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FY2021 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Physiology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Funding
$25.8M
$25,764,463
Awards
66
FY2021 NIH awards in Physiology
Principal investigators
46
46 lead a grant here, 0 co-investigators
Department rank
#1
of 88 · 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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. Deshmukh, Mohanish P

    Leads 4 awards · $2,962,264

    • 1RF1NS117133-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Unexpected Function of Inflammasomes in Axon Pruning: Focus on NLRP1
      $1,637,919
      award amount
    • 5R01AG055304-05Department: NIH department code
      Essential Function of miR-29 in the Mature Brain
      $513,939
      award amount
    • 1R21NS123313-01Department: NIH department code
      Exploring Apoptosome-Independent Mechanisms for Casp9 activation in Axon Pruning
      $427,625
      award amount
    • 1R01NS122399-01Department: NIH department code
      Spatial Restriction of Apoptotic Machinery during Neuronal Apoptosis and Pruning
      $382,781
      award amount
  2. Cohen, Todd Jonathan

    Leads 2 awards · $2,858,256

    • 1RF1AG068063-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Sleep-dependent synaptic homeostasis in Alzheimer's disease
      $2,106,477
      award amount
    • 5R01AG066871-02Department: NIH department code
      Identifying Alzheimer’s Disease Causal Variants and Target Genes Using iPSC-derived Microglia
      $751,779
      award amount
  3. Zylka, Mark J.

    Leads 5 awards · $2,759,374

    • 5R35ES028366-03Department: NIH department code
      Environmental-use chemicals that target pathways linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders
      $852,030
      award amount
    • 5R01NS109304-03Department: NIH department code
      CRISPR/Cas9-based gene therapy for Angelman syndrome
      $586,106
      award amount
    • 5T32NS007431-23Department: NIH department code
      Neuroscience Predoctoral Training at UNC-Chapel Hill
      $492,489
      award amount
    • 5P30NS045892-18Department: NIH department code
      UNC Neuroscience Center Research Cores
      $466,500
      award amount
    • 5R01NS114259-02Department: NIH department code
      Development of a deep neural network to measure spontaneous pain from mouse facial expressions
      $362,249
      award amount
  4. Scherrer, Gregory

    Leads 4 awards · $2,285,023

    • 1R01DA054583-01Department: NIH department code
      A comprehensive dissection of cell types, circuits and molecular adaptations during opioid use
      $1,437,329
      award amount
    • 5R01DA044481-05Department: NIH department code
      Identification of cells and signaling mechanisms underlying opioid analgesia and side effects
      $349,875
      award amount
    • 5R01NS106301-04Department: NIH department code
      Amygdala mechanisms of pain aversion
      $303,444
      award amount
    • 5R21DA049241-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular profiling of medullary descending pain modulation circuits to discover novel analgesic targets
      $194,375
      award amount
  5. Caron, Kathleen M

    Leads 4 awards · $1,449,036

    • 5R01HL129086-06Department: NIH department code
      Cardiac Lymphatics in Development and Repair
      $583,072
      award amount
    • 5R01DK119145-03Department: NIH department code
      GPCR-mediated pathways for regulation of intestinal lymphatic function
      $517,480
      award amount
    • 5T32GM133364-02Department: NIH department code
      Training Program in Cellular Systems and Integrative Physiology
      $192,984
      award amount
    • 1R03TR003368-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Illuminating Orphan GPCRs in Lymphatics
      $155,500
      award amount
  6. Gupton, Stephanie

    Leads 4 awards · $1,068,373

    • 5R01NS112326-03Department: NIH department code
      Exocytosis fuels plasma membrane expansion in developing neurons
      $384,007
      award amount
    • 5R35GM135160-02Department: NIH department code
      Coordinated Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Membrane Remodeling in Cellular Shape Change
      $380,281
      award amount
    • 3R01NS112326-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Exocytosis fuels plasma membrane expansion in developing neurons
      $214,085
      award amount
    • 3R35GM135160-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Administrative Equipment Supplement for GM135160
      $90,000
      award amount
  7. Anton, Eva S

    Leads 2 awards · $1,042,644

    • 5R35NS116859-02Department: NIH department code
      DEFINING MECHANISMS OF PROGENITOR BALANCE AND NEURONAL CONNECTIVITY
      $544,250
      award amount
    • 5R01HD098657-03Department: NIH department code
      Role of Radial Glial Tiling in the Formation and Malformation of the Cerebral Cortex
      $498,394
      award amount
  8. Arendshorst, William J

    Leads 1 award · $709,547

    • 5R01HL139842-04Department: NIH department code
      Nox1/NoxA1 Regulation of Vascular Reactivity and Sodium Excretion in Health and Hypertension.
      $709,547
      award amount
  9. Philpot, Benjamin D

    Leads 1 award · $671,160

    • 5R01MH120229-03Department: NIH department code
      UBE3A gain-of-function and parent-of-origin influence on neurodevelopmental phenotypes
      $671,160
      award amount
  10. Hazlett, Heather Cody

    Leads 1 award · $595,604

    • 5R01HD093771-04Department: NIH department code
      White Matter Pathology in Angelman Syndrome and Its Potential as an Outcome Measure in Clinical Trials
      $595,604
      award amount
  11. Bear, James E

    Leads 1 award · $581,059

    • 5R35GM130312-03Department: NIH department code
      Systematic analysis of the actin cytoskeleton and directed cell migration
      $581,059
      award amount
  12. Weiss, Ellen Ruth

    Leads 1 award · $577,381

    • 1R01EY032089-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Identification of novel contributors to retinitis pigmentosa using metabolic and proteomic approaches
      $577,381
      award amount
  13. Kesimer, Mehmet

    Leads 1 award · $557,231

    • 5R01HL135642-05Department: NIH department code
      The effect of Inhaled Nicotine on Pulmonary Surfaces
      $557,231
      award amount
  14. Dowen, Robert Houston

    Leads 2 awards · $510,143

    • 5R35GM137985-02Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of lipid homeostasis by proliferative signaling pathways
      $385,143
      award amount
    • 3R35GM137985-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Equipment Supplement: Regulation of lipid homeostasis by proliferative signaling pathways
      $125,000
      award amount
  15. Lorenzo, Damaris N

    Leads 2 awards · $477,925

    • 5R01NS110810-02Department: NIH department code
      Role of Ankyrin-B in the Nervous System
      $413,582
      award amount
    • 3R01NS110810-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Role of Ankyrin-B in the Nervous System
      $64,343
      award amount
  16. Bressan, Michael C

    Leads 1 award · $465,384

    • 5R01HL146626-03Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of cardiac pacemaker cell cyotarchitecture
      $465,384
      award amount
  17. Faber, James E

    Leads 1 award · $462,314

    • 5R01NS083633-08Department: NIH department code
      Targeting the Pial Collateral Circulation for Mitigation of Cerebral Ischemia
      $462,314
      award amount
  18. Brennwald, Patrick J

    Leads 1 award · $445,663

    • 5R01GM054712-24Department: NIH department code
      Polarized Exocytosis: Rabs, Tethers, and SNAREs
      $445,663
      award amount
  19. Cheney, Richard E

    Leads 1 award · $430,735

    • 5R01GM134531-03Department: NIH department code
      The filopodial tip complex in adhesion, migration, and signaling
      $430,735
      award amount
  20. Phanstiel, Douglas H.

    Leads 1 award · $383,326

    • 5R35GM128645-04Department: NIH department code
      MECHANISMS OF DYNAMIC CHROMATIN LOOPING DURING DIFFERENTIATION
      $383,326
      award amount
  21. Cohen, Sarah

    Leads 1 award · $380,880

    • 5R35GM133460-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms of intra- and inter-cellular fatty acid trafficking
      $380,880
      award amount
  22. Gilliland, Kurt Ogden

    Leads 1 award · $377,087

    • 5R01EY008148-25Department: NIH department code
      Fiber Cell Junctions in Normal and Cataractous Lense
      $377,087
      award amount
  23. Parnell, Scott

    Leads 1 award · $345,559

    • 5R01AA026068-03Department: NIH department code
      Cellular Mechanisms in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
      $345,559
      award amount
  24. Snider, Natasha T

    Leads 1 award · $344,347

    • 5R01DK110355-05Department: NIH department code
      CD73 is a multi-functional protein that regulates liver injury
      $344,347
      award amount
  25. Weinberg, Richard J

    Leads 1 award · $340,813

    • 5R01NS039444-19Department: NIH department code
      The Supramolecular Architecture of the Postsynaptic Density
      $340,813
      award amount
  26. Philpot, Benjamin D

    Leads 1 award · $337,260

    • 5R01NS114086-03Department: NIH department code
      TCF4 in Pitt-Hopkins syndrome
      $337,260
      award amount
  27. O'Brien, Lori L

    Leads 1 award · $336,138

    • 5R01DK121014-02Department: NIH department code
      Trophic interactions directing proper kidney development
      $336,138
      award amount
  28. Giudice, Jimena

    Leads 1 award · $320,991

    • 5R01GM130866-03Department: NIH department code
      ALTERNATIVE SPLICING REGULATION AND MEMBRANE TRAFFICKING
      $320,991
      award amount
  29. Eberhart, Johann K

    Leads 1 award · $282,530

    • 5U01AA021651-10Department: NIH department code
      Exploring the Genetics of FASD in Complementary Mouse and Fish Models
      $282,530
      award amount
  30. Armao, Diane

    Leads 1 award · $233,250

    • 1R21NS121578-01Department: NIH department code
      Intermediate Filament Proteostasis and RNA regulation in Giant Axonal Neuropathy
      $233,250
      award amount
  31. Tarran, Robert

    Leads 1 award · $233,250

    • 5R21HL153698-02Department: NIH department code
      Do E-Cigarette Users Airways Have an Altered Lipid Content?
      $233,250
      award amount
  32. Thaxton, Jessica E

    Leads 1 award · $206,758

    • 7R01CA244361-03Department: NIH department code
      Targeting Chronic ER Stress in T Cells to Improve Cancer Immunotherapy
      $206,758
      award amount
  33. Boschen, Karen Elizabeth

    Leads 1 award · $119,589

    • 5K99AA028273-02Department: NIH department code
      Cell Cycle Regulation in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
      $119,589
      award amount
  34. Marbrey, Margeaux Wetendorf

    Leads 1 award · $101,628

    • 1K99HD104900-01Department: NIH department code
      Investigating Implications of E-Cigarettes on Pregnancy Success and Reproductive Fitness
      $101,628
      award amount
  35. Gerlach, Gary Frederick

    Leads 1 award · $71,430

    • 5F32AR073649-05Department: NIH department code
      Testing the Podocyte Foot Process Proteome During Development and in Disease
      $71,430
      award amount
  36. Miner, Gregory

    Leads 1 award · $68,562

    • 5F32GM136027-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanism of Lipid Droplet/ Mitochondria Contacts and Role of Perilipin 5 in Lipid Metabolism
      $68,562
      award amount
  37. Black, Adam J

    Leads 1 award · $54,226

    • 5F32HL149147-03Department: NIH department code
      Alternative splicing regulation and glucose metabolism in the heart
      $54,226
      award amount
  38. King, Zayna T

    Leads 1 award · $46,036

    • 5F31GM133094-03Department: NIH department code
      Dissecting the mechanistic contributions of Coronin 1B and Coronin 1C to directed cell migration.
      $46,036
      award amount
  39. Martin, Shenee

    Leads 1 award · $39,695

    • 1F31AG074649-01Department: NIH department code
      Sleep disruption in the progression and treatment of Alzheimer's disease
      $39,695
      award amount
  40. Windham, Ian Andrew

    Leads 1 award · $37,542

    • 5F31AG069419-02Department: NIH department code
      Lipid droplet targeting and function of Apolipoprotein E in astrocytes
      $37,542
      award amount
  41. McCormick, Laura E

    Leads 1 award · $37,476

    • 5F31NS113381-03Department: NIH department code
      VASP ubiquitination regulates actin dynamics in dendritic spines
      $37,476
      award amount
  42. Hinkle, Emma

    Leads 1 award · $37,360

    • 1F31AR077381-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Alternative Splicing Regulation and Mechanotransduction in Skeletal Muscle
      $37,360
      award amount
  43. Tanke, Natalie Theresa

    Leads 1 award · $37,102

    • 1F31HL156527-01Department: NIH department code
      Endothelial Cell Cycle Responses to Fluid Shear Stress
      $37,102
      award amount
  44. Lee, Rhianna E

    Leads 1 award · $35,960

    • 1F31HL158197-01Department: NIH department code
      Engineering Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells for Cystic Fibrosis Cell Therapy
      $35,960
      award amount
  45. Michaud, Daniel E

    Leads 1 award · $27,917

    • 5F31CA239494-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of B cell specific IL-35 expression in cancer.
      $27,917
      award amount
  46. Smith, Amanda Jo

    Leads 1 award · $18,635

    • 5F31HL142170-04Department: NIH department code
      Determining the role of SPAG1 in the cytoplasmic assembly of axonemal dynein arms
      $18,635
      award amount