Internal Medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School

Leads a grant in this department

46 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. Engelman, Kathleen

   Leads 2 awards · $2,395,060

   • 2U24AI126683-06Department: NIH department code

     Nonhuman Primate Reagent Resource
     $1,774,044

     award amount
   • 5P40OD028116-02Department: NIH department code

     Nonhuman Primate Antibody Resource for Immune Cell Depletion
     $621,016

     award amount

2. Ram, Sanjay

   Leads 3 awards · $2,331,589

   • 5R01AI141181-03Department: NIH department code

     A novel vaccine against multidrug-resistant gonorrhea
     $1,227,829

     award amount
   • 5R01AI132296-05Department: NIH department code

     Novel immunotherapeutics against multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoea
     $862,755

     award amount
   • 1R21AI167283-01Department: NIH department code

     Gonococcal peptide vaccine candidate display using HPV virus-like particles
     $241,005

     award amount

3. Aronin, Neil

   Leads 3 awards · $2,071,097

   • 5U01NS114098-02Department: NIH department code

     Advancing RNA Therapeutics for Huntington’s Disease
     $1,505,798

     award amount
   • 5R01NS106245-04Department: NIH department code

     Selective Editing of the Mutant Huntingtin Gene
     $465,305

     award amount
   • 3U01NS114098-02S1Department: NIH department code

     Advancing RNA Therapeutics for Huntington's Disease
     $99,994

     award amount

4. Golenbock, Douglas T

   Leads 2 awards · $1,832,447

   • 5R01AG059752-04Department: NIH department code

     Role of inflammasomes in Alzheimer's Disease
     $1,019,436

     award amount
   • 1R01AI164727-01Department: NIH department code

     Neisseria gonorrhoeae exploits host interferon epsilon to establish infection in the female urogenital tract
     $813,011

     award amount

5. Moss, John A

   Leads 2 awards · $1,792,658

   • 1R01AI160247-01Department: NIH department code

     Sialic acid analogs against multidrug-resistant gonorrhea
     $1,316,757

     award amount
   • 5R33AI136007-04Department: NIH department code

     Gonorrhea and HIV prevention with intravaginal ring drug delivery
     $475,901

     award amount

6. Gurwitz, Jerry H

   Leads 2 awards · $1,762,154

   • 4R33AG069794-02Department: NIH department code

     Developing a PRogram to Educate and Sensitize Caregivers to Reduce the Inappropriate Prescription Burden in Elderly with Alzheimer's Disease Study (D-PRESCRIBE-AD)
     $1,052,323

     award amount
   • 5R33AG057806-04Department: NIH department code

     Advancing Geriatrics Infrastructure & Network Growth (AGING) Initiative
     $709,831

     award amount

7. Buchholz, Bryan O

   Leads 1 award · $1,562,533

   • 5U54HL143541-04Department: NIH department code

     The Center for Advancing Point of Care in Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Diseases
     $1,562,533

     award amount

8. Fitzgerald, Katherine A.

   Leads 2 awards · $1,371,004

   • 5R01AI079293-12Department: NIH department code

     Innate Immune Activation in Malaria
     $835,453

     award amount
   • 5R01AI128358-05Department: NIH department code

     Regulation of Lupus by Cytosolic DNA Sensors
     $535,551

     award amount

9. Kornfeld, Hardy

   Leads 2 awards · $1,322,228

   • 1R01HL153162-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Sirtuins and Host Metabolism in TB Pathogenesis and Treatment
     $663,956

     award amount
   • 1R01HL152078-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Lung-Protective Mechanisms of Metformin in TB
     $658,272

     award amount

10. Pukkila-Worley, Read

    Leads 3 awards · $1,278,180

    • 1R01AI159159-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Detection of pathogen infection by monitoring host cell membrane dynamics
      $608,180

      award amount
    • 5R01AI130289-05Department: NIH department code

      An Immune Surveillance Network in C. elegans
      $418,750

      award amount
    • 1R21AI163430-01Department: NIH department code

      Neuroendocrine regulation of intestinal epithelial immunity in C. elegans
      $251,250

      award amount

11. Donahue, J Kevin

    Leads 2 awards · $1,248,806

    • 1R01HL158143-01Department: NIH department code

      Calcium and MAPKinase Signaling and Structural Remodeling in Atrial Fibrillation
      $830,056

      award amount
    • 1R61HL158541-01Department: NIH department code

      A phase I trial of AdKCNH2-G628S gene therapy for post-op atrial fibrillation
      $418,750

      award amount

12. Kapoor, Alok

    Leads 2 awards · $1,155,817

    • 1R01HL155343-01A1Department: NIH department code

      SUPPORT-AF IV
      $655,818

      award amount
    • 5R18HS026859-03Department: NIH department code

      Leveraging Evidence-based practices for Ambulatory VTE Patients to be Safe with Direct Oral Anticoagulants: LEAVE Safe with DOACs
      $499,999

      award amount

13. Li, Shaoguang

    Leads 2 awards · $1,024,154

    • 5R01CA245147-02Department: NIH department code

      Targeting cancer stem cells in JAK2V617F induced neoplasm
      $536,307

      award amount
    • 5R01CA222590-04Department: NIH department code

      Developing a novel therapeutic strategy for overcoming TKI resistance in ALL
      $487,847

      award amount

14. Kiefe, Catarina I.

    Leads 1 award · $860,206

    • 5T32GM107000-09Department: NIH department code

      Medical Scientist Training at UMMS
      $860,206

      award amount

15. Trivedi, Chinmay M

    Leads 2 awards · $837,500

    • 5R01HL118100-08Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of Cardiac Development by Chromatin Modifying Enzymes
      $418,750

      award amount
    • 5R01HL141377-04Department: NIH department code

      Epigenetic regulation of lymphatic development
      $418,750

      award amount

16. Lien, Egil

    Leads 2 awards · $835,311

    • 5R01AI146855-03Department: NIH department code

      Caspase-8 as a focal hub in effector-triggered immunity
      $584,061

      award amount
    • 1R21AI159706-01Department: NIH department code

      Bacterial activation and evasion of a PP2A phosphatase – Pyrin - Gasdermin D axis
      $251,250

      award amount

17. Fisher, Kimberly

    Leads 1 award · $806,899

    • 1R01MD016883-01Department: NIH department code

      Trusted Messengers: Supporting Physicians in Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination
      $806,899

      award amount

18. McManus, David D.

    Leads 1 award · $796,625

    • 5R01HL137794-04Department: NIH department code

      Detecting bleeding events using EHRs for prediction in Afib
      $796,625

      award amount

19. Silverman, Neal

    Leads 2 awards · $737,747

    • 5R01AI060025-18Department: NIH department code

      Activation of Insect Immunity by Gram-negative Bacteria
      $518,372

      award amount
    • 2T32AI095213-11Department: NIH department code

      Innate Immunity Training Program
      $219,375

      award amount

20. Chon, Ki H.

    Leads 1 award · $731,023

    • 5R01HL137734-04Department: NIH department code

      Smartwatch Monitoring for Atrial Fibrillation After Stroke
      $731,023

      award amount

21. Moormann, Ann M

    Leads 2 awards · $691,589

    • 5R01CA189806-07Department: NIH department code

      Impact of malaria on shaping immunity to EBV in the etiology of Burkitt lymphoma
      $533,381

      award amount
    • 3R01CA189806-07S1Department: NIH department code

      Impact of malaria on shaping immunity to EBV in the etiology of Burkitt lymphoma
      $158,208

      award amount

22. Cavacini, Lisa A.

    Leads 1 award · $664,782

    • 1R01AI159182-01Department: NIH department code

      Structure-guided and epitope-based design of potent and broadly neutralizing nanobodies for COVID-19 mucosal immunotherapy
      $664,782

      award amount

23. Tisminetzky, Mayra S.

    Leads 1 award · $642,994

    • 5R01AG062630-03Department: NIH department code

      Multimorbidity and Treatment-Related Outcomes in Older Heart Failure Patients
      $642,994

      award amount

24. Fitzgerald, Katherine A.

    Leads 3 awards · $635,612

    • 5R37AI067497-12Department: NIH department code

      Gene Regulation in Innate Immunity
      $490,775

      award amount
    • 5T32AI132152-04Department: NIH department code

      Training in the Molecular Basis of Autoimmunity and Autoinflammation
      $139,837

      award amount
    • 1R13AI167438-01Department: NIH department code

      9th Annual meeting of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society Meeting
      $5,000

      award amount

25. Mandrekar, Pranoti

    Leads 2 awards · $631,939

    • 5R01AA025289-05Department: NIH department code

      Targeting proteotoxic stress responses in liver fibrosis
      $376,875

      award amount
    • 1R21AA029260-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Role of Intestinal Proteostasis mediator HSP90 in alcoholic liver disease.
      $255,064

      award amount

26. Wang, Jennifer P

    Leads 1 award · $592,406

    • 5R01AI139095-04Department: NIH department code

      Differential roles for type I interferon and inflammatory pathways in autoimmune diabetes
      $592,406

      award amount

27. Engelman, Kathleen

    Leads 1 award · $565,320

    • 5R24OD028257-02Department: NIH department code

      Neotropical Primate Reagent Resource
      $565,320

      award amount

28. Marshak-Rothstein, Ann

    Leads 1 award · $494,929

    • 1R37AI155901-01Department: NIH department code

      The role of TLRs, Type II IFN and Type III IFN in a Murine Model of Autoinflammation
      $494,929

      award amount

29. Baehrecke, Eric H

    Leads 1 award · $418,750

    • 5R01AI099708-08Department: NIH department code

      Interplay between the Endocrine and Innate Systems of Drosphila
      $418,750

      award amount

30. Koupenova, Milka

    Leads 1 award · $418,750

    • 5R01HL153235-02Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of platelet reprogramming during influenza infection
      $418,750

      award amount

31. Levitz, Stuart Michael

    Leads 1 award · $418,750

    • 5R01AI139615-04Department: NIH department code

      The contribution of eosinophils and the IL-23/IL-17 axis to host responses to Aspergillus
      $418,750

      award amount

32. Lemon, Stephenie C.

    Leads 1 award · $310,000

    • 6U48DP006381-03M001Department: NIH department code

      UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center - COVID 19 Supplement
      $310,000

      award amount

33. Ramirez-Ortiz, Zaida Gisela

    Leads 1 award · $251,250

    • 1R21AI163765-01Department: NIH department code

      Role of SCARF1 in removal of apoptotic debris and protection against autoimmunity
      $251,250

      award amount

34. Orzalli, Megan Horn

    Leads 1 award · $245,759

    • 5R00AI130258-04Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of antiviral immunity at barrier surfaces by interleukin-1 family cytokines
      $245,759

      award amount

35. Nündel, Kerstin

    Leads 1 award · $214,467

    • 5R21AR076007-02Department: NIH department code

      Plasma cell differentiation of autoreactive B cells is governed by TLR9 dependent metabolic reprogramming
      $214,467

      award amount

36. Gazzinelli, Ricardo Tostes

    Leads 1 award · $209,375

    • 5R21AI150546-02Department: NIH department code

      Host Ciracadian Clock and Malaria
      $209,375

      award amount

37. Kurt-Jones, Evelyn A.

    Leads 1 award · $209,375

    • 5R21AI142249-02Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of type I IFN enhanced gonococcal infection
      $209,375

      award amount

38. Lewis, Lisa Ann

    Leads 1 award · $209,375

    • 5R21AI146621-02Department: NIH department code

      Outer membrane vesicle vaccine against gonococcal and meningcoccal disease
      $209,375

      award amount

39. Okuda, Kendi

    Leads 1 award · $209,375

    • 5R21AI154208-02Department: NIH department code

      Leishmania amazonensis sabotages host SUMOylation: a novel virulence mechanism for macrophage invasion
      $209,375

      award amount

40. Freedman, Jane E

    Leads 1 award · $201,723

    • 5R01HL145721-03Department: NIH department code

      Long Non-coding RNA as Mediators of Metabolic Disease
      $201,723

      award amount

41. Shim, Jae-Hyuck

    Leads 1 award · $184,250

    • 1R21AR077557-01A1Department: NIH department code

      A novel bone-targeting AAV-mediated gene therapy to promote bone formation in osteoporosis
      $184,250

      award amount

42. Gao, Kevin Mingjie

    Leads 1 award · $33,194

    • 5F30HL154674-02Department: NIH department code

      Investigating the role of B cells in pulmonary fibrosis resulting from STING gain-of-function autoinflammation
      $33,194

      award amount

43. Stamateris, Rachel Eileen

    Leads 1 award · $32,986

    • 5F30DK112591-04Department: NIH department code

      Mechanism of cdk4 diabetes rescue in IRS2 knockout mice
      $32,986

      award amount

44. Ding, Eric Yuxiao

    Leads 1 award · $31,030

    • 5F30HL149335-03Department: NIH department code

      Feasibility of Smartwatches for Atrial Fibrillation Detection in Older Adults
      $31,030

      award amount

45. Peterson, Nicholas

    Leads 1 award · $31,030

    • 5F30AI150127-02Department: NIH department code

      Pathogen sensing by nuclear hormone receptors in C. elegans intestinal epithelial cells
      $31,030

      award amount

46. Tse, Samantha

    Leads 1 award · $31,030

    • 1F30DK127690-01Department: NIH department code

      Detection of intestinal pathogens through host surveillance of bacterial toxins
      $31,030

      award amount