Anatomy & Cell Biology at University of Massachusetts Medical School

Leads a grant in this department

59 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. Luzuriaga, Katherine F

   Leads 3 awards · $5,899,859

   • 5UL1TR001453-06Department: NIH department code

     University of Massachusetts Center for Clinical and Translational Science
     $5,148,876

     award amount
   • 5R01NS107022-04Department: NIH department code

     Measurement and characterization of CNS and immune tissue myeloid HIV-1 reservoirs
     $658,712

     award amount
   • 3UL1TR001453-05A1S1Department: NIH department code

     University of Massachusetts Center for Clinical Science and Translational Supplement
     $92,271

     award amount

2. Czech, Michael P

   Leads 4 awards · $2,473,106

   • 5R01DK103047-06Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of insulin resistance related to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
     $669,131

     award amount
   • 1R01DK130852-01Department: NIH department code

     CRISPR-enhanced adipocyte browning to improve glucose tolerance in obesity and diabetes
     $649,900

     award amount
   • 5R01DK116056-03Department: NIH department code

     Adipocyte to neuron signaling in thermogenic programming of white adipose tissue
     $582,900

     award amount
   • 5R37DK030898-38Department: NIH department code

     Insulin Signaling and Metabolic Regulation in Adipocytes
     $571,175

     award amount

3. Brehm, Michael Allen

   Leads 3 awards · $2,332,534

   • 5U01DK104218-04Department: NIH department code

     Humanized Mouse Avatars for T1D
     $1,008,786

     award amount
   • 5R24OD026440-03Department: NIH department code

     Immunogenicity of Human Stem Cell-Derived Beta Cells and Muscle Cells in Humanized Mice
     $823,750

     award amount
   • 3R24OD026440-03S1Department: NIH department code

     Live imaging of SARS-CoV-2 infection in novel humanized mice
     $499,998

     award amount

4. Aroian, Raffi V

   Leads 4 awards · $1,967,640

   • 5R01AI150866-02Department: NIH department code

     Automated high throughput compound screening for broadly active anti-parasitic nematode drugs
     $658,387

     award amount
   • 5R01AI056189-18Department: NIH department code

     B. thuringiensis crystal proteins as powerful next-generation anthelmintics
     $652,243

     award amount
   • 5R01HD099072-03Department: NIH department code

     A dual-purpose vaccine targeting blood-feeding nematode parasites of sheep and humans
     $450,660

     award amount
   • 5R21AI149037-02Department: NIH department code

     Tapping into an anthelmintic Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein arsenal for human strongyloidiasis
     $206,350

     award amount

5. Green, Michael R.

   Leads 4 awards · $1,696,846

   • 5R01CA218008-04Department: NIH department code

     A Novel Druggable Epigenetic Vulnerability Pathway in HCC
     $585,065

     award amount
   • 5R01MH113874-05Department: NIH department code

     Reactivation of Epigenetically Silenced FMR1 as a Therapeutic Approach for Fragile X Syndrome
     $418,750

     award amount
   • 5R01NS114052-03Department: NIH department code

     Transcriptional Upregulation of the Epigenetically Repressed FXN Gene as a Therapeutic Approach for Friedreich Ataxia
     $366,406

     award amount
   • 5R01GM035490-32Department: NIH department code

     Alternative Splicing and mRNA 3' End Formation in Normal Gene Regulation and Cancer Development
     $326,625

     award amount

6. Luban, Jeremy

   Leads 3 awards · $1,602,606

   • 5R01AI148784-02Department: NIH department code

     Insight into the Ebola virus glycoprotein fusion mechanism gleaned from the 2013-2016 epidemic GP-A82V variant
     $791,399

     award amount
   • 5R37AI147868-03Department: NIH department code

     The HUSH complex in HIV-1 latency
     $783,287

     award amount
   • 3R01AI148784-02S1Department: NIH department code

     Insight into the Ebola virus glycoprotein fusion mechanism gleaned from the 2013-2016 epidemic GP-A82V variant
     $27,920

     award amount

7. Cantor, Sharon B

   Leads 3 awards · $1,382,192

   • 5R01CA254037-02Department: NIH department code

     Defining BRCA replication dysfunction in therapy response
     $555,892

     award amount
   • 5R01CA247232-02Department: NIH department code

     Targeting replication stress avoidance in cancer
     $467,554

     award amount
   • 5R01CA225018-04Department: NIH department code

     FANCJ dependent pathways in replication stress
     $358,746

     award amount

8. Lawson, Nathan D

   Leads 2 awards · $1,256,250

   • 5R35HL140017-04Department: NIH department code

     Embryonic origins of endothelial heterogeneity
     $1,005,000

     award amount
   • 5R21OD030004-02Department: NIH department code

     Optimization of homology-directed repair in zebrafish
     $251,250

     award amount

9. Davis, Roger J.

   Leads 2 awards · $1,076,261

   • 5R01DK121545-03Department: NIH department code

     Promotion of fatty liver disease by the ASK1 pathway
     $548,418

     award amount
   • 5R01DK107220-06Department: NIH department code

     Metabolic Stress Signaling
     $527,843

     award amount

10. Guertin, David A

    Leads 2 awards · $1,044,935

    • 1R01DK127175-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Quantitative and functional analysis of brown fat nutrient fluxes in vivo and its role in organ metabolite exchange
      $559,882

      award amount
    • 5R01DK094004-08Department: NIH department code

      Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Pathways in Metabolism and Energy Expenditure
      $485,053

      award amount

11. Corvera, Silvia

    Leads 2 awards · $1,001,952

    • 2R01DK089101-10A1Department: NIH department code

      Adipose Tissue Angiogenesis and Metabolic Disease
      $507,827

      award amount
    • 5R01DK123028-03Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of human adipose depot development and impact of Diabetes
      $494,125

      award amount

12. Baehrecke, Eric H

    Leads 2 awards · $976,580

    • 5R35GM131689-03Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of autophagy during animal development
      $633,205

      award amount
    • 5R01AG064892-03Department: NIH department code

      Transporters, nutrient sensing and autophagy
      $343,375

      award amount

13. Peterson, Craig L

    Leads 1 award · $944,593

    • 5R35GM122519-05Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of chromatin dynamics
      $944,593

      award amount

14. Shaw, Leslie M

    Leads 3 awards · $941,269

    • 5R01CA229910-03Department: NIH department code

      Adaptor protein function in breast cancer
      $390,613

      award amount
    • 5R01CA227993-03Department: NIH department code

      IRS function in breast cancer progression
      $383,156

      award amount
    • 5R01CA240655-03Department: NIH department code

      Insulin regulation of breast cancer stem cells
      $167,500

      award amount

15. Walker, Amy Karol

    Leads 2 awards · $853,791

    • 1R01AG068670-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Dual transcriptional programs coordinate lipogenic and membrane stress responsive programs in C. elegans
      $448,620

      award amount
    • 5R01AG053355-05Department: NIH department code

      Role of methylation-dependent pathways in aging and stress
      $405,171

      award amount

16. Ambros, Victor

    Leads 1 award · $820,328

    • 5R35GM131741-03Department: NIH department code

      Genetic control of developmental timing
      $820,328

      award amount

17. Brehm, Michael Allen

    Leads 1 award · $782,684

    • 5R01AI132963-05Department: NIH department code

      Novel humanized mouse model developed from cord blood CD34 positive HSC and autologous iPS cell derived thymus
      $782,684

      award amount

18. Mercurio, Arthur M

    Leads 2 awards · $780,969

    • 5R01CA168464-10Department: NIH department code

      VEGF signaling in Mammary Tumorigenesis
      $397,813

      award amount
    • 5R01CA218085-04Department: NIH department code

      Integrin Regulation of Non-apoptotic Death in Breast Cancer
      $383,156

      award amount

19. Mao, Junhao

    Leads 2 awards · $760,670

    • 1R01DK127207-01Department: NIH department code

      Mechanism of YAP/TAZ crosstalk with Wnt signaling
      $383,570

      award amount
    • 5R01DK127180-02Department: NIH department code

      Dependence for TEAD transcription factors in intestinal development and polyposis
      $377,100

      award amount

20. Bergmann, Andreas

    Leads 1 award · $721,156

    • 2R35GM118330-06Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms and consequences of programmed cell death (apoptosis) and compensatory proliferation in Drosophila
      $721,156

      award amount

21. Benanti, Jennifer A

    Leads 1 award · $689,745

    • 5R35GM136280-02Department: NIH department code

      Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Cycle Control
      $689,745

      award amount

22. Klein, Allon Moshe

    Leads 1 award · $636,733

    • 5R01HL141402-04Department: NIH department code

      Novel Growth Factor Regulators of Early Erythropoieisis
      $636,733

      award amount

23. Foltz, Daniel Richard

    Leads 1 award · $631,011

    • 5U01CA260699-02Department: NIH department code

      The role of the nucleolus in human genome organization in normal and disease states
      $631,011

      award amount

24. Lapane, Kate L

    Leads 2 awards · $623,867

    • 5T32GM135751-02Department: NIH department code

      IMSD at the University of Massachusetts Medical School
      $313,663

      award amount
    • 5R25GM121220-04Department: NIH department code

      Pathway to graduate study post-baccalaureate training program
      $310,204

      award amount

25. Theurkauf, William Edward

    Leads 1 award · $598,781

    • 5R01HD049116-17Department: NIH department code

      piRNA biogenesis and function in germline development
      $598,781

      award amount

26. Huber, Kimberly M.

    Leads 1 award · $598,708

    • 5R01GM135087-02Department: NIH department code

      FMRP Regulation of Gene Expression
      $598,708

      award amount

27. Scully, Ralph

    Leads 1 award · $598,042

    • 1R01DK130498-01Department: NIH department code

      The DNA damage response of fast-cycling erythroblasts
      $598,042

      award amount

28. Gottlinger, Heinrich

    Leads 1 award · $532,811

    • 5R01AI147869-02Department: NIH department code

      Role of cell polarity regulators in HIV spreading
      $532,811

      award amount

29. Kelliher, Michelle Alice

    Leads 1 award · $502,500

    • 5R01AI075118-12Department: NIH department code

      Rip Proteins in Innate Immune Signaling
      $502,500

      award amount

30. Pazour, Gregory J

    Leads 2 awards · $499,254

    • 5R01GM060992-20Department: NIH department code

      Intraflagellar Transport Proteins in Mice
      $422,527

      award amount
    • 3R01GM060992-20S1Department: NIH department code

      Intraflagellar Transport Proteins in Mice
      $76,727

      award amount

31. Richter, Joel D

    Leads 1 award · $479,094

    • 5R01GM046779-28Department: NIH department code

      Polyadenylation and Translational Control
      $479,094

      award amount

32. Haynes, Cole M

    Leads 1 award · $442,403

    • 5R37AG047182-07Department: NIH department code

      Coordinated Repair and Regeneration of Defective Mitochondria
      $442,403

      award amount

33. Socolovsky, Merav

    Leads 1 award · $436,009

    • 5R01DK120639-03Department: NIH department code

      Specialized cell cycles in early erythropoiesis
      $436,009

      award amount

34. Castilla, Lucio H.

    Leads 1 award · $426,803

    • 5R01CA204979-05Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of inv(16) acute myeloid leukemia
      $426,803

      award amount

35. Duenas-Decamp, Maria Jose

    Leads 1 award · $418,750

    • 5R01MH115773-04Department: NIH department code

      Identify New Determinants to Target Macrophage-Tropic Viruses and Prevent HIV-1 Brain Infection in NeuroAIDS
      $418,750

      award amount

36. Wang, Yong-Xu

    Leads 1 award · $418,750

    • 5R01DK116872-03Department: NIH department code

      A novel adipokine suppresses leptin signaling and promotes obesity
      $418,750

      award amount

37. Ip, Y. Tony

    Leads 1 award · $408,047

    • 2R01DK083450-10A1Department: NIH department code

      Conserved mechanisms in epithelial niche regulation of intestinal stem cells
      $408,047

      award amount

38. Kim, Jason K

    Leads 1 award · $404,474

    • 5U2CDK093000-11Department: NIH department code

      UMass Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center
      $404,474

      award amount

39. Bach, Ingolf M

    Leads 1 award · $376,875

    • 5R01GM128168-14Department: NIH department code

      Epigenetic regulation of X chromosomes during female mouse embryogenesis
      $376,875

      award amount

40. Fazzio, Thomas G

    Leads 1 award · $374,674

    • 5R01HD072122-10Department: NIH department code

      Epigenetic control of the stem cell gene regulatory network
      $374,674

      award amount

41. Tissenbaum, Heidi A

    Leads 3 awards · $366,282

    • 5R21AG067317-02Department: NIH department code

      Dissecting connections between age, health and Alzheimer's disease
      $209,375

      award amount
    • 3R21AG067317-02S1Department: NIH department code

      Dissecting connections between age, health and Alzheimer's disease
      $130,757

      award amount
    • 3R21AG067317-01S1Department: NIH department code

      Dissecting connections between age, health and Alzheimer's disease
      $26,150

      award amount

42. Watanabe, Shinya

    Leads 1 award · $351,750

    • 5R01GM134130-03Department: NIH department code

      Molecular Mechanism of histone variant H2A.Z deposition by chromatin remodeling enzymes
      $351,750

      award amount

43. Kaufman, Paul D.

    Leads 1 award · $335,000

    • 5R35GM127035-04Department: NIH department code

      Eukaryotic Nuclear Functions: from Nucleosomes to Chromosomes
      $335,000

      award amount

44. Torres, Eduardo Martin

    Leads 1 award · $330,813

    • 5R01GM118481-05Department: NIH department code

      Role of de Novo Synthesis of Sphingolipids in Aneuploid Cells
      $330,813

      award amount

45. Chu, Feixia

    Leads 1 award · $319,384

    • 5R01HD093783-04Department: NIH department code

      Epigenetic barriers to trophoblast differentiation from pluripotent stem cells
      $319,384

      award amount

46. Ruscetti, Marcus A.

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 5R00CA241110-03Department: NIH department code

      Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP) modulation of the tumor microenvironment as a therapeutic strategy for KRAS-driven tumors
      $249,000

      award amount

47. Lodato, Michael Anthony

    Leads 1 award · $245,758

    • 5R00AG054748-05Department: NIH department code

      SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS OF SOMATIC MUTATION IN AGING ANO NEUROOEGENERATIVE DISEASE IN THE HUMAN BRAIN
      $245,758

      award amount

48. Goel, Hira

    Leads 1 award · $213,356

    • 5R50CA221780-04Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of Carcinoma Initiation and Differentiation
      $213,356

      award amount

49. Shen, Kuang

    Leads 1 award · $204,163

    • 5K22CA241362-02Department: NIH department code

      A Molecular Study of Rag GTPase-Dependent Amino Acid Sensing
      $204,163

      award amount

50. Flavahan, William Alexander

    Leads 1 award · $200,409

    • 5K22CA237846-02Department: NIH department code

      Pathological epigenetic hyper-plasticity promotes acquisition of pro-tumor states in cancer
      $200,409

      award amount

51. Lewis, Brian C

    Leads 1 award · $144,719

    • 5R25HL092610-14Department: NIH department code

      NIH Summer Research Program to Increase Diversity Among Biomedical Researchers
      $144,719

      award amount

52. Ivshina, Mariya P.

    Leads 1 award · $83,750

    • 5R03MH121871-02Department: NIH department code

      CPEB1 regulated synapse elimination by microglia
      $83,750

      award amount

53. Luu, Thuyvan Hua

    Leads 1 award · $33,398

    • 5F31AG069495-02Department: NIH department code

      Investigating the role of MS4As during Alzheimer's disease
      $33,398

      award amount

54. Wortman, Anna

    Leads 1 award · $33,398

    • 5F31DC019051-02Department: NIH department code

      Characterization of MS4A Chemoreceptive Function
      $33,398

      award amount

55. Shen, James L

    Leads 1 award · $33,349

    • 5F30CA239374-03Department: NIH department code

      Discovery of a novel role of VPS13D in Autophagy
      $33,349

      award amount

56. O'Connor, Kevin

    Leads 1 award · $33,194

    • 1F30CA257270-01Department: NIH department code

      Targeting dormant leukemia-initiating cells in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
      $33,194

      award amount

57. Silverstein, Noah Jacob

    Leads 1 award · $30,790

    • 5F30HD100110-03Department: NIH department code

      Mechanism of epigenetic inheritance in a mouse model of acute paternal stress
      $30,790

      award amount

58. Walker, Melanie Rose

    Leads 1 award · $26,939

    • 5F31CA239509-02Department: NIH department code

      Integrin Regulation of Mammary Gland Development
      $26,939

      award amount

59. Elaimy, Ameer

    Leads 1 award · $5,108

    • 5F30CA206271-06Department: NIH department code

      Integrin Function in Breast Cancer Initiation
      $5,108

      award amount