Microbiology & Immunology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Leads a grant in this department

33 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. Dotti, Gianpietro

   Leads 3 awards · $1,524,409

   • 1R01CA256898-01Department: NIH department code

     Targeting B7-H3 in ovarian cancer
     $632,310

     award amount
   • 1R01CA247436-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Tuning CAR-T cell function
     $496,990

     award amount
   • 5R01CA243543-03Department: NIH department code

     Cellular Immunotherapy of Ovarian Cancer
     $395,109

     award amount

2. Goonetilleke, Nilu

   Leads 1 award · $1,411,211

   • 5U01AI131310-05Department: NIH department code

     Phase I therapeutic testing of viral-vectored vaccines that shift CD8+ T cell immunodominance to conserved regions of HIV-1
     $1,411,211

     award amount

3. Cotter, Peggy A

   Leads 3 awards · $1,403,056

   • 1R01AI153160-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Cooperative roles of FHA and ACT in Bordetella virulence
     $516,438

     award amount
   • 5R01AI129541-05Department: NIH department code

     PlrSR-dependent Signal Transduction in Bordetella Virulence
     $497,868

     award amount
   • 5R35GM136533-02Department: NIH department code

     Contact-dependent signaling and DNA transposition in Burkholderia
     $388,750

     award amount

4. Chibwesha, Carla J

   Leads 2 awards · $1,299,657

   • 5U54CA254564-02Department: NIH department code

     Innovations for screening and prognosis in HIV+ cancers including Kaposi sarcoma, cervical cancer, and lymphoma in Malawi and South Africa
     $1,109,032

     award amount
   • 3U54CA254564-02S1Department: NIH department code

     The road to recovery: An assessment of patient-reported quality of life among cancer survivors in Malawi.
     $190,625

     award amount

5. Arnold, Jamie Jon

   Leads 2 awards · $1,147,283

   • 1R01AI161841-01Department: NIH department code

     Coronavirus Genome Replication
     $677,301

     award amount
   • 2R01AI045818-22A1Department: NIH department code

     RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase
     $469,982

     award amount

6. Wan, Yisong

   Leads 3 awards · $1,076,070

   • 1R01AI160774-01Department: NIH department code

     TGF-b superfamily signaling in controlling Th17 cell function in autoimmune neuroinflammation
     $383,339

     award amount
   • 5R01AI123193-05Department: NIH department code

     Functional protein networks underlying T cell growth, proliferation and differentiation
     $377,975

     award amount
   • 1R56AG071256-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Treg aging and its implication in viral infection
     $314,756

     award amount

7. Desilva, Aravinda M.

   Leads 2 awards · $985,267

   • 5R01AI107731-08Department: NIH department code

     Molecular Basis of Flavivirus Cross-Neutralization by Human Antibodies
     $571,637

     award amount
   • 5U24AI152170-02Department: NIH department code

     Multiplex serological assays to support arbovirus diagnosis, surveillance and vaccines
     $413,630

     award amount

8. Tisch, Roland M

   Leads 3 awards · $971,875

   • 5R01AI139475-03Department: NIH department code

     Thymic and peripheral regulation of autoreactive T cells by coreceptor therapy
     $388,750

     award amount
   • 5R01AI141631-03Department: NIH department code

     The role of AIM2 in T cell-mediated autoimmunity
     $388,750

     award amount
   • 5R21AI144592-02Department: NIH department code

     ICES-based Pulsed Field Electromagnetic Field Therapy for Autoimmunity
     $194,375

     award amount

9. Damania, Blossom A

   Leads 2 awards · $970,930

   • 5R01CA239583-03Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of KSHV Transmission
     $583,738

     award amount
   • 5R01CA228172-04Department: NIH department code

     Impact of HIV on the Tumor Microenvironment
     $387,192

     award amount

10. De Paris, Kristina

    Leads 1 award · $920,833

    • 5R01DE028146-04Department: NIH department code

      Subingual-parenteral Vaccination to Prevent Oral HIV Transmission in Infants
      $920,833

      award amount

11. Tamayo, Rita

    Leads 2 awards · $913,883

    • 5R01AI143638-03Department: NIH department code

      Global regulation in Clostridium difficile via phase variation of cyclic diguanylate signaling
      $498,391

      award amount
    • 5R01AI107029-09Department: NIH department code

      Phase variation of virulence factors in Clostridium difficile
      $415,492

      award amount

12. Damania, Blossom A

    Leads 3 awards · $807,448

    • 5R01DE028211-04Department: NIH department code

      Modulation of Innate Immunity by KSHV
      $420,266

      award amount
    • 5R01CA096500-19Department: NIH department code

      Role of KSHV Viral Proteins in Signaling and Pathogenesis
      $314,888

      award amount
    • 3R01CA096500-19S1Department: NIH department code

      Role of KSHV Viral Proteins in Signaling and Pathogenesis
      $72,294

      award amount

13. Braunstein, Miriam S.

    Leads 2 awards · $807,088

    • 5R01AI149727-02Department: NIH department code

      A novel protein export chaperone of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
      $573,838

      award amount
    • 1R21AI163677-01Department: NIH department code

      Effect of Microenvironment on the Activity of Mycobacteriophages for Treating Mycobacterium abscessus
      $233,250

      award amount

14. Arthur, Janelle C

    Leads 3 awards · $641,371

    • 5R01DK124617-02Department: NIH department code

      Microbiota-mediated fibrotic remodeling in the inflamed intestine
      $391,217

      award amount
    • 1R21AI159786-01Department: NIH department code

      Novel high-throughput in vivo approach to define pathobionts driving colitis
      $233,250

      award amount
    • 3R01DK124617-02S1Department: NIH department code

      Microbiota-mediated fibrotic remodeling in the inflamed intestine
      $16,904

      award amount

15. Cameron, Craig E.

    Leads 2 awards · $638,714

    • 5R37AI053531-18Department: NIH department code

      Picornavirus Genome Replication
      $449,205

      award amount
    • 5R21AI149312-02Department: NIH department code

      Contribution of IL-32 gene expression to viral persistence
      $189,509

      award amount

16. Goldman, William E

    Leads 1 award · $636,617

    • 1R01AI153523-01A1Department: NIH department code

      The evolution of virulence in the fungal pathogen Histoplasma
      $636,617

      award amount

17. Conlon, Brian Patrick

    Leads 2 awards · $625,623

    • 5R01AI137273-04Department: NIH department code

      Antibiotic activities against S. aureus during P. aeruginosa co-infection
      $384,736

      award amount
    • 1R21AI159369-01Department: NIH department code

      Identifying the contribution of zinc limitation to antibiotic tolerance during S. aureus infection
      $240,887

      award amount

18. Moody, Cary A

    Leads 2 awards · $587,777

    • 5R01CA226523-03Department: NIH department code

      Epigenetic Regulation During the HPV Life Cycle
      $354,527

      award amount
    • 1R21AI156158-01Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of DNA Damage and Innate Immunity During the Productive Phase of the HPV Life Cycle
      $233,250

      award amount

19. Dittmer, Dirk P

    Leads 1 award · $521,632

    • 5R01CA250080-02Department: NIH department code

      PQ6: Transgenic Mouse Model for Kaposi Sarcoma
      $521,632

      award amount

20. Vilen, Barbara J

    Leads 1 award · $479,629

    • 5R01AI132421-03Department: NIH department code

      Lysosome Defects and the Accumulation of Immune Complexes in Human Lupus
      $479,629

      award amount

21. Chao, Nelson J.

    Leads 1 award · $459,827

    • 5T32CA211056-05Department: NIH department code

      Duke-UNC Chapel Hill Immunotherapy Training Grant
      $459,827

      award amount

22. Lazear, Helen

    Leads 1 award · $388,750

    • 5R01AI139512-03Department: NIH department code

      The role of Interferon lambda signaling in flavivirus transmission and pathogenesis at the maternal-fetal interface
      $388,750

      award amount

23. Moorman, Nathaniel J

    Leads 1 award · $384,607

    • 5R01AI103311-09Department: NIH department code

      The role of host and viral translation factors during HCMV infection
      $384,607

      award amount

24. Dittmer, Dirk P

    Leads 1 award · $369,313

    • 5R01DE018304-13Department: NIH department code

      ART Modulation of Viral Pathogenesis
      $369,313

      award amount

25. Griffith, Jack D

    Leads 1 award · $342,816

    • 5R01ES031635-02Department: NIH department code

      R-loops at the telomere as a toxic source of genomic instability
      $342,816

      award amount

26. Li, You

    Leads 1 award · $233,250

    • 1R21AI163606-01Department: NIH department code

      Antiviral inhibition of ZCCHC14-TENT4 complex in hepatitis A virus infection
      $233,250

      award amount

27. Lakshmanane, Premkumar

    Leads 1 award · $194,375

    • 5R21EB029682-02Department: NIH department code

      Novel 3D printed microneedle patches for detection of viral infections
      $194,375

      award amount

28. Milner, John Justin

    Leads 1 award · $171,035

    • 5R00CA234430-04Department: NIH department code

      Molecular Programming of CD8+ T Cell Accumulation and Activity in Tumors
      $171,035

      award amount

29. Rowe, Sarah Elizabeth

    Leads 1 award · $77,750

    • 5R03AI148822-02Department: NIH department code

      Engineering Staphylococcus aureus to sense and record oxidative stress
      $77,750

      award amount

30. Kovacs, Stephen

    Leads 1 award · $51,036

    • 5F30AI142990-03Department: NIH department code

      Inflammasomes and Gasdermins in the Pathogenesis of Bullous Pemphigoid
      $51,036

      award amount

31. Lopez, Cesar Augusto

    Leads 1 award · $44,713

    • 5F31AI143237-03Department: NIH department code

      The Role of Dengue Virus Antibodies in Vector-independent transmission of Zika Virus
      $44,713

      award amount

32. Falcinelli, Shane David

    Leads 1 award · $38,093

    • 5F30AI145588-03Department: NIH department code

      Reducing the HIV Reservoir: Next-Generation Latency Reversal Agents and T Cell Population Targets
      $38,093

      award amount

33. Smith, Christof Chiu

    Leads 1 award · $27,942

    • 5F30CA225136-04Department: NIH department code

      Design and Delivery of Neoantigen-based Tumor Vaccines
      $27,942

      award amount