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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Biochemistry at University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

Funding
$35M
$35,021,290
Awards
42
FY2026 NIH awards in Biochemistry
Principal investigators
51
39 lead a grant here, 12 co-investigators
Department rank
#4
of 136 · 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 Biochemistry row of the University of Minnesota page.

Leads a grant in this department

39 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. Donghoon Chung

    Leads 1 award · $17,010,754

  2. Lanying Du

    Leads 1 award · $17,010,754

  3. Louis Daniel Scampavia

    Leads 1 award · $17,010,754

  4. Ming Luo

    Leads 1 award · $17,010,754

  5. Reuben S Harris

    Leads 1 award · $17,010,754

  6. Rommie E Amaro

    Leads 1 award · $17,010,754

  7. Ryan Langlois

    Leads 1 award · $17,010,754

  8. Thomas D Bannister

    Leads 1 award · $17,010,754

  9. Timothy J. Griffin

    Leads 3 awards · $2,331,262

    • 1S10OD040074-01Department: NIH department code
      A next-generation mass spectrometry system for advancing quantitative proteome science in the Upper Midwest region
      $1,735,622
      award amount
    • 5U01CA288888-03Department: NIH department code
      The immunoPeptidoGenomic (iPepGen) informatics resource forimmuno-oncology research

      Principal investigators: Timothy J. Griffin (contact PI), Alexey I Nesvizhskii, Pratik D Jagtap

      $386,780
      award amount
    • 5R61CA291168-02Department: NIH department code
      An enabling approach for deep metaproteomic characterization ofmicrobial contributors to tumorigenesis in clinical samples

      Principal investigators: Timothy J. Griffin (contact PI), Pratik D Jagtap, Ryan Coulson Hunter

      $208,860
      award amount

  10. Laura Jane Niedernhofer

    Leads 3 awards · $2,034,847

    • 5P30AG092751-02Department: NIH department code
      Minnesota Nathan Shock Center of Excellence on Genome Integrity and Aging

      Principal investigators: Laura Jane Niedernhofer (contact PI), Natalia Y Tretyakova (contact PI), Paul D. Robbins (contact PI), Xavier Revelo (contact PI)

      $1,270,502
      award amount
    • 3U54AG076041-05S3Department: NIH department code
      Administrative Supplement to: Minnesota Tissue Mapping Center for Senescent Cells

      Principal investigators: Laura Jane Niedernhofer (contact PI), Constantin F. Aliferis

      $499,933
      award amount
    • 3U54AG076041-05S2Department: NIH department code
      Admin Supplement: Minnesota Tissue Mapping Center for Senescent Cells:Segmentation- Independent Spatial Mapping of Senescent Cells in Minnesota TMC Datasets

      Principal investigators: Laura Jane Niedernhofer (contact PI), Constantin F. Aliferis

      $264,412
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32AG029796-19, led by Douglas G Mashek.

  11. David D Thomas

    Leads 3 awards · $1,998,714

    • 5T32AR007612-25Department: NIH department code
      Minnesota Muscle Training Program

      Principal investigators: David D Thomas (contact PI), Dawn A Lowe, James M Ervasti

      $721,232
      award amount
    • 5R01HL139065-42Department: NIH department code
      Protein structural biophysics driving drug discovery for cardiac calcium transport regulation, producing translational advances and mechanistic insights

      Principal investigators: David D Thomas (contact PI), Robyn T Rebbeck

      $670,998
      award amount
    • 5R01AR082533-04Department: NIH department code
      Skeletal muscle protein structural dynamics and function drive applications to drug discovery

      Principal investigators: David D Thomas (contact PI), Dawn A Lowe, Robyn T Rebbeck

      $606,484
      award amount

  12. Paul D. Robbins

    Leads 2 awards · $1,770,502

  13. Michael Parker Latham

    Leads 2 awards · $1,738,227

    • 1S10OD040326-01Department: NIH department code
      700 MHz NMR console and probe upgrade for biomolecular and 19 F NMR studies at theUniversity of Minnesota
      $1,334,250
      award amount
    • 5R35GM128906-08Department: NIH department code
      Structural Biology Studies of a Large DNA Repair Complex
      $403,977
      award amount

  14. Natalia Y Tretyakova

    Leads 1 award · $1,270,502

  15. Xavier Revelo

    Leads 1 award · $1,270,502

  16. Douglas G Mashek

    Leads 2 awards · $858,444

    • 5T32AG029796-19Department: NIH department code
      Functional Multi-omics of Aging

      Principal investigators: Douglas G Mashek (contact PI), Edgar A Arriaga, Laura Jane Niedernhofer

      $525,611
      award amount
    • 5R01DK132849-04Department: NIH department code
      Lipid droplets and the compartmentalization of subcellular metabolism
      $332,833
      award amount

  17. Do-Hyung Kim

    Leads 2 awards · $825,344

    • 5R35GM130353-08Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of autophagy and mTOR signaling
      $417,458
      award amount
    • 5R01DK135286-04Department: NIH department code
      The 11S-associated immunoproteasome in mitochondrial function and metabolic disorders
      $407,886
      award amount

  18. Hideki Aihara

    Leads 1 award · $619,646

    • 5R35GM118047-10Department: NIH department code
      Structural studies of viral replication and invasion
      $619,646
      award amount

  19. Luiza Mendonca

    Leads 2 awards · $595,060

    • 1R35GM166480-01Department: NIH department code
      In action, in context, in situ - leveraging and advancing cryoimaging to uncover mechanisms of cell communication
      $404,165
      award amount
    • 5R21AI191967-02Department: NIH department code
      Unraveling the Structural Architecture and Molecular Mechanisms of HIV-1 Cell-to-Cell
      $190,895
      award amount

  20. Christina Camell

    Leads 1 award · $557,051

    • 5R01AG079913-04Department: NIH department code
      Role of adipose tissue inflammaging and metabolic dysfunction during sepsis
      $557,051
      award amount

  21. Brenda M Ogle

    Leads 1 award · $543,957

    • 1R01HL180774-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Evolving extracellular matrices evoke signaling pathways that govern cardiomyocyte maturation

      Principal investigators: Brenda M Ogle (contact PI), Victor H Barocas

      $543,957
      award amount

  22. Gianluigi Veglia

    Leads 1 award · $525,605

    • 5R01CA290129-03Department: NIH department code
      Structural and dynamic basis for PRKACA-dependent signalopathies
      $525,605
      award amount

  23. Edgar A Arriaga

    Leads 2 awards · $475,251

    • 5R01AG084804-03Department: NIH department code
      Single-Cell Molecular Pathway Analysis in Aging Systems via Novel Mass Cytometry Methods

      Principal investigators: Edgar A Arriaga (contact PI), Mark D Distefano

      $398,251
      award amount
    • 3R01AG084804-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Single-Cell Molecular Pathway Analysis in Aging Systems via Novel Mass Cytometry Methods

      Principal investigators: Edgar A Arriaga (contact PI), Mark D Distefano

      $77,000
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32AG029796-19, led by Douglas G Mashek.

  24. Ming Xu

    Leads 1 award · $450,547

    • 5R01AG076642-05Department: NIH department code
      Targeting p21-Highly Expressing Cells to Increase Lifespan and Healthspan in Old Age
      $450,547
      award amount

  25. Lei Zhang

    Leads 1 award · $423,500

    • 5R35GM159832-02Department: NIH department code
      Somatic mosaicism across mouse tissues during different life stages
      $423,500
      award amount

  26. Michael J Smanski

    Leads 1 award · $423,500

    • 1R35GM161283-01Department: NIH department code
      TERPENE: Titer Enhancement via Refactored Precursor pathways for Natural Produce Discovery
      $423,500
      award amount

  27. Wendy Ryan Gordon

    Leads 2 awards · $417,736

    • 5R35GM119483-10Department: NIH department code
      Decoding mechanotransduction mechanisms of cell-surface receptors
      $211,437
      award amount
    • 2R35GM119483-11Department: NIH department code
      Decoding mechanotransduction mechanisms of cell-surface
      $206,299
      award amount

  28. Mikael H Elias

    Leads 1 award · $407,820

    • 5R35GM133487-07Department: NIH department code
      Cracking the Microbial Language: Characterization of Novel Biocatalysts for Interfering with Signaling to Illuminate Quorum Sensing Mechanisms
      $407,820
      award amount

  29. Laurie L. Parker

    Leads 1 award · $407,249

    • 5R35GM158262-02Department: NIH department code
      Tools for measuring post-translational modification enzyme activity in vitro and in cells
      $407,249
      award amount

  30. Michael F Freeman

    Leads 1 award · $399,746

    • 5R35GM133475-07Department: NIH department code
      Discovery and characterization of biocatalysts and metabolites for ribosomally encoded alpha-N-methylated peptide natural products
      $399,746
      award amount

  31. William M Gray

    Leads 1 award · $387,500

    • 5R35GM145298-05Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms of auxin response
      $387,500
      award amount

  32. Yue Chen

    Leads 1 award · $384,375

    • 5R35GM124896-08Department: NIH department code
      Functional Dissection of Metabolic-Sensing Proline Hydroxylation Pathways
      $384,375
      award amount

  33. Aaron Charles Goldstrohm

    Leads 1 award · $379,675

    • 5R01GM150468-04Department: NIH department code
      Translational Control by Human Pumilio Proteins
      $379,675
      award amount

  34. Kelly M Makielski

    Leads 1 award · $124,239

    • 5K01OD031810-04Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Signatures of Biologic Behavior in Pediatric Osteosarcoma
      $124,239
      award amount

  35. Katherine Sage Fallon

    Leads 1 award · $47,773

    • 5F30HL176040-03Department: NIH department code
      Contribution of hydrogen sulfide to Duchenne muscular dystrophy pathophysiology
      $47,773
      award amount

  36. Emily A. Egusa

    Leads 1 award · $44,819

    • 1F30CA314114-01Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the Role of AR Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) in Bipolar Androgen Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer
      $44,819
      award amount

  37. Matthew Charles McMahon

    Leads 1 award · $36,463

    • 5F31HL178160-02Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating molecular mechanisms of PARP2 at R loops in myelodysplastic syndromes
      $36,463
      award amount

  38. Eric Queathem

    Leads 1 award · $36,359

    • 1F31DK146624-01Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the role of ketone bodies in hepatic PUFA homeostasis and MASLD-MASH progression
      $36,359
      award amount

  39. Christopher A Belica

    Leads 1 award · $35,827

    • 5F31CA295111-02Department: NIH department code
      Deciphering APOBEC Inhibition: Unraveling Structural Dynamics via Viral Protein and Nanobody Interactions
      $35,827
      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.