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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Genetics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Funding
$63.2M
$63,181,857
Awards
77
FY2026 NIH awards in Genetics
Principal investigators
88
54 lead a grant here, 34 co-investigators
Department rank
#1
of 59 · 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 Genetics row of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill page.

Leads a grant in this department

54 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. Melissa A Haendel

    Leads 4 awards · $16,149,179

    Also a principal investigator on 1U01HG014142-01, led by Jonathan S Berg.

  2. Jonathan S Berg

    Leads 3 awards · $9,118,450

  3. Patrick F Sullivan

    Leads 9 awards · $4,438,552

  4. Charles M Perou

    Leads 2 awards · $2,987,535

  5. Karen L. Mohlke

    Leads 4 awards · $2,840,484

    • 5RC2DK144819-02Department: NIH department code
      Resources to interpret genetic signals and multi-tissue mechanisms for type 2 diabetes and related traits

      Principal investigators: Karen L. Mohlke (contact PI), Anna Louise Gloyn, Melina C Claussnitzer, Stephen Cj Parker

      $1,562,227
      award amount
    • 2R01DK072193-19Department: NIH department code
      Targeted Genetic Analysis of T2D and Quantitative Traits
      $654,863
      award amount
    • 5R01DK093757-13Department: NIH department code
      Genetic epidemiology of rare and regulatory variants for metabolic traits
      $578,034
      award amount
    • 3R01DK093757-13S1Department: NIH department code
      Genetic epidemiology of rare and regulatory variants for metabolic traits
      $45,360
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 3UM1HG012003-05S1, led by Hyejung Won; 5R01ES034260-05, led by Samir Kelada.

  6. Hyejung Won

    Leads 2 awards · $2,451,172

    • 3UM1HG012003-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Systematic in vivo characterization of disease-associated regulatory variants

      Principal investigators: Hyejung Won (contact PI), Karen L. Mohlke, Michael Isaiah Love

      $1,623,547
      award amount
    • 1R01MH143807-01Department: NIH department code
      Interplay between common and rare variants associated with schizophrenia

      Principal investigators: Hyejung Won (contact PI), Nan Yang

      $827,625
      award amount
  7. Benjamin Carlisle Calhoun

    Leads 1 award · $2,347,817

  8. Gaorav P. Gupta

    Leads 1 award · $2,347,817

  9. Gianpietro Dotti

    Leads 1 award · $2,347,817

  10. H. Shelton Earp

    Leads 1 award · $2,347,817

  11. Katherine A. Hoadley

    Leads 1 award · $2,347,817

  12. Lisa A Carey

    Leads 1 award · $2,347,817

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01CA289839-02, led by Charles M Perou.

  13. Melissa A. Troester

    Leads 1 award · $2,347,817

  14. Fernando Pardo-Manuel De Villena

    Leads 2 awards · $1,929,033

    • 5U42OD010924-27Department: NIH department code
      A Carolina Center to Characterize and Maintain Mutant Mice

      Principal investigators: Fernando Pardo-Manuel De Villena (contact PI), Folami Ideraabdullah (contact PI), Terry R Magnuson (contact PI)

      $1,501,408
      award amount
    • 1R21OD042614-01Department: NIH department code
      Addressing the impact of ERVs in genome replicability of mouse resources: CC015 as a proof of principle
      $427,625
      award amount
  15. Folami Ideraabdullah

    Leads 2 awards · $1,929,033

    • 5U42OD010924-27Department: NIH department code
      A Carolina Center to Characterize and Maintain Mutant Mice

      Principal investigators: Fernando Pardo-Manuel De Villena (contact PI), Folami Ideraabdullah (contact PI), Terry R Magnuson (contact PI)

      $1,501,408
      award amount
    • 1R21AT012542-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Developmental windows of vitamin D supplementation for optimal metabolic health
      $427,625
      award amount
  16. Yun Li

    Leads 3 awards · $1,868,773

    • 5R01AG079291-04Department: NIH department code
      Study of Selective Cell and System Vulnerability in Alzheimer's Disease

      Principal investigators: Yun Li (contact PI), Li Gan, Yin Shen

      $1,302,299
      award amount
    • 3U01HG011720-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Administrative Supplement- Polygenic risk scores for cardiometabolic disorders: the role of blood cells immune response and evolutionary adaptation

      Principal investigators: Yun Li (contact PI), Alexander P Reiner

      $475,000
      award amount
    • 3R01AG079291-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Study of Selective Cell and System Vulnerability in Alzheimer's Disease

      Principal investigators: Yun Li (contact PI), Li Gan, Yin Shen

      $91,474
      award amount
  17. Jeremy Purvis

    Leads 2 awards · $1,828,694

    • 2R01GM138834-05A1Department: NIH department code
      Computational Models of the Human Cell Cycle to Reveal Disease Mechanism and Inform Treatment
      $1,219,740
      award amount
    • 5R01CA280482-03Department: NIH department code
      Cell cycle paths as a framework for understanding drug resistance in tumor cell subpopulations

      Principal investigators: Jeremy Purvis (contact PI), Jeanette Gowen Cook, Michael James Emanuele, Samuel Carey Wolff

      $608,954
      award amount
  18. Jeremy R Wang

    Leads 1 award · $1,770,936

    • 4R01CA293366-03Department: NIH department code
      Characterization of Diverse Pediatric Cancers in LMIC Using Low-Cost Nanopore Sequencing

      Principal investigators: Jeremy R Wang (contact PI), Thomas Blick Alexander

      $1,770,936
      award amount
  19. Terry R Magnuson

    Leads 1 award · $1,501,408

  20. Jason Louis Stein

    Leads 2 awards · $1,493,710

    • 5R01MH130441-04Department: NIH department code
      IBIS-iPSC: Organoid modeling of cortical surface area hyperexpansion in autism spectrum disorder
      $752,255
      award amount
    • 5U01AG088667-03Department: NIH department code
      AD GxE: In vivo and in vitro modeling of gene x environment interactions
      $741,455
      award amount
  21. Laura M Raffield

    Leads 2 awards · $1,388,865

    • 5U01AG082042-03Department: NIH department code
      Proteomic biomarkers of incident cognitive impairment in Black and White adults

      Principal investigators: Laura M Raffield (contact PI), Nels C. Olson

      $728,275
      award amount
    • 5R01AG075884-05Department: NIH department code
      Immune Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in the Jackson Heart Study
      $660,590
      award amount
  22. Jeff J. Sekelsky

    Leads 2 awards · $1,307,647

    • 5T32GM135128-07Department: NIH department code
      NRSA in Genetics

      Principal investigators: Jeff J. Sekelsky (contact PI), Daniel J McKay

      $756,340
      award amount
    • 2R35GM118127-11Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Meiotic and Mitotic Recombination
      $551,307
      award amount
  23. Samir Kelada

    Leads 2 awards · $1,284,501

    • 5R01ES036228-02Department: NIH department code
      Genetic mechanisms underlying maladaptive respiratory responses to air pollution
      $667,759
      award amount
    • 5R01ES034260-05Department: NIH department code
      Regulatory Genomics of Ozone Air Pollution Response in Vitro and In Vivo

      Principal investigators: Samir Kelada (contact PI), Karen L. Mohlke

      $616,742
      award amount
  24. Jenny P Ting

    Leads 2 awards · $1,187,952

    • 5R01AI158314-05Department: NIH department code
      Role and Mitigation of Inflammasomes and Inflammation During COVID-19

      Principal investigators: Jenny P Ting (contact PI), Beverly H Koller

      $616,371
      award amount
    • 5R01AI029564-33Department: NIH department code
      Molecular and Functional Analysis of Innate Immune Receptors
      $571,581
      award amount
  25. William Valdar

    Leads 2 awards · $742,885

    • 2T32GM135123-06Department: NIH department code
      Predoctoral Training Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

      Principal investigators: William Valdar (contact PI), Michael Isaiah Love

      $378,170
      award amount
    • 5R35GM127000-09Department: NIH department code
      Statistical Modeling of Multiparental and Genetic Reference Populations
      $364,715
      award amount
  26. A. Gregory Matera

    Leads 1 award · $725,271

    • 5R35GM136435-07Department: NIH department code
      Role of histone PTMs in epigenetic control of metazoan transcription and RNA processing
      $725,271
      award amount
  27. Frank Leo Conlon

    Leads 1 award · $693,182

    • 1R01HL183984-01Department: NIH department code
      DDX3X and post-transcriptional regulation of cardiac sex differences
      $693,182
      award amount
  28. Mark T Heise

    Leads 3 awards · $648,072

    • 1R21AI196787-01Department: NIH department code
      RNA Ribosylation's Role in Viral RNA Biology and Innate Immunity

      Principal investigators: Mark T Heise (contact PI), Nathaniel J Moorman

      $229,714
      award amount
    • 1R21AI196703-01Department: NIH department code
      Impact of Host Genetic Variants on Regulating Chikungunya Virus-Induced Disease
      $229,360
      award amount
    • 5T32AI007419-34Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Biology of Viral Diseases Predoctoral Training Grant

      Principal investigators: Mark T Heise (contact PI), Cary A Moody

      $188,998
      award amount
  29. Michael Isaiah Love

    Leads 1 award · $630,875

    • 5R01HG009937-08Department: NIH department code
      A Modular Framework for Accurate, Interpretable, and Reproducible Analysis of Long Read RNA-Seq Data

      Principal investigators: Michael Isaiah Love (contact PI), Robert Patro

      $630,875
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 3UM1HG012003-05S1, led by Hyejung Won; 2T32GM135123-06, led by William Valdar.

  30. Robert J Duronio

    Leads 1 award · $559,167

    • 5R35GM145258-05Department: NIH department code
      Epigenetic Control of the Cell Cycle During Animal Development
      $559,167
      award amount
  31. Jin Peng Szatkiewicz

    Leads 2 awards · $530,302

    • 5R01MH134039-03Department: NIH department code
      Integrating developmental and genomic approaches to identify early trajectories of eating and internalizing disorder symptoms

      Principal investigators: Jin Peng Szatkiewicz (contact PI), Nadia Micali

      $370,027
      award amount
    • 3R01MH134039-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Integrating developmental and genomic approaches to identify early trajectories of eating and internalizing disorder symptoms

      Principal investigators: Jin Peng Szatkiewicz (contact PI), Nadia Micali

      $160,275
      award amount
  32. Sabrina Toro

    Leads 1 award · $525,969

    • 5R24ES036130-03Department: NIH department code
      Advancing a community-led zebrafish toxicology phenotype atlas

      Principal investigators: Sabrina Toro (contact PI), Alexa Burger

      $525,969
      award amount
  33. Shawn Cameron Ahmed

    Leads 1 award · $487,001

    • 5R01ES035777-03Department: NIH department code
      Telomere uncapping epigenetically reprograms a stress response and longevity pathway
      $487,001
      award amount
  34. Christoph Daniel Rau

    Leads 1 award · $479,564

    • 5R01HL162636-04Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the Role of Multinuclearity in Healthy and Diseased Mammalian Cardiomyocytes
      $479,564
      award amount
  35. Qingyun Liu

    Leads 1 award · $466,500

    • 5DP2AI192739-02Department: NIH department code
      Population Genomics-Guided Dissection of the Bacterial Genetic Basis of Tuberculosis Transmissibility
      $466,500
      award amount
  36. Terrence S. Furey

    Leads 1 award · $459,941

    • 5R01DK138462-03Department: NIH department code
      Multi-omic characterization of genetic variants in IBD risk loci

      Principal investigators: Terrence S. Furey (contact PI), Shehzad Z. Sheikh

      $459,941
      award amount
  37. Daniel J McKay

    Leads 1 award · $457,926

    • 5R35GM128851-09Department: NIH department code
      Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of developmental gene regulation
      $457,926
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32GM135128-07, led by Jeff J. Sekelsky.

  38. Daniel R Schrider

    Leads 1 award · $422,533

    • 5R35GM138286-07Department: NIH department code
      Advancing evolutionary genetics through deep learning
      $422,533
      award amount
  39. Matthew Halvorsen

    Leads 1 award · $420,552

    • 1R21MH144579-01Department: NIH department code
      Identifying precise brain regions and cell types associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and related diagnoses using genomics
      $420,552
      award amount
  40. Sara Kathleen Powell

    Leads 1 award · $391,081

    • 1R01NS141796-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Defining a novel role for AAV9 MAAP: modulation of in vivo CNS gene expression
      $391,081
      award amount
  41. Jesse R. Raab

    Leads 1 award · $388,750

    • 5R35GM147286-05Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of SWI/SNF complex assembly and function
      $388,750
      award amount
  42. Parul Johri

    Leads 1 award · $388,750

    • 5R35GM154969-03Department: NIH department code
      Jointly modeling the effects of evolutionary processes on genomic variation
      $388,750
      award amount
  43. Wonho Kim

    Leads 1 award · $388,750

    • 5R35GM155096-03Department: NIH department code
      Deciphering the Stepwise Regulatory Mechanisms of Genome Folding
      $388,750
      award amount
  44. Lisa M Tarantino

    Leads 1 award · $230,421

    • 1R03DA062846-01A1Department: NIH department code
      The effect of genetic background on functional brain networks activated in response to cocaine using whole brain imaging
      $230,421
      award amount
  45. Daniel Matute

    Leads 1 award · $211,073

    • 1R21AI194649-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Development of genomic resources to determine the genetic basis of insecticide resistance in sandfly vectors

      Principal investigators: Daniel Matute (contact PI), Brandon S. Cooper

      $211,073
      award amount
  46. Remi Ketchum

    Leads 1 award · $113,464

    • 1K99GM160783-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Novel methods for detecting positive selection in mosquitoes
      $113,464
      award amount
  47. Lynn Michelle Lerner

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 1F31CA301824-01A1Department: NIH department code
      PARP7 inhibition combined with radiotherapy to overcome ICI resistance in breast cancer
      $50,114
      award amount
  48. Gabrielle Alair Quickstad

    Leads 1 award · $44,514

    • 5F31DE033916-02Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the roles of the H3K4 methyltransferases KMT2C and KMT2D in chondrocyte differentiation and endochondral ossification
      $44,514
      award amount
  49. Hazel Milla

    Leads 1 award · $43,714

    • 1F31MH146173-01Department: NIH department code
      Identifying epigenetic markers of aging associated with trauma-related persistent neuropsychiatric sequelae
      $43,714
      award amount
  50. Seyoun Byun

    Leads 1 award · $42,321

    • 5F31AR083722-03Department: NIH department code
      The effect of genetic variation on mRNA splicing in chondrocytes responding to cartilage matrix damage
      $42,321
      award amount
  51. Kylie Rene Vandermolen

    Leads 1 award · $41,768

    • 5F31HD118776-02Department: NIH department code
      Uncovering the role of RFT1 in growth and developmental signaling
      $41,768
      award amount
  52. Emily Drzymalla

    Leads 1 award · $41,757

    • 1F31AG094260-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Metabolomic correlates of improved Alzheimer’s disease polygenic risk score for diverse populations
      $41,757
      award amount
  53. Jayna Nicholas

    Leads 1 award · $41,328

    • 5F31HL176194-02Department: NIH department code
      Cross-Ancestry Comparison of Aptamer and Antibody Proteomics Measures
      $41,328
      award amount
  54. Sarah Ann Lester

    Leads 1 award · $41,204

    • 5F31HL176167-03Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the Genetic Contributions to Variation in Ozone Exposure Response
      $41,204
      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.

  • Charisse Renee Madlock-Brown

    Co-investigator on 3OT2OD036113-02S4, led by Melissa A Haendel

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

  • Christopher G Chute

    Co-investigator on 3OT2OD036113-02S4, led by Melissa A Haendel

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Emily Rose Pfaff

    Co-investigator on 3OT2OD036113-02S4, led by Melissa A Haendel

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

  • Richard Austin Moffitt

    Co-investigator on 3OT2OD036113-02S4, led by Melissa A Haendel

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

  • Courtney Lynn Thaxton

    Co-investigator on 2U24HG009650-10, led by Jonathan S Berg; 1U24HG014770-01, led by Melissa A Haendel; 3U24HG014770-01S1, led by Melissa A Haendel

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

  • Laura Vogel Milko

    Co-investigator on 2U24HG009650-10, led by Jonathan S Berg; 5R01HG012271-05, led by Jonathan S Berg

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

  • Bradford C. Powell

    Co-investigator on 2U24HG009650-10, led by Jonathan S Berg

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

  • Jessica Ezzell Hunter

    Co-investigator on 2U24HG009650-10, led by Jonathan S Berg

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Christopher J Mungall

    Co-investigator on 1U24HG014770-01, led by Melissa A Haendel; 1R24OD042574-01, led by Melissa A Haendel; 3U24HG014770-01S1, led by Melissa A Haendel

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Damian Smedley

    Co-investigator on 1U24HG014770-01, led by Melissa A Haendel; 3U24HG014770-01S1, led by Melissa A Haendel

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

  • Arpana Agrawal

    Co-investigator on 1R01MH142618-01, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S1, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S4, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S5, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S2, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S3, led by Patrick F Sullivan

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Cathryn Lewis

    Co-investigator on 1R01MH142618-01, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S1, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S4, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S5, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S2, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S3, led by Patrick F Sullivan

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

  • Ole A Andreassen

    Co-investigator on 1R01MH142618-01, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S1, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S4, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S5, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S2, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 3R01MH142618-01S3, led by Patrick F Sullivan

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

  • Thomas Blick Alexander

    Co-investigator on 4R01CA293366-03, led by Jeremy R Wang

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

  • Anna Louise Gloyn

    Co-investigator on 5RC2DK144819-02, led by Karen L. Mohlke

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Melina C Claussnitzer

    Co-investigator on 5RC2DK144819-02, led by Karen L. Mohlke

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

  • Stephen Cj Parker

    Co-investigator on 5RC2DK144819-02, led by Karen L. Mohlke

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Li Gan

    Co-investigator on 5R01AG079291-04, led by Yun Li; 3R01AG079291-04S1, led by Yun Li

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Yin Shen

    Co-investigator on 5R01AG079291-04, led by Yun Li; 3R01AG079291-04S1, led by Yun Li

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Nan Yang

    Co-investigator on 1R01MH143807-01, led by Hyejung Won

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Nels C. Olson

    Co-investigator on 5U01AG082042-03, led by Laura M Raffield

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

  • Robert Patro

    Co-investigator on 5R01HG009937-08, led by Michael Isaiah Love

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

  • Beverly H Koller

    Co-investigator on 5R01AI158314-05, led by Jenny P Ting

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Jeanette Gowen Cook

    Co-investigator on 5R01CA280482-03, led by Jeremy Purvis

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Michael James Emanuele

    Co-investigator on 5R01CA280482-03, led by Jeremy Purvis

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Samuel Carey Wolff

    Co-investigator on 5R01CA280482-03, led by Jeremy Purvis

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

  • Lu Yi

    Co-investigator on 3R01MH123724-06S1, led by Patrick F Sullivan; 2R01MH123724-06, led by Patrick F Sullivan

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Nadia Micali

    Co-investigator on 5R01MH134039-03, led by Jin Peng Szatkiewicz; 3R01MH134039-03S1, led by Jin Peng Szatkiewicz

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

  • Alexa Burger

    Co-investigator on 5R24ES036130-03, led by Sabrina Toro

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Alexander P Reiner

    Co-investigator on 3U01HG011720-05S1, led by Yun Li

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Shehzad Z. Sheikh

    Co-investigator on 5R01DK138462-03, led by Terrence S. Furey

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Nathaniel J Moorman

    Co-investigator on 1R21AI196787-01, led by Mark T Heise

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Brandon S. Cooper

    Co-investigator on 1R21AI194649-01A1, led by Daniel Matute

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Cary A Moody

    Co-investigator on 5T32AI007419-34, led by Mark T Heise

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads