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FY2024 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Physiology at University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Funding
$26.5M
$26,488,330
Awards
74
FY2024 NIH awards in Physiology
Principal investigators
49
46 lead a grant here, 3 co-investigators
Department rank
#2
of 99 · 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 Physiology row of the University of Michigan page.

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. Ormond A MacDougald

    Leads 4 awards · $1,945,930

    • 2R01DK125513-04A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of adipocyte loss in laminopathy-induced lipodystrophy in mice and humans

      Principal investigators: Ormond A MacDougald (contact PI), Elif Arioglu Oral

      $669,659
      award amount
    • 1R01DK137798-01Department: NIH department code
      Metabolism and functions of bone marrow adipose tissue in the marrow niche
      $469,065
      award amount
    • 5R01DK130879-03Department: NIH department code
      Effects of Wnt/β-catenin signaling on adipocytes
      $426,816
      award amount
    • 5R01DK121759-05Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms by which adipocytes adapt to cool environmental temperatures
      $380,390
      award amount
  2. Scott Pletcher

    Leads 4 awards · $1,937,480

    • 4R33AG078428-03Department: NIH department code
      Systems and methods for molecular dissection of socio-environmental effects on aging
      $568,443
      award amount
    • 5T32AG000114-40Department: NIH department code
      Career Training in the Biology of Aging
      $535,930
      award amount
    • 2R01AG030593-16Department: NIH department code
      Modulation of aging by Sensory Perception
      $455,571
      award amount
    • 5R37AG051649-09Department: NIH department code
      Modulation of aging through mechanisms of nutrient demand and reward
      $377,536
      award amount
  3. Shawn Xu

    Leads 4 awards · $1,639,140

    • 5R01NS118769-05Department: NIH department code
      An unexpected role of glutamate receptors in the peripheral nervous system

      Principal investigators: Shawn Xu (contact PI), Bo Duan

      $497,691
      award amount
    • 5R35GM126917-07Department: NIH department code
      Neural and genetic mechanisms underlying behavior in C. elegans
      $427,777
      award amount
    • 5R01AG067753-05Department: NIH department code
      Chemosensation and longevity in C. elegans
      $368,862
      award amount
    • 5R01DC018167-05Department: NIH department code
      Neural and genetic mechanisms underlying mechanosensation in C. elegans
      $344,810
      award amount
  4. Suzanne M Moenter

    Leads 4 awards · $1,617,013

    • 5R37HD034860-28Department: NIH department code
      Cellular and molecular bases for rhythmic GnRH release
      $568,853
      award amount
    • 5R01HD104345-04Department: NIH department code
      Development of the GnRH neuronal network and effects of prenatal androgen exposure
      $429,969
      award amount
    • 5R01HD041469-23Department: NIH department code
      Central Actions of Estrogens: Effects on GnRH Neurons
      $423,343
      award amount
    • 2T32HD079342-11Department: NIH department code
      Career Training in Reproductive Biology
      $194,848
      award amount
  5. Longhua Guo

    Leads 2 awards · $1,599,000

    • 1DP2AG093207-01Department: NIH department code
      Turning back biological clock: mechanisms of age reversal in a whole organism
      $1,404,000
      award amount
    • 5R21AG084959-02Department: NIH department code
      Imaging spatial transcriptome at single cell resolution to study eye regeneration in old age
      $195,000
      award amount
  6. Yatrik M Shah

    Leads 4 awards · $1,325,389

    • 5R01DK095201-13Department: NIH department code
      Control of iron absorption by intestinal HIF2 in iron and hematological disorders
      $488,462
      award amount
    • 5R01CA245546-05Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the mechanisms of iron addiction in colon cancer
      $429,787
      award amount
    • 5R01CA148828-14Department: NIH department code
      The role of HIF2alpha in colon carcinogenesis
      $343,473
      award amount
    • 3R01CA245546-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the mechanisms of iron addiction in colon cancer
      $63,667
      award amount
  7. Jun Hee Lee

    Leads 2 awards · $1,316,968

    • 5UH3CA268091-04Department: NIH department code
      Seq-Scope: Microscopic Examination of Spatial Single Cell Transcriptome in Cell and Tissue Senescence
      $779,599
      award amount
    • 5R01AG079163-07Department: NIH department code
      Sestrins-mediated integration of leucine and exercise benefits for mitochondrial homeostasis

      Principal investigators: Jun Hee Lee (contact PI), Myungjin Kim

      $537,369
      award amount
  8. William E Rainey

    Leads 2 awards · $1,150,621

    • 5R01DK106618-09Department: NIH department code
      Adrenal Origins of Aldosterone Excess
      $603,055
      award amount
    • 2R01DK043140-25A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms Leading to Adrenal Zonation
      $547,566
      award amount
  9. Costas Andreas Lyssiotis

    Leads 3 awards · $1,102,241

    • 5R01CA248160-05Department: NIH department code
      Stromal metabolism promotes therapeutic resistance in pancreatic cancer
      $379,104
      award amount
    • 5R01CA244931-05Department: NIH department code
      Targeting metabolic stress to induce pancreatic tumor cell death
      $370,329
      award amount
    • 5R37CA237421-05Department: NIH department code
      Intratumoral Metabolic Crosstalk Promotes Therapeutic Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer
      $352,808
      award amount
  10. Daniel A Beard

    Leads 2 awards · $955,083

    • 1R01HL173346-01Department: NIH department code
      Multi-Scale Systems Analysis of Metabolic and Mechanical Determinants of Reserve Cardiac Power Output
      $625,467
      award amount
    • 5T32GM150581-02Department: NIH department code
      Systems and Integrative Biology Training Program
      $329,616
      award amount
  11. Ken Inoki

    Leads 2 awards · $951,179

    • 5R01DK124709-03Department: NIH department code
      Lysosomal cholesterol-dependent anabolic regulation
      $500,838
      award amount
    • 5R01GM145631-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanism of Rheb-dependent mTORC1 regulation
      $450,341
      award amount
  12. Liangyou Rui

    Leads 2 awards · $944,895

    • 5R01DK114220-08Department: NIH department code
      The role of hypothalamic Slug in the regulation of leptin sensitivity, energy balance, and body weight
      $489,625
      award amount
    • 5R01DK130111-03Department: NIH department code
      Role of adipose mRNA modifications in metabolic disease
      $455,270
      award amount
  13. David Sept

    Leads 1 award · $914,504

    • 5K12GM111725-09Department: NIH department code
      Michigan IRACDA: Diversifying the Future Academic Workforce in STEM

      Principal investigators: David Sept (contact PI), Susan V Brooks

      $914,504
      award amount
  14. Jun Wu

    Leads 2 awards · $814,654

    • 5R01AA028761-04Department: NIH department code
      A novel cholinergic circuitry in alcoholic liver disease (NIAAA)
      $413,297
      award amount
    • 5R01DK107583-09Department: NIH department code
      The role of immune-adipocyte cholinergic signaling during metabolic adaptation and dysfunction
      $401,357
      award amount
  15. Peng Li

    Leads 2 awards · $786,318

    • 5R01AT011652-04Department: NIH department code
      Dissecting neural circuits for breathing patterns
      $412,300
      award amount
    • 5R01HL156989-03Department: NIH department code
      Neural circuit control of sighing
      $374,018
      award amount
  16. Matthias Christof Truttmann

    Leads 2 awards · $717,983

    • 5R35GM142561-04Department: NIH department code
      Conserved regulation of proteostasis by post-translational protein AMPylation
      $384,099
      award amount
    • 3R35GM142561-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Conserved regulation of proteostasis by post-translational protein AMPylation
      $333,884
      award amount
  17. Carol Fuzeti Elias

    Leads 2 awards · $624,037

    • 5R01HD106962-02Department: NIH department code
      Sex-specific role of androgen signaling in neuroendocrine-behavior interface
      $412,349
      award amount
    • 5T32NS076401-24Department: NIH department code
      Early Stage Training in the Neurosciences
      $211,688
      award amount
  18. Susan V Brooks

    Leads 1 award · $572,203

    • 1R01AG086251-01Department: NIH department code
      Preservation of muscle function through Schwann cell regulation of motor unit expansion
      $572,203
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5K12GM111725-09, led by David Sept.

  19. Lei Yin

    Leads 1 award · $548,258

    • 5R01DK099593-09Department: NIH department code
      Significance and mechanisms of hepatic ChREBPα induction via post-translational modifications in diet-induced NASH
      $548,258
      award amount
  20. Linda C. Samuelson

    Leads 1 award · $488,783

    • 5R01DK126451-03Department: NIH department code
      Wnt Pathway Regulation of Gastric Stem Cell Function
      $488,783
      award amount
  21. Scott F Leiser

    Leads 2 awards · $479,339

    • 5R01AG075061-03Department: NIH department code
      Flavin-containing monooxygenases in endogenous metabolism and aging
      $390,347
      award amount
    • 3R01AG075061-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Flavin-containing monooxygenases in endogenous metabolism and aging
      $88,992
      award amount
  22. Jayakrishnan Nandakumar

    Leads 1 award · $473,457

    • 5R01HD108809-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of chromosome motility during mammalian meiosis
      $473,457
      award amount
  23. Michael Mark Alexander Sutton

    Leads 1 award · $418,879

    • 5R01NS097498-08Department: NIH department code
      Trans-synaptic control of presynaptic neurotransmitter release
      $418,879
      award amount
  24. Christian Richard Burgess

    Leads 1 award · $402,367

    • 5R01DK129366-04Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the role for MCH neurons in feeding behavior and responses to sensory food cues
      $402,367
      award amount
  25. Anthony G Vecchiarelli

    Leads 1 award · $381,935

    • 1R35GM152128-01Department: NIH department code
      Coordinated Spatial Organization in Bacteria
      $381,935
      award amount
  26. Roger D. Cone

    Leads 1 award · $378,974

    • 5R01DK125830-04Department: NIH department code
      Role of HDAC6 in the Regulation of Energy Homeostasis and Leptin Sensitivity
      $378,974
      award amount
  27. Juilee Rege

    Leads 1 award · $378,450

    • 1R01HL174676-01Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Causes of Endocrine Hypertension in Black Americans
      $378,450
      award amount
  28. Morgan Desantis

    Leads 1 award · $375,088

    • 5R35GM146739-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of dynein regulation
      $375,088
      award amount
  29. Elise L Savier

    Leads 1 award · $246,355

    • 5R00EY031783-04Department: NIH department code
      Integration of visual information and behavioral modulation in the superior colliculus
      $246,355
      award amount
  30. Daniel E Michele

    Leads 1 award · $166,116

    • 5T32HL125242-10Department: NIH department code
      Training Program in Translational Cardiovascular Research and Entrepreneurship
      $166,116
      award amount
  31. Megan Deanna Radyk

    Leads 1 award · $125,000

    • 1K99GM159354-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic regulation of pancreatic metaplasia and neoplasia
      $125,000
      award amount
  32. Ajay Bhat

    Leads 1 award · $116,972

    • 1K99AG083058-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanistic understanding of host-microbe interactions in regulating stress response and lifespan
      $116,972
      award amount
  33. Lloyd Phillip Ruiz

    Leads 1 award · $52,082

    • 1R36AG087309-01Department: NIH department code
      Lamin A/C is required for maintaining subsynaptic myonuclei integrity
      $52,082
      award amount
  34. Mirella Hernandez

    Leads 1 award · $43,555

    • 5F99NS135768-02Department: NIH department code
      Perception of Dead Conspecifics modulates neural signaling and lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans
      $43,555
      award amount
  35. Chrystian David Phillips

    Leads 1 award · $42,652

    • 5F31HD110102-02Department: NIH department code
      A role for hypothalamic astrocytes in neural circuits controlling reproduction
      $42,652
      award amount
  36. Kate Matthys Van Pelt

    Leads 1 award · $42,652

    • 5F31NS127485-03Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the impact of FIC-1/FICD-mediated AMPylation on polyglutamine aggregation dynamics and toxicity
      $42,652
      award amount
  37. Elizabeth Sarah Kitto

    Leads 1 award · $42,575

    • 5F31AG084146-02Department: NIH department code
      Determining the neural mechanisms of mechanosensory food perception in DR-mediated longevity
      $42,575
      award amount
  38. Jessica Nanda Maung

    Leads 1 award · $42,099

    • 5F31DK135181-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of adipocyte loss in mouse models of familial partial lipodystrophy 2
      $42,099
      award amount
  39. Brandon Anthony Toth

    Leads 1 award · $42,094

    • 1F31NS132434-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Monoaminergic and limbic systems underlying narcolepsy-cataplexy
      $42,094
      award amount
  40. Brandon Chen

    Leads 1 award · $42,094

    • 5F99CA284256-02Department: NIH department code
      Inter-organellar communication in metabolic reprogramming of colorectal cancer
      $42,094
      award amount
  41. Jessica Liang

    Leads 1 award · $42,094

    • 1F31HL175884-01Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the Role of Notch/HES Signaling in Alveolar Epithelial Type II to Type I Cell Differentiation
      $42,094
      award amount
  42. Narges Pourmandi

    Leads 1 award · $42,094

    • 1F31HL172674-01Department: NIH department code
      Defining the metabolic regulation of erythropoiesis
      $42,094
      award amount
  43. Nicholas David Urban

    Leads 1 award · $42,094

    • 1F31AG085891-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the roles of AMPylation and TGF-Beta signaling on eliciting the pro-health and longevity benefits of dietary restriction
      $42,094
      award amount
  44. Katherine L Furman

    Leads 1 award · $41,464

    • 5F31DK135283-02Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating MCH neural circuitry underlying consummatory behavior
      $41,464
      award amount
  45. Nicole Collins

    Leads 1 award · $41,362

    • 5F31HL165681-03Department: NIH department code
      Pathways of Succinate Accumulation and Adenine Nucleotide Depletion in Cardiac Ischemia
      $41,362
      award amount
  46. Heather Marie Giza

    Leads 1 award · $34,808

    • 5F31CA281241-02Department: NIH department code
      Defining cell intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer
      $34,808
      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.

  • Elif Arioglu Oral

    Co-investigator on 2R01DK125513-04A1, led by Ormond A MacDougald

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

  • Myungjin Kim

    Co-investigator on 5R01AG079163-07, led by Jun Hee Lee

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

  • Bo Duan

    Co-investigator on 5R01NS118769-05, led by Shawn Xu

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