michael N. Neely

      $1,324,774
      award amount

  6. Donna D Zhang

    Leads 1 award · $1,157,198

    • 5R35ES031575-06Department: NIH department code
      NRF Transcription Factors in Environmental Stress and Disease Intervention
      $1,157,198
      award amount

  7. Christian Jobin

    Leads 2 awards · $1,076,777

    • 1R01CA292532-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Role of bacterial-derived small molecules in immunotherapy
      $540,288
      award amount
    • 1R01CA296643-01Department: NIH department code
      Interaction between dietary taurine and microbiota sulfur metabolism in the development of colorectal cancer
      $536,489
      award amount

  8. Coy D Heldermon

    Leads 2 awards · $1,074,367

    • 3UG3NS137533-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Procession to IND of a capsid mutated AAV8 codon optimized NAGLU vector for treatment of Sanfilippo Syndrome type B (Supplement)

      Principal investigators: Coy D Heldermon (contact PI), Barry J Byrne

      $538,939
      award amount
    • 5UG3NS137533-02Department: NIH department code
      Procession to IND of a capsid mutated AAV8 codon optimized NAGLU vector for treatment of Sanfilippo Syndrome type B

      Principal investigators: Coy D Heldermon (contact PI), Barry J Byrne

      $535,428
      award amount

  9. Azra Bihorac

    Leads 2 awards · $1,043,446

    • 5R25GM155478-02Department: NIH department code
      Artificial Intelligence Passport for Biomedical Research: Digital Experiential Learning Community for Upskilling in Artificial Intelligence for Biomedical, Behavioral and Clinical Research

      Principal investigators: Azra Bihorac (contact PI), Benjamin Shickel, Yulia A. Levites Strekalova

      $530,018
      award amount
    • 5R01GM110240-09Department: NIH department code
      Explainable, Fair, Reproducible and Collaborative Surgical Artificial Intelligence: Integrating data, algorithms and clinical reasoning for surgical risk assessment (XAI-IDEALIST)

      Principal investigators: Azra Bihorac (contact PI), Parisa Rashidi

      $513,428
      award amount

  10. Joe G. N. Garcia

    Leads 1 award · $965,998

    • 2R01HL141387-06A1Department: NIH department code
      Novel Involvement of eNAMPT/TLR4 Signaling in PAH Vascular Remodeling and Right Ventricular Dysfunction

      Principal investigators: Joe G. N. Garcia (contact PI), Ayako Makino

      $965,998
      award amount

  11. Jason Mathew Butler

    Leads 2 awards · $928,447

    • 5R01HL166512-03Department: NIH department code
      Preserving bone marrow niche integrity and function to rejuvenate aged hematopoietic stem cells
      $633,009
      award amount
    • 1R01HL177599-01Department: NIH department code
      Netrin-1 promotes the expansion and function of human hematopoietic stem cells by supporting a pro-hematopoietic vascular niche
      $295,438
      award amount

  12. Christopher E Forsmark

    Leads 2 awards · $888,622

  13. John Glenn Morris

    Leads 1 award · $750,278

    • 5R01AI126357-07Department: NIH department code
      Recurrence of Cholera in Haiti: Exploration of Contributing Factors and Intervention Strategies
      $750,278
      award amount

  14. Panagiotis V Benos

    Leads 1 award · $744,761

    • 1R01HL178032-01Department: NIH department code
      EpiGNOME: Epigenetic Graphical Networks Of Methylation Effectors for COPD Progression

      Principal investigators: Panagiotis V Benos (contact PI), Dawn L Demeo

      $744,761
      award amount

  15. Jonathan D. Licht

    Leads 1 award · $705,611

    • 4R01CA266078-04Department: NIH department code
      Histone fold Mutations in Cancer Pathogenesis
      $705,611
      award amount

  16. Karina Serban

    Leads 1 award · $701,802

    • 5R01HL166828-03Department: NIH department code
      Decay accelerating factor (CD55) protects against lectin pathway-mediated AT2 cell dysfunction in cigarette smoke-induced emphysema
      $701,802
      award amount

  17. Awewura Jacob Kwara

    Leads 2 awards · $668,256

    • 5R01AI186847-02Department: NIH department code
      Addressing Research Gaps to Optimize Dolutegravir-based ART in Children and Adolescents
      $466,515
      award amount
    • 3R01AI186847-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Addressing Research Gaps to Optimize Dolutegravir-based ART in Children and Adolescents
      $201,741
      award amount

  18. Amy Yomiko Vittor

    Leads 1 award · $622,399

    • 5R01AI182303-02Department: NIH department code
      Aligning climate and health: assessing zoonotic arboviral risks in agroforestry as a climate mitigation strategy
      $622,399
      award amount

  19. Emily K. Moser

    Leads 2 awards · $606,675

    • 5R01AI185774-02Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic enforcement of selection in anti-DNA B cells vs. antigen-specific B cells
      $454,175
      award amount
    • 1R03TR005001-01A1Department: NIH department code
      The ubiquitin ligase Itch limits mTORC1 nutrient sensing in B cells
      $152,500
      award amount

  20. Yan Wang

    Leads 1 award · $568,478

    • 5R01AG071729-04Department: NIH department code
      Real-Time and Long-Term Effects of Medical Marijuana on Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study
      $568,478
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AA030481-04, led by Robert L Cook.

  21. Ayako Makino

    Leads 1 award · $547,334

    • 5R01HL142214-07Department: NIH department code
      Coronary Endothelial Cell Dysfunction in Diabetes: Role of MFGE8

      Principal investigators: Ayako Makino (contact PI), Yun Sok Lee

      $547,334
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 2R01HL141387-06A1, led by Joe G. N. Garcia.

  22. Westley H Reeves

    Leads 1 award · $544,689

    • 1R01AR085033-01Department: NIH department code
      Improving the diagnosis and outcome of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in systemic lupus erythematosus

      Principal investigators: Westley H Reeves (contact PI), Haoyang Zhuang

      $544,689
      award amount

  23. Yogesh Scindia

    Leads 1 award · $419,497

    • 5R01DK136011-03Department: NIH department code
      Targeting ferroptosis in renal tubular epithelial cells to improve outcomes of lupus nephritis

      Principal investigators: Yogesh Scindia (contact PI), Laurence Morel

      $419,497
      award amount

  24. Shannon Moonah

    Leads 1 award · $351,069

    • 5R01DK131313-05Department: NIH department code
      CD74 and Wound Healing
      $351,069
      award amount

  25. Zhijian Qian

    Leads 4 awards · $350,110

    • 5R01HL157539-04Department: NIH department code
      Role of the TET1 short isoform in MDS development and maintenance
      $163,699
      award amount
    • 5R01DK129489-04Department: NIH department code
      The role of ALKBH5-mediated RNA demethylation in the maintenance of genomic stability in HSPCs
      $99,813
      award amount
    • 5R01CA259576-04Department: NIH department code
      The role of YTHDC1 in normal and malignant hematopoiesis
      $64,190
      award amount
    • 5R01CA266659-04Department: NIH department code
      The Novel Role and Mechanism of RBM33 in Leukemogenesis
      $22,408
      award amount

  26. Ronald I Shorr

    Leads 1 award · $348,052

    • 5R01AG073408-04Department: NIH department code
      De-Implementing Fall Prevention Alarms in Hospitals

      Principal investigators: Ronald I Shorr (contact PI), Molly McNett

      $348,052
      award amount

  27. I. David Weiner

    Leads 1 award · $335,500

    • 5R01DK107798-10Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Ammonia Metabolism
      $335,500
      award amount

  28. Jinling Liu

    Leads 2 awards · $218,391

    • 5K01HL161538-04Department: NIH department code
      A novel framework for estimating personalized genomic variants of hypertension for precision medicine
      $144,115
      award amount
    • 3K01HL161538-04S1Department: NIH department code
      A novel framework for estimating personalized genomic variants of hypertension for precision medicine
      $74,276
      award amount

  29. Shantrel S Canidate

    Leads 1 award · $196,083

    • 5K01DA057881-03Department: NIH department code
      A mixed methods study of factors associated with HIV outcomes in people living with HIV
      $196,083
      award amount

  30. Katelyn Ann Bruno

    Leads 1 award · $187,515

    • 5R21AI180863-02Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the innate and adaptive immune mechanism differences during viral myocarditis between pediatric and adult populations: role of sex, age and hormone status
      $187,515
      award amount

  31. Preeti Manavalan

    Leads 1 award · $183,081

    • 5K23MH131463-03Department: NIH department code
      Adaptation and implementation of a behavioral mHealth intervention to reduce anxiety and depression and end the HIV epidemic in the rural South
      $183,081
      award amount

  32. Rahma S Mkuu

    Leads 1 award · $171,861

    • 5K01CA292583-02Department: NIH department code
      Improving cervical cancer prevention among women living with chronic conditions
      $171,861
      award amount

  33. Richard L Bennett

    Leads 1 award · $162,115

    • 5R50CA293837-02Department: NIH department code
      Investigating epigenetic mechanisms of cancer
      $162,115
      award amount

  34. Marie Nancy Seraphin

    Leads 1 award · $131,920

    • 5K01AI153544-05Department: NIH department code
      Linking within- and between-host dynamics in tracking recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission
      $131,920
      award amount

  35. Luis Alfonso Sordo Vieira

    Leads 1 award · $116,844

    • 5K25AI175668-02Department: NIH department code
      Tuning complement-mediated immunity in aspergillosis: a systems medicine approach
      $116,844
      award amount

  36. Thomas J. George

    Leads 1 award · $115,272

    • 5R50CA281930-03Department: NIH department code
      NCI-sponsored Clinical Trial Research Specialist
      $115,272
      award amount

  37. Lynn El Haddad

    Leads 1 award · $105,792

    • 5K01AI166096-04Department: NIH department code
      Bacteriophages as Modulators of Bacterial Colonization
      $105,792
      award amount

  38. Delaney D Ding

    Leads 1 award · $44,466

    • 1F30AR086712-01Department: NIH department code
      Epidemiological Analysis and Causal Modeling of Non-AIDS-Defining Skin Cancers in People with HIV
      $44,466
      award amount

  39. Kayla Victoria McNeely

    Leads 1 award · $43,727

    • 1F31AG097162-01Department: NIH department code
      Examining the association between behavioral health syndemics and menopausal symptoms in women living with and without HIV
      $43,727
      award amount

  40. Scott A Cohen

    Leads 1 award · $43,695

    • 1F30AI183562-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Utilizing phylodynamic and causal artificial intelligence methods for predicting and characterizing antibiotic resistant bacterial transmission within and beyond hospital settings
      $43,695
      award amount

  41. Arianna Smith

    Leads 1 award · $41,180

    • 1F31HL179991-01Department: NIH department code
      Identification of Pro-aging Thrombospondin-1 Producing Cells Within the Bone Marrow Niche
      $41,180
      award amount

  42. Mark K Britton

    Leads 1 award · $32,715

    • 5F31AA031440-02Department: NIH department code
      Longitudinal Modeling of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines, Hazardous Alcohol Use, and Cerebral Metabolites as Predictors of Neurocognitive Change in People with HIV
      $32,715
      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.