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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Pharmacology at University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Funding
$27.7M
$27,695,576
Awards
45
FY2026 NIH awards in Pharmacology
Principal investigators
62
53 lead a grant here, 9 co-investigators
Department rank
#10
of 132 · 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 Pharmacology row of the University of Kentucky page.

Leads a grant in this department

53 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. Christopher Mark Norris

    Leads 1 award · $3,985,231

  2. Donna M Wilcock

    Leads 1 award · $3,985,231

  3. Olivier Thibault

    Leads 1 award · $3,985,231

  4. Peter T. Nelson

    Leads 1 award · $3,985,231

  5. Pradoldej Sompol

    Leads 1 award · $3,985,231

  6. Yuriko Katsumata

    Leads 1 award · $3,985,231

  7. Jon Scott Thorson

    Leads 1 award · $2,266,521

  8. Lindsay Christine Czuba

    Leads 1 award · $2,266,521

  9. M. Ashfaqul Alam

    Leads 1 award · $2,266,521

  10. Steven Gary Van Lanen

    Leads 1 award · $2,266,521

  11. Thomas Edward Prisinzano

    Leads 1 award · $2,266,521

  12. Yosra A. Helmy

    Leads 1 award · $2,266,521

  13. Anika M.s. Hartz

    Leads 3 awards · $2,149,186

    • 5R01AG075583-05Department: NIH department code
      Blood-Brain Barrier Repair in Alzheimer’s Disease with Epilepsy

      Principal investigators: Anika M.s. Hartz (contact PI), Bjoern Bauer

      $719,390
      award amount
    • 5R01NS133250-04Department: NIH department code
      Bisphenol-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease
      $716,539
      award amount
    • 5R01AG090534-02Department: NIH department code
      Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: New Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Strategies
      $713,257
      award amount

  14. Erin N Haynes

    Leads 1 award · $1,473,194

  15. Jason Unrine

    Leads 1 award · $1,473,194

  16. John Anthony Bauer

    Leads 1 award · $1,473,194

  17. Mark B Dignan

    Leads 1 award · $1,473,194

  18. Thomas E Curry

    Leads 1 award · $1,473,194

  19. Zhenheng Guo

    Leads 2 awards · $1,359,142

    • 5R01HL163589-03Department: NIH department code
      Targeting Endothelial Cell Mineralocorticoid Receptor Against Aortic Aneurysm in Females

      Principal investigators: Zhenheng Guo (contact PI), Ming C Gong

      $707,472
      award amount
    • 5R01HL166225-04Department: NIH department code
      Targeting smooth muscle cell BMAL1 as a new therapeutic strategy against restenosis

      Principal investigators: Zhenheng Guo (contact PI), Ming C Gong

      $651,670
      award amount

  20. Shanna Babalonis

    Leads 2 awards · $1,324,504

    • 5R01DA054347-04Department: NIH department code
      Cannabis Modulation of Outcomes Related to Opioid Use Disorder: Opioid Withdrawal, Opioid Abuse Potential and Opioid Safety
      $677,778
      award amount
    • 1R01DA064647-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Systematic Assessment of Cannabinoid Interactions: Impairment, Abuse Potential and Pharmacokinetic Effects
      $646,726
      award amount

  21. Douglas Oyler

    Leads 1 award · $1,096,918

    • 5UH3DE032621-04Department: NIH department code
      Empowering dentists to reduce opioid prescriptions to young people

      Principal investigators: Douglas Oyler (contact PI), Marcia Vanessa Rojas Ramirez

      $1,096,918
      award amount

  22. Analia Loria

    Leads 2 awards · $1,074,965

    • 1R01HL181997-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Developmental Programming of Cardiovascular Disease due to Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure
      $642,211
      award amount
    • 1R21DA064350-01Department: NIH department code
      Dual Enkephalinase Inhibitor-Based Therapy in Offspring with Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure
      $432,754
      award amount

  23. Xiaoqi Liu

    Leads 2 awards · $917,987

    • 5R01CA272483-04Department: NIH department code
      Targeting the Plk1/Pdcd4/mTORC2 Signaling to Treat Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

      Principal investigators: Xiaoqi Liu (contact PI), Hsin-Sheng Yang

      $628,565
      award amount
    • 5R01CA157429-13Department: NIH department code
      Overcoming Drug Resistance of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
      $289,422
      award amount

  24. Christine Fillmore Brainson

    Leads 1 award · $673,330

    • 5R01HL170193-03Department: NIH department code
      Targeting Lung Fibrosis Using Epigenetic Therapy
      $673,330
      award amount

  25. Fang Zheng

    Leads 1 award · $643,949

    • 5UH3NS134920-04Department: NIH department code
      Long-acting aldicarb hydrolase as a medical countermeasure for aldicarb poisoning

      Principal investigators: Fang Zheng (contact PI), Chang-Guo Zhan

      $643,949
      award amount

  26. Lisa A Cassis

    Leads 1 award · $623,325

    • 5R01HL168633-04Department: NIH department code
      The serotonergic system in periaortic fat regulates regional aortopathy development
      $623,325
      award amount

  27. Barbara Nikolajczyk

    Leads 1 award · $611,775

    • 5R01AG084180-03Department: NIH department code
      Impacting Inflammation through Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (imTOR)
      $611,775
      award amount

  28. Bonnie L Firestein

    Leads 1 award · $572,518

    • 7R01NS135406-03Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic Mechanisms of Recovery in Mild TBI

      Principal investigators: Bonnie L Firestein (contact PI), David F Meaney

      $572,518
      award amount

  29. Chris Delcher

    Leads 1 award · $548,992

    • 1R01DA064086-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Opioid Use Disorder County Area Prevalence Through Use of Recapture Estimates (OUD CAPTURE)
      $548,992
      award amount

  30. Hsin-Sheng Yang

    Leads 1 award · $548,597

    • 5R01CA279455-04Department: NIH department code
      Pdcd4-Rictor Interaction in Suppression of Lung Tumorigenesis
      $548,597
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA272483-04, led by Xiaoqi Liu.

  31. Anel Ariana Jaramillo

    Leads 1 award · $536,524

    • 1R01AA032581-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Peptide (PACAP) Action on Neurotransmission in the Extended Amygdala During Alcohol-Abstinence
      $536,524
      award amount

  32. Vincent Joseph Venditto

    Leads 1 award · $524,902

  33. Yadi Wu

    Leads 1 award · $499,316

    • 1R01CA304291-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Characterize the role and regulation of Hivep2 in tumor immune evasion
      $499,316
      award amount

  34. Gregory A Graf

    Leads 1 award · $491,578

    • 5R01DK113625-09Department: NIH department code
      Contributions of Hepatic and Intestinal Pathways to Cholesterol Excretion
      $491,578
      award amount

  35. Cassandra D Gipson-Reichardt

    Leads 1 award · $487,408

    • 5R01DA058933-04Department: NIH department code
      Neurobehavioral mechanisms underlying xylazine and fentanyl co-use and withdrawal

      Principal investigators: Cassandra D Gipson-Reichardt (contact PI), Terry D Hinds

      $487,408
      award amount

  36. Kavaljit H Chhabra

    Leads 1 award · $480,373

    • 5R01DK140148-02Department: NIH department code
      Role of Hypothalamic Adgrl1 in Counteracting Hypoglycemia
      $480,373
      award amount

  37. Shuxia Wang

    Leads 1 award · $478,167

    • 5R01DK131786-05Department: NIH department code
      Role of SMPDL3B in obesity-associated non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
      $478,167
      award amount

  38. Cetewayo Saif Rashid

    Leads 1 award · $472,702

    • 5R01ES034786-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Sex-specific Metabolic Disruption Caused by Organophosphate Flame Retardant Exposure
      $472,702
      award amount

  39. Zhiguo Li

    Leads 1 award · $445,226

    • 5R01CA266579-05Department: NIH department code
      Targeting Polo-Like Kinase 1 in Prostate Cancer to Enhance Therapeutic Efficacy
      $445,226
      award amount

  40. Olufunmilola Abraham

    Leads 1 award · $399,998

    • 5R18HS030202-03Department: NIH department code
      Disseminating and Implementing MedSMA℞T Families in Emergency Departments: A Randomized Control Trial to Assess Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Gaming Intervention to Reduce Opioid Misuse
      $399,998
      award amount

  41. Teresa Whei-Mei Fan

    Leads 1 award · $395,973

    • 1R21CA307890-01Department: NIH department code
      Single Cell-Resolution Imaging of Drug Resistance via Toxic Metal Pre-exposure in Lung Patient Tumor Microenvironment
      $395,973
      award amount

  42. Xia X Liu

    Leads 1 award · $390,453

    • 1R01CA311275-01Department: NIH department code
      Systemic crosstalk between tumor cells and neutrophils in triple-negative breast cancer
      $390,453
      award amount

  43. Jian Fu

    Leads 1 award · $382,500

    • 5R01HL163712-04Department: NIH department code
      Inflammatory Injury Caused by Silica Exposure
      $382,500
      award amount

  44. Qing-Bai She

    Leads 1 award · $350,000

    • 1R01CA296401-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Rewired Lipid Metabolism Upon Spermine Synthase Inhibition In Colorectal Cancer Tumorigenesis
      $350,000
      award amount

  45. Jonghyuck Park

    Leads 1 award · $326,594

    • 5R01NS136272-03Department: NIH department code
      Harnessing engineered drug-free polymeric nanoformulations to reprogram innate immune cells for spinal trauma
      $326,594
      award amount

  46. Guan-Yu Xiao

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 5R00CA249048-05Department: NIH department code
      A pro-metastatic secretory program activated by epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
      $249,000
      award amount

  47. Kristen Addie McLaurin

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 5R00DA056288-05Department: NIH department code
      Neurocognitive Impairments Resulting from Adolescent Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Longitudinal Impact, Neural Mechanisms, and Comorbidities
      $249,000
      award amount

  48. Ashlan Joy Kunz Coyne

    Leads 1 award · $181,103

    • 1K08AI199235-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanistic and Transcriptomic Modeling of Aztreonam/Avibactam vs. Aztreonam Plus Ceftazidime/Avibactam in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
      $181,103
      award amount

  49. Yekaterina Zaytseva

    Leads 1 award · $154,000

    • 1R03CA308625-01Department: NIH department code
      Fatty Acid Synthase Driven Exosome Secretion in Colorectal Cancer Metastasis
      $154,000
      award amount

  50. Hollie Isabel Swanson

    Leads 1 award · $133,879

  51. Daniel Ray Plaugher

    Leads 1 award · $124,546

    • 5K99CA303792-02Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing TIL efficacy in NSCLC through epigenetic reprogramming and computational modeling
      $124,546
      award amount

  52. Zachary A Kipp

    Leads 1 award · $36,106

    • 5F31HL170972-03Department: NIH department code
      Bilirubin Catabolism induces Plasminogen-Activator Inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) worsening Metabolic Dysfunction
      $36,106
      award amount

  53. Evelyn A Bates

    Leads 1 award · $36,094

    • 5F31HL175979-02Department: NIH department code
      PPARgamma Coregulators in Rosiglitazone-Induced Cardiovascular Disease
      $36,094
      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.