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FY2025 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Physiology at University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Funding
$21.2M
$21,171,966
Awards
62
FY2025 NIH awards in Physiology
Principal investigators
45
42 lead a grant here, 3 co-investigators
Department rank
#2
of 86 · 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

42 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. Scott Pletcher

    Leads 4 awards · $1,884,775

    • 2T32AG000114-41Department: NIH department code
      Career Training in the Biology of Aging
      $554,518
      award amount
    • 5R33AG078428-04Department: NIH department code
      Systems and methods for molecular dissection of socio-environmental effects on aging
      $545,488
      award amount
    • 5R01AG030593-17Department: NIH department code
      Modulation of aging by Sensory Perception
      $432,334
      award amount
    • 5R37AG051649-10Department: NIH department code
      Modulation of aging through mechanisms of nutrient demand and reward
      $352,435
      award amount
  2. Ormond A MacDougald

    Leads 4 awards · $1,666,466

    • 5R01DK125513-05Department: 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

      $658,801
      award amount
    • 5R01DK137798-02Department: NIH department code
      Metabolism and functions of bone marrow adipose tissue in the marrow niche
      $455,065
      award amount
    • 5R01DK130879-04Department: NIH department code
      Effects of Wnt/β-catenin signaling on adipocytes
      $444,600
      award amount
    • 1R25DK141426-01Department: NIH department code
      Michigan Summer Undergraduate Research Experience: Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases

      Principal investigators: Ormond A MacDougald (contact PI), Lei Yin, Xin Tong

      $108,000
      award amount
  3. Suzanne M Moenter

    Leads 4 awards · $1,611,268

    • 5R37HD034860-29Department: NIH department code
      Cellular and molecular bases for rhythmic GnRH release
      $568,853
      award amount
    • 5R01HD104345-05Department: NIH department code
      Development of the GnRH neuronal network and effects of prenatal androgen exposure
      $434,312
      award amount
    • 5R01HD041469-24Department: NIH department code
      Central Actions of Estrogens: Effects on GnRH Neurons
      $422,255
      award amount
    • 5T32HD079342-12Department: NIH department code
      Career Training in Reproductive Biology
      $185,848
      award amount
  4. Liangyou Rui

    Leads 2 awards · $1,159,135

    • 1R01DK141559-01Department: NIH department code
      Role of hypothalamic SH2B1 neurocircuits and SH2B1 signal transduction pathways in obesity and metabolic disease
      $684,895
      award amount
    • 5R01DK130111-04Department: NIH department code
      Role of adipose mRNA modifications in metabolic disease
      $474,240
      award amount
  5. Linda C. Samuelson

    Leads 2 awards · $1,069,682

    • 1R01DK142725-01Department: NIH department code
      Wnt-Retinoic Acid Regulation of Gastric Epithelial Cells
      $611,447
      award amount
    • 5R01DK126451-04Department: NIH department code
      Wnt Pathway Regulation of Gastric Stem Cell Function
      $458,235
      award amount
  6. Ken Inoki

    Leads 2 awards · $972,048

    • 5R01DK124709-04Department: NIH department code
      Lysosomal cholesterol-dependent anabolic regulation
      $521,707
      award amount
    • 5R01GM145631-04Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanism of Rheb-dependent mTORC1 regulation
      $450,341
      award amount
  7. David Sept

    Leads 1 award · $911,264

    • 5K12GM111725-10Department: NIH department code
      IRACDA at the University of Michigan

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

      $911,264
      award amount
  8. Daniel A Beard

    Leads 3 awards · $895,264

    • 5T32GM150581-03Department: NIH department code
      Systems and Integrative Biology Training Program
      $309,402
      award amount
    • 5R01HL173346-02Department: NIH department code
      Multi-Scale Systems Analysis of Metabolic and Mechanical Determinants of Reserve Cardiac Power Output
      $296,584
      award amount
    • 3R01HL173346-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Multi-Scale Systems Analysis of Metabolic and Mechanical Determinants of Reserve Cardiac Power Output
      $289,278
      award amount
  9. Yatrik M Shah

    Leads 2 awards · $849,775

    • 5R01DK095201-14Department: NIH department code
      Control of iron absorption by intestinal HIF2 in iron and hematological disorders
      $488,225
      award amount
    • 5R01CA148828-15Department: NIH department code
      The role of HIF2alpha in colon carcinogenesis
      $361,550
      award amount
  10. Peng Li

    Leads 2 awards · $759,960

    • 5R01HL156989-04Department: NIH department code
      Neural circuit control of sighing
      $381,317
      award amount
    • 5R01AT011652-05Department: NIH department code
      Dissecting neural circuits for breathing patterns
      $378,643
      award amount
  11. Susan V Brooks

    Leads 2 awards · $746,400

    • 5R01AG086251-02Department: NIH department code
      Preservation of muscle function through Schwann cell regulation of motor unit expansion
      $558,458
      award amount
    • 2R25HL108842-11A1Department: NIH department code
      Developing Future Scientists
      $187,942
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5K12GM111725-10, led by David Sept.

  12. Jun Hee Lee

    Leads 2 awards · $714,241

    • 5R01AG079163-08Department: NIH department code
      Sestrins-mediated integration of leucine and exercise benefits for mitochondrial homeostasis

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

      $514,241
      award amount
    • 3UH3CA268091-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Seq-Scope: Microscopic Examination of Spatial Single Cell Transcriptome in Cell and Tissue Senescence
      $200,000
      award amount
  13. Carol Fuzeti Elias

    Leads 2 awards · $684,670

    • 5R01HD106962-03Department: NIH department code
      Sex-specific role of androgen signaling in neuroendocrine-behavior interface
      $416,515
      award amount
    • 5T32NS076401-25Department: NIH department code
      Early Stage Training in the Neurosciences
      $268,155
      award amount
  14. Lei Yin

    Leads 1 award · $568,905

    • 5R01DK099593-10Department: NIH department code
      Significance and mechanisms of hepatic ChREBPα induction via post-translational modifications in diet-induced NASH
      $568,905
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R25DK141426-01, led by Ormond A MacDougald.

  15. William E Rainey

    Leads 1 award · $547,566

    • 5R01DK043140-26Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms Leading to Adrenal Zonation
      $547,566
      award amount
  16. Jayakrishnan Nandakumar

    Leads 1 award · $474,520

    • 5R01HD108809-04Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of chromosome motility during mammalian meiosis
      $474,520
      award amount
  17. Bing Ye

    Leads 1 award · $468,236

    • 2R01DC018167-06Department: NIH department code
      Neural and genetic mechanisms underlying mechanosensation in C. elegans
      $468,236
      award amount
  18. Scott F Leiser

    Leads 2 awards · $449,285

    • 5R01AG075061-04Department: NIH department code
      Flavin-containing monooxygenases in endogenous metabolism and aging
      $382,541
      award amount
    • 3R01AG075061-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Flavin-containing monooxygenases in endogenous metabolism and aging
      $66,744
      award amount
  19. Shawn Xu

    Leads 1 award · $433,836

    • 5R35GM126917-08Department: NIH department code
      Neural and genetic mechanisms underlying behavior in C. elegans
      $433,836
      award amount
  20. Christian Richard Burgess

    Leads 1 award · $419,133

    • 5R01DK129366-05Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the role for MCH neurons in feeding behavior and responses to sensory food cues
      $419,133
      award amount
  21. Jun Wu

    Leads 1 award · $413,297

    • 5R01AA028761-05Department: NIH department code
      A novel cholinergic circuitry in alcoholic liver disease (NIAAA)
      $413,297
      award amount
  22. Michael Mark Alexander Sutton

    Leads 1 award · $388,650

    • 5R01NS097498-09Department: NIH department code
      Trans-synaptic control of presynaptic neurotransmitter release
      $388,650
      award amount
  23. Matthias Christof Truttmann

    Leads 1 award · $384,099

    • 5R35GM142561-05Department: NIH department code
      Conserved regulation of proteostasis by post-translational protein AMPylation
      $384,099
      award amount
  24. Anthony G Vecchiarelli

    Leads 1 award · $381,935

    • 5R35GM152128-02Department: NIH department code
      Coordinated Spatial Organization in Bacteria
      $381,935
      award amount
  25. Juilee Rege

    Leads 1 award · $378,450

    • 5R01HL174676-02Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Causes of Endocrine Hypertension in Black Americans
      $378,450
      award amount
  26. Morgan Desantis

    Leads 1 award · $375,088

    • 5R35GM146739-04Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of dynein regulation
      $375,088
      award amount
  27. Costas Andreas Lyssiotis

    Leads 1 award · $361,018

    • 4R37CA237421-06Department: NIH department code
      Intratumoral Metabolic Crosstalk Promotes Therapeutic Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer
      $361,018
      award amount
  28. Elise L Savier

    Leads 1 award · $242,635

    • 5R00EY031783-05Department: NIH department code
      Integration of visual information and behavioral modulation in the superior colliculus
      $242,635
      award amount
  29. Longhua Guo

    Leads 1 award · $234,000

    • 5R21AG084959-03Department: NIH department code
      Imaging spatial transcriptome at single cell resolution to study eye regeneration in old age
      $234,000
      award amount
  30. Megan Deanna Radyk

    Leads 1 award · $125,000

    • 5K99GM159354-02Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic regulation of pancreatic metaplasia and neoplasia
      $125,000
      award amount
  31. Ajay Bhat

    Leads 1 award · $116,972

    • 5K99AG083058-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanistic understanding of host-microbe interactions in regulating stress response and lifespan
      $116,972
      award amount
  32. Michaela Katherine Quintero

    Leads 1 award · $75,520

    • 1F32DK142253-01Department: NIH department code
      Defining the Notch niche for Intestinal Stem cells
      $75,520
      award amount
  33. Marc Cantwell

    Leads 1 award · $71,020

    • 1F32DK142455-01A1Department: NIH department code
      HIF regulation of Ammonia Processing and Fibrosis in MASLD/MASH
      $71,020
      award amount
  34. Chrystian David Phillips

    Leads 1 award · $43,700

    • 5F31HD110102-03Department: NIH department code
      A role for hypothalamic astrocytes in neural circuits controlling reproduction
      $43,700
      award amount
  35. Angelo Anacleto

    Leads 1 award · $43,588

    • 1F31AG094300-01Department: NIH department code
      Identifying Global Rejuvenation Mechanisms in Tissues that Reverses Age-Related Phenotypes in Planarians
      $43,588
      award amount
  36. Shannon McCollum

    Leads 1 award · $43,588

    • 1F31DK143736-01Department: NIH department code
      Define mechanisms by which host-microbe metabolite exchange regulates cellular and system iron homeostasis.
      $43,588
      award amount
  37. Alvin Chiu

    Leads 1 award · $43,484

    • 1F31DA062422-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the role of norepinephrine in learned cue-reward associations
      $43,484
      award amount
  38. Brandon Anthony Toth

    Leads 1 award · $43,114

    • 5F31NS132434-02Department: NIH department code
      Monoaminergic and limbic systems underlying narcolepsy-cataplexy
      $43,114
      award amount
  39. Jessica Liang

    Leads 1 award · $42,658

    • 5F31HL175884-02Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the Role of Notch/HES Signaling in Alveolar Epithelial Type II to Type I Cell Differentiation
      $42,658
      award amount
  40. Narges Pourmandi

    Leads 1 award · $42,658

    • 5F31HL172674-02Department: NIH department code
      Defining the metabolic regulation of erythropoiesis
      $42,658
      award amount
  41. Katherine L Furman

    Leads 1 award · $20,461

    • 5F31DK135283-03Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating MCH neural circuitry underlying consummatory behavior
      $20,461
      award amount
  42. Jessica Nanda Maung

    Leads 1 award · $14,602

    • 5F31DK135181-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of adipocyte loss in mouse models of familial partial lipodystrophy 2
      $14,602
      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 5R01DK125513-05, led by Ormond A MacDougald

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Myungjin Kim

    Co-investigator on 5R01AG079163-08, led by Jun Hee Lee

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

  • Xin Tong

    Co-investigator on 1R25DK141426-01, led by Ormond A MacDougald

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