Anatomy & Cell Biology at University of Maryland, College Park

Leads a grant in this department

17 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. Thomas R Fuerst

   Leads 1 award · $1,575,599

   • 1R01AI198503-01Department: NIH department code

     Structural and biochemical characterization of phenotypically distinct classes of HCV E1E2 glycoproteins critical for vaccine development

     Principal investigators: Thomas R Fuerst (contact PI), Brian G. Pierce, Gilad A Ofek, Mansun Law

     $1,575,599

     award amount

2. Volker Briken

   Leads 3 awards · $1,248,602

   • 5R01AI147630-05Department: NIH department code

     Manipulation of the host cell inflammasome by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
     $592,882

     award amount
   • 1R21AI196587-01Department: NIH department code

     Characterizing NLRP11 Activation by Mycobacteria to Enhance Innate Immune Responses
     $421,720

     award amount
   • 1R21AI193440-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Deciphering Phagosomal Membrane Repair Pathways during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Using High-Throughput Single Cell and Single Phagosome Analysis
     $234,000

     award amount

3. A. Brantley Hall

   Leads 2 awards · $941,482

   • 5R33DK132310-05Department: NIH department code

     Employing smart underwear to measure gut microbial hydrogen sulfide production

     Principal investigators: A. Brantley Hall (contact PI), Noel T Mueller, Reza Ghodssi

     $551,482

     award amount
   • 5R35GM155208-03Department: NIH department code

     Enzymatic Determinants of Gut Microbial Metabolic Biotransformations
     $390,000

     award amount

4. Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe

   Leads 1 award · $862,271

   • 5R01AI168313-04Department: NIH department code

     Endolysins as tools to eradicate pneumococcal biofilms and development ofprotective immunity
     $862,271

     award amount

5. Najib M El-Sayed

   Leads 4 awards · $748,030

   • 3R01AI172887-04S1Department: NIH department code

     Host and parasite determinants of Leishmania Viannia persistence in naturally infected human populations

     Principal investigators: Najib M El-Sayed (contact PI), Maria Adelaida Gomez

     $303,969

     award amount
   • 5R01AI172887-04Department: NIH department code

     Host and parasite determinants of Leishmania Viannia persistence in naturally infected human populations

     Principal investigators: Najib M El-Sayed (contact PI), Maria Adelaida Gomez

     $295,370

     award amount
   • 3R21AI188147-02S1Department: NIH department code

     Role of tryptophan catabolism and AHR pathways in natural resistance of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis to antimonial drug

     Principal investigators: Najib M El-Sayed (contact PI), Olga Lucia Fernandez

     $104,197

     award amount
   • 5R21AI188147-02Department: NIH department code

     Role of tryptophan catabolism and AHR pathways in natural resistance of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis to antimonial drug

     Principal investigators: Najib M El-Sayed (contact PI), Olga Lucia Fernandez

     $44,494

     award amount

6. Margaret Adele Scull

   Leads 1 award · $696,922

   • 5R01HL182101-02Department: NIH department code

     Glycan-Mediated Impacts on the Mucus Barrier Towards Respiratory Viruses

     Principal investigators: Margaret Adele Scull (contact PI), Gregg Duncan

     $696,922

     award amount

7. Wenxia Song

   Leads 1 award · $689,377

   • 5R01AI141894-06Department: NIH department code

     Cellular mechanisms by which Neisseria gonorrhoeae infects the female reproductive tract

     Principal investigators: Wenxia Song (contact PI), Daniel C Stein, Herve S Tettelin, Vonetta L. Edwards

     $689,377

     award amount

8. Vincent T Lee

   Leads 1 award · $571,412

   • 1R01AI198892-01Department: NIH department code

     Linear diribonucleotides regulation of bacterial physiology and infections
     $571,412

     award amount

9. Sougata Roy

   Leads 1 award · $509,885

   • 5R35GM156377-02Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of Cell Communication in Animal Development
     $509,885

     award amount

10. William J Snell

    Leads 1 award · $468,000

    • 3R01GM146162-04S1Department: NIH department code

      Conserved mechanisms of ciliary signaling and cell-cell fusion
      $468,000

      award amount

11. Kan Cao

    Leads 1 award · $424,743

    • 1R21HD116032-01A1Department: NIH department code

      The Molecular Basis of R249W LMNA-related Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

      Principal investigators: Kan Cao (contact PI), Brian G. Pierce

      $424,743

      award amount

12. Charles Anthony Seller

    Leads 1 award · $419,296

    • 1R35GM165596-01Department: NIH department code

      Genome regulatory mechanisms mediating abscisic acid stress hormone response and stomatal aperture control in plants
      $419,296

      award amount

13. Kevin S. McIver

    Leads 1 award · $417,295

    • 1R21AI196768-01Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of Heme Adaptation in the Group A Streptococcus
      $417,295

      award amount

14. Brian G. Pierce

    Leads 2 awards · $389,762

    • 2R35GM144083-06Department: NIH department code

      Algorithms and resources for high resolution modeling and design of immune receptor recognition
      $217,704

      award amount
    • 5R35GM144083-05Department: NIH department code

      High resolution modeling and design of immune recognition
      $172,058

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01AI198503-01, led by Thomas R Fuerst; 1R21HD116032-01A1, led by Kan Cao.

15. Jose A Feijo

    Leads 1 award · $387,313

    • 5R35GM152091-03Department: NIH department code

      Merging Signaling with Structure: Functions and Mechanisms of Plant Glutamate Receptor Ion Channels, and their implications for the evolution of aminoacid based ion-signaling systems
      $387,313

      award amount

16. Wade Winkler

    Leads 1 award · $381,240

    • 1R35GM161408-01Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of Processive Antitermination in Gram-Positive Bacteria
      $381,240

      award amount

17. Victoria Lowers

    Leads 1 award · $43,687

    • 5F31HL176186-02Department: NIH department code

      Import of double-stranded RNA and cholesterol into cells in C. elegans
      $43,687

      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.

• Gilad A Ofek

  Co-investigator on 1R01AI198503-01, led by Thomas R Fuerst

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • University of Maryland, College Park · Anatomy & Cell Biology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Mansun Law

  Co-investigator on 1R01AI198503-01, led by Thomas R Fuerst

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Scripps Research Institute (no department on record, 3 awards)

• Gregg Duncan

  Co-investigator on 5R01HL182101-02, led by Margaret Adele Scull

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Maryland, College Park · Biomedical Engineering (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Daniel C Stein

  Co-investigator on 5R01AI141894-06, led by Wenxia Song

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

• Herve S Tettelin

  Co-investigator on 5R01AI141894-06, led by Wenxia Song

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

• Vonetta L. Edwards

  Co-investigator on 5R01AI141894-06, led by Wenxia Song

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

• Maria Adelaida Gomez

  Co-investigator on 3R01AI172887-04S1, led by Najib M El-Sayed; 5R01AI172887-04, led by Najib M El-Sayed

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

• Noel T Mueller

  Co-investigator on 5R33DK132310-05, led by A. Brantley Hall

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Colorado · Pediatrics (NIH department code, 2 awards)

• Reza Ghodssi

  Co-investigator on 5R33DK132310-05, led by A. Brantley Hall

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Maryland, College Park · Engineering (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Olga Lucia Fernandez

  Co-investigator on 3R21AI188147-02S1, led by Najib M El-Sayed; 5R21AI188147-02, led by Najib M El-Sayed

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