Ophthalmology at University of Illinois at Chicago

Leads a grant in this department

10 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. Deepak Shukla

   Leads 6 awards · $3,531,604

   • 5R24EY033598-05Department: NIH department code

     Alleviation of ER stress as a translational strategy to curb ocular viral infections

     Principal investigators: Deepak Shukla (contact PI), Abhijit A Date

     $1,083,525

     award amount
   • 1R01AI196563-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Development of once-daily ocular nanoformulation of a non-nucleoside antiviral drug for ocular herpes therapy

     Principal investigators: Deepak Shukla (contact PI), Abhijit A Date

     $796,976

     award amount
   • 5R01EY036253-02Department: NIH department code

     Autophagic Regulation of Eye Interaction
     $634,813

     award amount
   • 5R01EY024710-11Department: NIH department code

     A new molecular therapy against ocular herpes
     $533,537

     award amount
   • 5R01EY029426-09Department: NIH department code

     HPSE in Ocular Herpes Infection
     $422,753

     award amount
   • 1R13EY038107-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Eye Symposium on Inflammation and Infection: New Perspectives and Solutions
     $60,000

     award amount

2. Ali R Djalilian

   Leads 4 awards · $2,034,565

   • 5R01EY035681-03Department: NIH department code

     Cell-derived therapies for corneal nerve repair: Structural and functional mechanisms

     Principal investigators: Ali R Djalilian (contact PI), Mark I Rosenblatt

     $694,163

     award amount
   • 5K12EY021475-13Department: NIH department code

     UIC K12 independent Clinical Vision Scientist Development Program

     Principal investigators: Ali R Djalilian (contact PI), Charlotte E Joslin

     $562,320

     award amount
   • 5R01EY035221-03Department: NIH department code

     Pathophysiology of Chronic and Delayed Mustard Gas Keratopathy
     $477,171

     award amount
   • 3UH3EY031809-04S2Department: NIH department code

     Phase I Study of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Secretome for Promoting Corneal Regeneration
     $300,911

     award amount

3. James Jason McAnany

   Leads 2 awards · $927,300

   • 1R01EY039232-01Department: NIH department code

     Neurovascular dysfunction in sickle cell retinopathy
     $490,238

     award amount
   • 5R01EY026004-10Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of Early Functional Loss in Diabetic Eye Disease
     $437,062

     award amount

4. Elmira Jalilian

   Leads 1 award · $497,740

   • 1R01EY038207-01Department: NIH department code

     Neuroepithelial Interactions in Corneal Disease and Repair.
     $497,740

     award amount

5. Kyuyeon Han

   Leads 1 award · $399,750

   • 5R01EY033758-04Department: NIH department code

     Identification of a new role of membrane‐type 1 matrix metalloproteinases in corneal neovascularization
     $399,750

     award amount

6. Tejabhiram Yadavalli

   Leads 1 award · $398,369

   • 5R01EY034508-04Department: NIH department code

     DECON: A sustained topical delivery platform to treat ocular inflammation
     $398,369

     award amount

7. Daniel Enrique E. Maidana

   Leads 1 award · $212,522

   • 5K08EY034935-04Department: NIH department code

     Defining the Role of Retinal Microglia and Infiltrating Monocytes on Photoreceptor Cell Death in Retinal Detachment
     $212,522

     award amount

8. Angelica Scanzera

   Leads 1 award · $169,490

   • 5K23EY034602-03Department: NIH department code

     Using implementation science to adapt a targeted transportation intervention for patients with diabetic retinopathy (PRONTO-EYE)
     $169,490

     award amount

9. Pankaj Sharma

   Leads 1 award · $142,279

   • 1K99EY039039-01Department: NIH department code

     TFAM in corneal inflammation and infection
     $142,279

     award amount

10. Rebecca Jung

    Leads 1 award · $55,114

    • 1F30EY038057-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Changes in transient receptor potential melastatin 8 expression and function after corneal nerve regeneration
      $55,114

      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.

• Abhijit A Date

  Co-investigator on 5R24EY033598-05, led by Deepak Shukla; 1R01AI196563-01A1, led by Deepak Shukla

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Arizona · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 2 awards)

• Mark I Rosenblatt

  Co-investigator on 5R01EY035681-03, led by Ali R Djalilian

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

• Charlotte E Joslin

  Co-investigator on 5K12EY021475-13, led by Ali R Djalilian

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