Pharmacology at University of Houston

Leads a grant in this department

12 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. Mingfu Wu

   Leads 2 awards · $1,447,395

   • 2R01HL121700-12A1Department: NIH department code

     Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of the Pathogenesis of Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy (LVNC)

     Principal investigators: Mingfu Wu (contact PI), Yang Kevin Xiang

     $798,732

     award amount
   • 5R01HL172834-03Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of signaling interaction between endocardium and myocardium
     $648,663

     award amount

2. Alexander V Statsyuk

   Leads 1 award · $1,399,908

   • 1R01GM166176-01Department: NIH department code

     CHEMICAL PLATFORM FOR COVALENT BIOLOGICS
     $1,399,908

     award amount

3. Ashok Kumar

   Leads 2 awards · $1,168,011

   • 5R01CA294365-02Department: NIH department code

     TAK1 signaling in Rhabdomyosarcoma tumorigenesis and growth

     Principal investigators: Ashok Kumar (contact PI), Benny Abraham Kaipparettu

     $643,973

     award amount
   • 5R01AR081487-04Department: NIH department code

     TWEAK/Fn14/UPR Signaling in Skeletal Muscle Wasting
     $524,038

     award amount

4. Gregory D Cuny

   Leads 1 award · $789,749

   • 5R01AI184396-02Department: NIH department code

     Systemic and gastrointestinal targeted CDPK1 inhibitors for cryptosporidiosis

     Principal investigators: Gregory D Cuny (contact PI), Ming Hu

     $789,749

     award amount

5. Vincent H Tam

   Leads 1 award · $789,527

   • 5R01AI140287-08Department: NIH department code

     Personalized Antimicrobial Combinations to Combat Resistance
     $789,527

     award amount

6. Guizhen Zhao

   Leads 1 award · $599,792

   • 5R01HL172832-04Department: NIH department code

     Metaboloepigenetics and Atherosclerosis
     $599,792

     award amount

7. Rajender R Aparasu

   Leads 2 awards · $447,090

   • 5R01HS029501-04Department: NIH department code

     Deprescribing of Disease Modifying Agents in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
     $397,090

     award amount
   • 5R13AG071364-05Department: NIH department code

     Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium

     Principal investigators: Rajender R Aparasu (contact PI), Cristina C. Murdock

     $50,000

     award amount

8. Fanfei Meng

   Leads 1 award · $446,144

   • 1R21AI190841-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Blocking Multiple Pathological Factors for Sepsis Treatment

     Principal investigators: Fanfei Meng (contact PI), Soumita Das

     $446,144

     award amount

9. Onyebuchi Ononogbu

   Leads 1 award · $445,168

   • 1R21MD021293-01Department: NIH department code

     Tailoring Depression Screening for Sickle Cell Disease: A Novel Approach to Mental Health Care.

     Principal investigators: Onyebuchi Ononogbu (contact PI), Modupe Idowu, Tyler Varisco

     $445,168

     award amount

10. Sai Sudha Koka

    Leads 1 award · $392,500

    • 7R01HL148711-05Department: NIH department code

      Role of Trimethylamine-N-oxide in endothelial dysfunction
      $392,500

      award amount

11. Bradley K McConnell

    Leads 1 award · $158,580

    • 5R25HL171925-03Department: NIH department code

      University of Houston Cardiovascular Undergraduate Research Experience (UH-CURE)
      $158,580

      award amount

12. Christian L Egly

    Leads 1 award · $131,571

    • 7K08HL177342-02Department: NIH department code

      Improving mutant KV11.1 trafficking to treat Long QT Syndrome
      $131,571

      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.

• Yang Kevin Xiang

  Co-investigator on 2R01HL121700-12A1, led by Mingfu Wu

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of California, Los Angeles · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 3 awards)

• Ming Hu

  Co-investigator on 5R01AI184396-02, led by Gregory D Cuny

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • University of Houston · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Benny Abraham Kaipparettu

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA294365-02, led by Ashok Kumar

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Baylor College of Medicine · Genetics (NIH department code, 2 awards)
  • Baylor College of Medicine (no department on record, 1 award)

• Soumita Das

  Co-investigator on 1R21AI190841-01A1, led by Fanfei Meng

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Modupe Idowu

  Co-investigator on 1R21MD021293-01, led by Onyebuchi Ononogbu

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Tyler Varisco

  Co-investigator on 1R21MD021293-01, led by Onyebuchi Ononogbu

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Cristina C. Murdock

  Co-investigator on 5R13AG071364-05, led by Rajender R Aparasu

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.