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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Internal Medicine at University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, KS

Funding
$34.7M
$34,655,930
Awards
47
FY2026 NIH awards in Internal Medicine
Principal investigators
64
49 lead a grant here, 15 co-investigators
Department rank
#49
of 133 · 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 Kansas Medical Center page.

Leads a grant in this department

49 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. Mario Castro

    Leads 1 award · $3,688,094

    • 5UL1TR002366-10Department: NIH department code
      Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Kansas

      Principal investigators: Mario Castro (contact PI), James Steven Leeder

      $3,688,094
      award amount

  2. Steven A Weinman

    Leads 3 awards · $3,276,246

  3. Jeffrey Murray Burns

    Leads 1 award · $3,254,395

    • 1RF1AG100511-01Department: NIH department code
      Implementing Scalable Tools in Primary Care for Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Across a Health System
      $3,254,395
      award amount

  4. Chelsea L Kracht

    Leads 3 awards · $3,232,908

    • 5P20GM144269-05Department: NIH department code
      Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity REsearch (KC-MORE)

      Principal investigators: Andrew Lutkewitte (contact PI), Chelsea L Kracht (contact PI), Felicia Steger (contact PI), Ilce Gabriela Medina-Meza (contact PI), Joseph E. Donnelly (contact PI), Paige C Geiger (contact PI), Steven A Weinman (contact PI), Udayan Apte (contact PI), John P Thyfault

      $2,324,998
      award amount
    • 1R01HD122960-01Department: NIH department code
      Optimization of multi-level approaches in early childhood education settings to improve children’s physical activity
      $695,490
      award amount
    • 5R00HD107158-05Department: NIH department code
      A home-based intervention to improve adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in young children
      $212,420
      award amount

  5. Felicia Steger

    Leads 2 awards · $3,099,981

  6. Olivia Eller

    Leads 2 awards · $3,056,644

  7. Joseph E. Donnelly

    Leads 2 awards · $2,960,663

    Also a principal investigator on 5P2CDK144689-02, led by John M Jakicic and John P Thyfault.

  8. Bruce R. Troen

    Leads 1 award · $2,630,394

  9. Colin McCoin

    Leads 1 award · $2,630,394

  10. Heather M. Wilkins

    Leads 1 award · $2,630,394

  11. Jacob J. Sosnoff

    Leads 1 award · $2,630,394

  12. Tobia Zanotto

    Leads 1 award · $2,630,394

  13. John M Jakicic

    Leads 4 awards · $2,537,944

    • 5P2CDK144689-02Department: NIH department code
      University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) Nutrition Obesity Research Centers Research Resource Center (NORC-RRC)

      Principal investigators: John M Jakicic (contact PI), John P Thyfault (contact PI), Joseph E. Donnelly

      $806,930
      award amount
    • 5R01DK141779-02Department: NIH department code
      Changes in Body Composition including Muscle with Anti-Obesity Medications, both with and without Exercise

      Principal investigators: John M Jakicic (contact PI), Renee J. Rogers

      $748,266
      award amount
    • 5R01DK135735-03Department: NIH department code
      Effectiveness of the Addition of Yoga to a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Adults with Overweight or Obesity
      $672,748
      award amount
    • 5R01DK137986-03Department: NIH department code
      Prevention of Weight Gain and Impaired Glucose Metabolism Post Kidney Transplantation: A Pilot and Feasibility Study

      Principal investigators: John M Jakicic (contact PI), Diane M Cibrik

      $310,000
      award amount

  14. Andrew Lutkewitte

    Leads 1 award · $2,324,998

  15. Ilce Gabriela Medina-Meza

    Leads 1 award · $2,324,998

  16. Paige C Geiger

    Leads 1 award · $2,324,998

  17. Udayan Apte

    Leads 1 award · $2,324,998

  18. Gary C. Doolittle

    Leads 1 award · $1,845,975

    • 4UG1CA239767-07Department: NIH department code
      The University of Kansas Cancer Center's- MCA Rural NCORP

      Principal investigators: Gary C. Doolittle (contact PI), Priyanka Sharma

      $1,845,975
      award amount

  19. Akinlolu Oluseun Ojo

    Leads 1 award · $1,735,000

  20. Alan S Yu

    Leads 2 awards · $1,211,549

    • 2R01DK115727-06A1Department: NIH department code
      Role of Claudin-2 in Calcium Homeostasis and Kidney Stone Disease
      $626,009
      award amount
    • 5U54DK126126-07Department: NIH department code
      Kansas PKD Research and Translation Core Center

      Principal investigators: Alan S Yu (contact PI), Darren P. Wallace (contact PI)

      $585,540
      award amount

  21. Lauren Taylor Ptomey

    Leads 1 award · $1,023,527

    • 5R33AG078967-05Department: NIH department code
      The Impact of Weight Loss on Alzheimer's Disease Risk in Adults with Down Syndrome

      Principal investigators: Lauren Taylor Ptomey (contact PI), Debra K Sullivan

      $1,023,527
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01HD116832-02, led by Joseph E. Donnelly.

  22. John P Thyfault

    Leads 1 award · $806,930

    • 5P2CDK144689-02Department: NIH department code
      University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) Nutrition Obesity Research Centers Research Resource Center (NORC-RRC)

      Principal investigators: John M Jakicic (contact PI), John P Thyfault (contact PI), Joseph E. Donnelly

      $806,930
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5P20GM144269-05, led by Andrew Lutkewitte and Chelsea L Kracht and Felicia Steger and Ilce Gabriela Medina-Meza and Joseph E. Donnelly and Paige C Geiger and Steven A Weinman and Udayan Apte.

  23. Jason Stubbs

    Leads 1 award · $763,968

    • 2R01DK122212-07Department: NIH department code
      Impact of Phosphaturia on Renal Osteopontin Production and PKD Progression

      Principal investigators: Jason Stubbs (contact PI), Kurt A Zimmerman

      $763,968
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01HL167073-03, led by Peter S Rowe.

  24. Chad S Hunter

    Leads 1 award · $759,987

    • 5R01DK111483-07Department: NIH department code
      Revealing LIM-Domain Transcriptional Complexes that Establish and Maintain Alpha-Cell Mass
      $759,987
      award amount

  25. Peter James Niedbalski

    Leads 1 award · $758,199

    • 5R01HL168446-04Department: NIH department code
      Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI to identify structural determinants of low lung function and respiratory symptoms in young adults from the Lung Health Cohort
      $758,199
      award amount

  26. Konstantine Halkidis

    Leads 2 awards · $718,483

    • 1R01HL182877-01Department: NIH department code
      Antibody subtypes and ADAMTS13 multimers in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
      $553,243
      award amount
    • 5K08HL163471-05Department: NIH department code
      Exploring the mechanisms of action of anti-ADAMTS 13 antibodies in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
      $165,240
      award amount

  27. Rene Gabriel Cortese

    Leads 1 award · $703,287

    • 5R01HL169266-03Department: NIH department code
      p16 Cellular Senescence and Vascular Dysfunction in Sleep Apnea
      $703,287
      award amount

  28. Scott Michael Matson

    Leads 1 award · $687,576

    • 5R01HL176772-02Department: NIH department code
      Unraveling idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis endophenotypes; a lung-centric approach to prognostic and therapeutic biomarker validation
      $687,576
      award amount

  29. Anthony Sung

    Leads 1 award · $667,933

    • 1R01CA311041-01Department: NIH department code
      Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Psychological Resilience and Physical Function in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

      Principal investigators: Anthony Sung (contact PI), Rhonda M Merwin

      $667,933
      award amount

  30. Anna Michael Gorczyca

    Leads 1 award · $634,588

    • 5R01DK132362-04Department: NIH department code
      The National Diabetes Prevention Program in Rural Communities
      $634,588
      award amount

  31. Darren P. Wallace

    Leads 1 award · $585,540

    • 5U54DK126126-07Department: NIH department code
      Kansas PKD Research and Translation Core Center

      Principal investigators: Alan S Yu (contact PI), Darren P. Wallace (contact PI)

      $585,540
      award amount

  32. Peter S Rowe

    Leads 1 award · $576,256

    • 5R01HL167073-03Department: NIH department code
      Preventing vascular calcification in kidney disease

      Principal investigators: Peter S Rowe (contact PI), Jason Stubbs

      $576,256
      award amount

  33. Robert Tarran

    Leads 1 award · $542,500

    • 5R33HL173911-03Department: NIH department code
      Optimizing ELD607 for Delivery by Inhalation
      $542,500
      award amount

  34. Wei Zhong

    Leads 1 award · $532,090

    • 5R01AA030289-05Department: NIH department code
      Roles of peroxisomal dysfunction in alcohol-related liver disease
      $532,090
      award amount

  35. Irina Tikhanovich

    Leads 1 award · $512,960

    • 5R01AA031270-03Department: NIH department code
      The role of H3K4 demethylases in alcohol-associated liver disease development and resolution
      $512,960
      award amount

  36. Reena Rao

    Leads 1 award · $474,542

    • 5R01DK135308-04Department: NIH department code
      Pathogenic reciprocal interplay between cyst epithelium and myofibroblasts in polycystic kidney disease
      $474,542
      award amount

  37. Matthias A Salathe

    Leads 1 award · $426,250

    • 1R21HL185889-01Department: NIH department code
      Targeting airway BK channels for first in class, mutation agnostic treatment of mucus plugging in cystic fibrosis

      Principal investigators: Matthias A Salathe (contact PI), Stefan H Bossmann

      $426,250
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 3OT2OD036430-01S3, led by Akinlolu Oluseun Ojo.

  38. Wen-Xing Ding

    Leads 1 award · $301,070

    • 1R01AA033840-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms that regulate hepatocyte fate during recovery from alcohol associated hepatitis
      $301,070
      award amount

  39. Ana Maria Jaramillo Hernandez

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 5R00HL165072-04Department: NIH department code
      Mucin Biosynthesis and Transport Mechanisms in Respiratory Health and Disease
      $249,000
      award amount

  40. Daniel Tilden

    Leads 1 award · $187,951

    • 5K23DK143333-02Department: NIH department code
      Multidisciplinary Virtual Care for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Living in Rural Areas
      $187,951
      award amount

  41. Charles Bengtson

    Leads 1 award · $171,995

    • 5K23HL163445-04Department: NIH department code
      Targeting inflammation to improve rescue of CFTR by modulator therapy
      $171,995
      award amount

  42. Kyle Patrick Jansson

    Leads 1 award · $165,240

    • 5K08DK143343-02Department: NIH department code
      Contribution of Urinary Phosphate to CKD Progression
      $165,240
      award amount

  43. Joaquina C Baranda

    Leads 1 award · $159,574

    • 5R50CA290098-03Department: NIH department code
      Increasing Access and Participation to Early Phase Clinical Trials
      $159,574
      award amount

  44. Ajay Bansal

    Leads 1 award · $144,141

    • 5R50CA285494-03Department: NIH department code
      Improving the Processes around Approval, Accrual and Translational Research in Cancer Prevention Trials
      $144,141
      award amount

  45. Lauren Elizabeth Nye

    Leads 1 award · $135,951

    • 5R50CA305048-02Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing access in breast cancer prevention clinical trials
      $135,951
      award amount

  46. Tara Lin

    Leads 1 award · $135,949

    • 5R50CA293244-02Department: NIH department code
      Expanding access and enrollment to precision medicine trials in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
      $135,949
      award amount

  47. Maigen Michelle Bethea

    Leads 1 award · $132,180

    • 1K01DK144673-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Assessing the Role of Gastrointestinal Mechanosensation in the Regulation of Feeding Behavior and Glucose Homeostasis
      $132,180
      award amount

  48. Kyle Yuquimpo

    Leads 1 award · $86,848

    • 5F32AA031430-03Department: NIH department code
      The Effect of Alcohol and High Fat Diet on Kupffer Cell Function
      $86,848
      award amount

  49. Julianne Clina

    Leads 1 award · $79,480

    • 5F32AG094116-02Department: NIH department code
      Body composition, physical activity, and cognitive function in Down syndrome
      $79,480
      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.