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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Pharmacology at University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Funding
$34.5M
$34,511,410
Awards
75
FY2026 NIH awards in Pharmacology
Principal investigators
72
51 lead a grant here, 21 co-investigators
Department rank
#5
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 Michigan page.

Leads a grant in this department

51 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. James J. Moon

    Leads 5 awards · $3,125,795

    • 5R01DE031951-05Department: NIH department code
      Engineered Nano-formulations for STING Activation

      Principal investigators: James J. Moon (contact PI), Yu Leo Lei

      $692,603
      award amount
    • 1R01CA316043-01Department: NIH department code
      Innate-Immune Activating Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment
      $669,421
      award amount
    • 1R01DK144842-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Biomaterials for Treatment of Type-1 Diabetes
      $616,132
      award amount
    • 5R01CA271799-05Department: NIH department code
      Biomaterials for modulating the gut microbiome for immune activation

      Principal investigators: James J. Moon (contact PI), Deepak Nagrath

      $594,867
      award amount
    • 1R01EB039718-01Department: NIH department code
      New Drug Delivery Strategy for Gut Microbiome
      $552,772
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01EB036493-02, led by Peter M Tessier.

  2. Guizhi Zhu

    Leads 3 awards · $2,561,050

    • 4R01CA286122-03Department: NIH department code
      Multivalent Small Circular mRNA Vaccines for Melanoma Combination Immunotherapy

      Principal investigators: Guizhi Zhu (contact PI), Xiang-Yang Shawn Wang

      $1,689,879
      award amount
    • 5T32GM145304-05Department: NIH department code
      Cellular Biotechnology Training Program (CBTP) - Years 31-35

      Principal investigators: Anna Schwendeman (contact PI), Guizhi Zhu (contact PI)

      $472,671
      award amount
    • 5R01CA266981-05Department: NIH department code
      Lymph Node-Targeted Codelivery of Albumin-Binding Peptide Antigens and Di-Adjuvant for Melanoma Combination Immunotherapy
      $398,500
      award amount

  3. Peter M Tessier

    Leads 6 awards · $2,535,761

    • 5R01AG080016-04Department: NIH department code
      CD98hc Brain Shuttles for Delivering Off-the-shelf Neuroprotective Antibodies in Alzheimer's Disease

      Principal investigators: Peter M Tessier (contact PI), Colin Fred Greineder

      $802,009
      award amount
    • 1R01AG095417-01Department: NIH department code
      Non-invasive Modulation of Microglia Gene Expression Using Peripherally Administered Antibody Conjugates

      Principal investigators: Peter M Tessier (contact PI), Colin Fred Greineder

      $655,198
      award amount
    • 5R01EB036493-02Department: NIH department code
      Non-invasive and Long-lived CNS Delivery of Treg-inducing Cytokine Depots

      Principal investigators: Peter M Tessier (contact PI), James J. Moon

      $612,347
      award amount
    • 5R21AG093031-02Department: NIH department code
      Long-lived Activation of Parenchymal Border Macrophages Using Immunocytokines to Address Aging- and Alzheimer’s Disease-associated Deficits in Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics
      $208,695
      award amount
    • 5R21AI190578-02Department: NIH department code
      Efficient and Long-lived Brain Delivery of Neutralizing Antibodies Against Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus for Post-exposure Therapy
      $194,672
      award amount
    • 3R01AG080016-04S1Department: NIH department code
      CD98hc Brain Shuttles for Delivering Off-the-shelf Neuroprotective Antibodies in Alzheimer's Disease

      Principal investigators: Peter M Tessier (contact PI), Colin Fred Greineder

      $62,840
      award amount

  4. Lori L. Isom

    Leads 4 awards · $1,946,840

    • 1R01HL178516-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Neuro-cardiac Mechanisms of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

      Principal investigators: Lori L. Isom (contact PI), Erica Sawyer Levitt, Jack M Parent

      $765,515
      award amount
    • 2T32GM140223-06Department: NIH department code
      Interdepartmental Training in Pharmacological Sciences
      $647,005
      award amount
    • 1R61NS150122-01Department: NIH department code
      Development of a SCN1B gene replacement therapy for DEE52
      $378,320
      award amount
    • 1R03NS151500-01Department: NIH department code
      Development of an epitope-tagged Nav1.1 transgenic mouse model

      Principal investigators: Lori L. Isom (contact PI), Paul Michael Jenkins

      $156,000
      award amount

  5. Alan V. Smrcka

    Leads 3 awards · $1,764,375

    • 1R01HL183370-01Department: NIH department code
      Compartmentalized G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling

      Principal investigators: Alan V. Smrcka (contact PI), Jin Zhang, Roger K Sunahara

      $1,119,666
      award amount
    • 5R35GM127303-09Department: NIH department code
      Understanding and Manipulating G Protein α Subunit and Phospholipase C Signaling Networks
      $536,377
      award amount
    • 3R35GM127303-09S1Department: NIH department code
      Understanding and Manipulating G Protein α Subunit and Phospholipase C Signaling Networks
      $108,332
      award amount

  6. Corey A Lester

    Leads 1 award · $1,364,793

    • 1R01LM015213-01Department: NIH department code
      Preventing Medication Dispensing Errors in Pharmacy Practice with Risk-sensitive Artificial Intelligence

      Principal investigators: Corey A Lester (contact PI), Raed Al Kontar, X. Jessie Yang

      $1,364,793
      award amount

  7. Michelle L Hastings

    Leads 1 award · $1,347,673

    • 1U01NS148918-01Department: NIH department code
      IND-Enabling Studies of an Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy for CLN3 Batten Disease
      $1,347,673
      award amount

  8. Julien Albert Sebag

    Leads 2 awards · $1,000,716

    • 5R01DK138932-02Department: NIH department code
      Role and mechanism of Unc119b in the regulation of glucose homeostasis
      $557,879
      award amount
    • 5R01DK115567-08Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the requirement of MRAP2 for ghrelin function
      $442,837
      award amount

  9. Erica Sawyer Levitt

    Leads 2 awards · $985,869

    • 5R01HL174547-03Department: NIH department code
      Brainstem mechanisms of opioid-induced respiratory depression
      $526,445
      award amount
    • 5R01DA061320-03Department: NIH department code
      Serotonin mechanisms in fentanyl-induced respiratory depression
      $459,424
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01HL178516-01A1, led by Lori L. Isom.

  10. Matthew Jacob Brody

    Leads 2 awards · $941,042

    • 5R01HL166274-04Department: NIH department code
      S-acylation-dependent regulation of cytokine receptor signaling and cardiac maladaptation
      $471,296
      award amount
    • 5R01HL167778-04Department: NIH department code
      Defining the cardiomyocyte microdomain signaling landscape in cardiac hypertrophy
      $469,746
      award amount

  11. Carole Anne Parent

    Leads 2 awards · $885,883

    • 1R01AI200182-01Department: NIH department code
      Signal relay during directed cell migration and inflammation in skin

      Principal investigators: Carole Anne Parent (contact PI), Pierre Coulombe

      $690,883
      award amount
    • 1R21AI203358-01Department: NIH department code
      Sequencing exosome-associated DNA released from activated neutrophils
      $195,000
      award amount

  12. Paul Michael Jenkins

    Leads 2 awards · $845,229

    Also a principal investigator on 1R03NS151500-01, led by Lori L. Isom.

  13. Jason Michael Pogue

    Leads 1 award · $841,065

    • 1R01AI195740-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Challenging the Paradigm of Equivalence: A Comparative Effectiveness Study of Cefepime Versus Piperacillin-Tazobactam for the Treatment of P. Aeruginosa Pneumonia - The IMPACT Study

      Principal investigators: Jason Michael Pogue (contact PI), Ryan K Shields

      $841,065
      award amount

  14. Olayinka Shiyanbola

    Leads 1 award · $798,750

    • 1R01DK147707-01Department: NIH department code
      Optimizing Evidence-Based Diabetes Self-Management Programs: Examining the Impact of Contextual Adaptation and Socially Congruent Peer Support
      $798,750
      award amount

  15. Paulette B. Goforth

    Leads 1 award · $752,267

    • 1R01DK142653-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Neurobiological mechanisms of energy balance control by hindbrain Prlh-expressing neurons

      Principal investigators: Paulette B. Goforth (contact PI), David P Olson

      $752,267
      award amount

  16. John Chadwick Brenner

    Leads 1 award · $734,674

    • 5T32GM145470-05Department: NIH department code
      Cellular and Molecular Biology at Michigan
      $734,674
      award amount

  17. David K. Jones

    Leads 2 awards · $701,591

    • 5R01HL171039-03Department: NIH department code
      A hERG1 potassium channel subdomain is trafficked to the cardiac nucleus: mechanisms and targets of the hERG1NP
      $467,591
      award amount
    • 5R21NS136833-02Department: NIH department code
      Probing mechanisms of long QT type 2-associated neuronal dysfunction using gene-edited stem cell-derived neurons
      $234,000
      award amount

  18. Jasmine A Luzum

    Leads 1 award · $678,793

    • 5R01HL178410-02Department: NIH department code
      Personalizing Heart Failure Treatment with Genomics: A Clinical Trial to Understand the Mechanisms and Validate a Polygenic Risk Score for Beta-Blocker Response
      $678,793
      award amount

  19. Gregory Gordon Tall

    Leads 2 awards · $662,617

    • 5R35GM149539-04Department: NIH department code
      Investigation of Adhesion GPCR and Ric-8 protein control of heterotrimeric G proteins
      $609,617
      award amount
    • 3R35GM149539-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Investigation of Adhesion GPCR and Ric-8 protein control of heterotrimeric G proteins
      $53,000
      award amount

  20. Emily E Scott

    Leads 1 award · $620,934

    • 5R35GM158062-02Department: NIH department code
      Structure/Function of Potential Human Cytochrome P450 Drug Targets
      $620,934
      award amount

  21. William T Birdsong

    Leads 1 award · $595,171

    • 1R01DA062636-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Functional anatomy, physiology and behavioral responses mediated by mu opioid receptor signaling on medial thalamic neurons.
      $595,171
      award amount

  22. David H Sherman

    Leads 2 awards · $564,923

    • 1UG3CA311401-01Department: NIH department code
      Identification of Natural Product Inhibitors Against Colibactin-Mediated Early Onset Colorectal Cancer

      Principal investigators: David H Sherman (contact PI), Ashootosh Tripathi, Jiahe Li

      $330,923
      award amount
    • 1R21AI202225-01Department: NIH department code
      Engineering Microbial Platforms for Sustainable Production and Derivatization of the Potent Antimalarial Premarineosin A

      Principal investigators: David H Sherman (contact PI), Filipa Pereira

      $234,000
      award amount

  23. Gregory Collins

    Leads 1 award · $555,717

    • 2R01DA039146-11A1Department: NIH department code
      Bath Salts: Abuse-related and Toxic Effects
      $555,717
      award amount

  24. Michael Allan Holinstat

    Leads 1 award · $553,631

  25. Amanda Garner

    Leads 1 award · $542,079

    • 5R35GM153185-03Department: NIH department code
      Chemical Biology Approaches for Investigating RNA-Protein Interactions
      $542,079
      award amount

  26. Duxin Sun

    Leads 1 award · $529,077

    • 5R01CA285790-03Department: NIH department code
      Therapeutic Cancer NanoVaccine Promotes B/CD 4 T Cell Crosstalk for Durable Anticancer Efficacy

      Principal investigators: Duxin Sun (contact PI), Wei Gao

      $529,077
      award amount

  27. John R. Traynor

    Leads 1 award · $510,325

    • 5T32DA060142-03Department: NIH department code
      Postdoctoral Training in the Biology of Drug Abuse
      $510,325
      award amount

  28. Daniel Louis Hertz

    Leads 1 award · $484,606

    • 5R37CA277043-04Department: NIH department code
      Development of an Integrated Risk Prediction Model of Taxane-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

      Principal investigators: Daniel Louis Hertz (contact PI), Meghna S Trivedi

      $484,606
      award amount

  29. Anna Schwendeman

    Leads 1 award · $472,671

    • 5T32GM145304-05Department: NIH department code
      Cellular Biotechnology Training Program (CBTP) - Years 31-35

      Principal investigators: Anna Schwendeman (contact PI), Guizhi Zhu (contact PI)

      $472,671
      award amount

  30. Nouri Neamati

    Leads 1 award · $472,224

    • 5R01CA272641-05Department: NIH department code
      Preclinical Development of First-in-Class NDUFS7 Antagonists for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
      $472,224
      award amount

  31. Yoichi Osawa

    Leads 2 awards · $471,141

    • 5R01GM153714-02Department: NIH department code
      Heme Insertase machinery for cytochrome P450 NO synthase
      $361,301
      award amount
    • 3R01GM153714-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Heme Insertase machinery for cytochrome P450 NO synthase
      $109,840
      award amount

  32. Manojkumar A Puthenveedu

    Leads 1 award · $461,789

    • 5R01DA055026-05Department: NIH department code
      Regulated trafficking and compartmentalized signaling of opioid receptors
      $461,789
      award amount

  33. Kathleen A Stringer

    Leads 1 award · $438,672

    • 5R35GM136312-07Department: NIH department code
      Translational Metabolomics in Critical Care
      $438,672
      award amount

  34. Kyoung Eun Lee

    Leads 1 award · $428,689

    • 5R01CA269025-04Department: NIH department code
      Role of Hypoxia in Shaping the Tumor Stroma in Pancreatic Cancer
      $428,689
      award amount

  35. Ashlee D Brunaugh

    Leads 1 award · $419,823

    • 1R35GM165605-01Department: NIH department code
      Saturable Adsorption as a Central Determinant of Drug Penetration in Complex Biological Tissues
      $419,823
      award amount

  36. Adam Courtney

    Leads 1 award · $390,000

    • 5R35GM146813-05Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of ligand discrimination by the T cell signaling machinery
      $390,000
      award amount

  37. Brandon Bordeau

    Leads 1 award · $390,000

    • 5R35GM156770-02Department: NIH department code
      Evaluation of Non-covalent Antibody Drug Complexes (ADCx) for Targeted Drug Delivery
      $390,000
      award amount

  38. Roland David Kersten

    Leads 1 award · $390,000

    • 5R35GM146934-05Department: NIH department code
      Discovery, Biosynthesis and Engineering of Side-Chain-Macrocyclic Plant Peptides
      $390,000
      award amount

  39. Sonya J Wolf-Fortune

    Leads 1 award · $248,999

    • 5R00DK133828-05Department: NIH department code
      Role of IFN kappa in psoriasis-mediated diabetes development
      $248,999
      award amount

  40. Steven P. Schwendeman

    Leads 1 award · $231,000

    • 1R56DK141545-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Remote Loading of Melanocortin and GLP-1 Peptides in Polymers for Treatment of Obesity

      Principal investigators: Steven P. Schwendeman (contact PI), Roger D. Cone

      $231,000
      award amount

  41. Michael A Smith

    Leads 1 award · $169,560

    • 5K08AG081505-03Department: NIH department code
      Centralized Pain Management In Older Adult Cancer Survivors
      $169,560
      award amount

  42. Jessica Whitaker-Fornek

    Leads 1 award · $106,474

    • 5K99HL177177-02Department: NIH department code
      Role of endogenous opioids in respiratory development
      $106,474
      award amount

  43. Lauren M Raycraft

    Leads 1 award · $79,348

    • 5F32DK143571-02Department: NIH department code
      Sex-specific effects and the role of ovarian hormones in striatal-mediated food-seeking
      $79,348
      award amount

  44. Sara El-Arid

    Leads 1 award · $76,300

    • 1F32GM165025-01Department: NIH department code
      Development of a Chemotranscriptomic Profiling Technology to Deconvolute RNA On- and Off-targets
      $76,300
      award amount

  45. Vikram Adittya Bagchi

    Leads 1 award · $44,159

    • 1F31NS149609-01Department: NIH department code
      Investigating Developmental Interneuron Pathology and Cell-based Therapy in a Translational Rabbit Model of Dravet Syndrome
      $44,159
      award amount

  46. Catherine Olivia Aceti Demery

    Leads 1 award · $44,158

    • 1F31DA067142-01Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Gαo and Gαz in Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
      $44,158
      award amount

  47. Ryan Pauly

    Leads 1 award · $44,158

    • 1F31DA066153-01Department: NIH department code
      Opioid Modulation of Serotonin Neurons that Influence Breathing
      $44,158
      award amount

  48. Namir Khalasawi

    Leads 1 award · $43,947

    • 1F31AI197877-01Department: NIH department code
      Non-invasive and Long-lived Central Nervous System Delivery of Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines
      $43,947
      award amount

  49. Krista Anne Goerger

    Leads 1 award · $43,685

    • 5F31HL179940-02Department: NIH department code
      The role of 12-lipoxygenase in regulating the effects of EPA on platelet activation and thrombosis
      $43,685
      award amount

  50. Sean Matthew Hannifin

    Leads 1 award · $43,234

    • 5F31CA281194-04Department: NIH department code
      Hypoxic regulation of macrophage migration and function via fibroblast reprogramming in pancreatic cancer
      $43,234
      award amount

  51. Ashley Mello

    Leads 1 award · $42,804

    • 5F31CA281079-04Department: NIH department code
      Role of hypoxia in CD8+ T cell exclusion and suppression in pancreatic cancer
      $42,804
      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.