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University of Memphis

Memphis, TN · University

NIH Rank #430

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$5.2M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
13
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
16
Principal investigators
National Rank
#430
Among 2,569 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 6 departments with NIH funding at University of Memphis in FY2026, largest first.

Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1.7M15Not ranked
Public Health$1.2M42#96
Biology$871.3K22Not ranked
Chemistry$327.4K11Not ranked
Biomedical Engineering$222K12#78
Psychology$53.1K11Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Memphis based on NIH grant totals.

$1.7M
total funding
#2
Santosh Kumar
1 grant
$1.7M
total funding
#3
Emre Ertin
1 grant
$1.7M
total funding
#4
James M. Rehg
1 grant
$1.7M
total funding
#5
Vivek Shetty
1 grant
$1.7M
total funding
#6
Yong Yang
3 grants
$901K
total funding
$506.3K
total funding
#8
Debra S Burns
1 grant
$468.9K
total funding
$365K
total funding
#10
Qianyi Cheng
1 grant
$327.4K
total funding

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