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FY2023 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Physiology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Funding
$23.5M
$23,479,902
Awards
61
FY2023 NIH awards in Physiology
Principal investigators
41
41 lead a grant here, 0 co-investigators
Department rank
#2
of 90 · 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

41 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. Zylka, Mark J.

    Leads 5 awards · $2,340,507

    • 5R35ES028366-05Department: NIH department code
      Environmental-use chemicals that target pathways linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders
      $852,030
      award amount
    • 5R01NS109304-05Department: NIH department code
      CRISPR/Cas9-based gene therapy for Angelman syndrome
      $537,260
      award amount
    • 5T32NS007431-25Department: NIH department code
      Neuroscience Predoctoral Training at UNC-Chapel Hill
      $535,395
      award amount
    • 5R01NS114259-04Department: NIH department code
      Development of a deep neural network to measure spontaneous pain from mouse facial expressions
      $376,135
      award amount
    • 3R01NS114259-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Development of a deep neural network to measure spontaneous pain from mouse facial expressions
      $39,687
      award amount
  2. Anton, Eva S

    Leads 3 awards · $2,147,785

    • 5R01MH132710-02Department: NIH department code
      Primary Cilia: A Novel Signaling Gateway To Neural Circuit Modulation
      $1,094,968
      award amount
    • 5R35NS116859-04Department: NIH department code
      DEFINING MECHANISMS OF PROGENITOR BALANCE AND NEURONAL CONNECTIVITY
      $544,250
      award amount
    • 5R01HD098657-05Department: NIH department code
      Role of Radial Glial Tiling in the Formation and Malformation of the Cerebral Cortex
      $508,567
      award amount
  3. Caron, Kathleen M

    Leads 5 awards · $1,982,238

    • 5R01HL129086-08Department: NIH department code
      Cardiac Lymphatics in Development and Repair
      $583,072
      award amount
    • 5R01DK119145-05Department: NIH department code
      GPCR-mediated pathways for regulation of intestinal lymphatic function
      $517,480
      award amount
    • 2R01HD060860-11A1Department: NIH department code
      Adrenomedullin Signaling at the Maternal-Fetal Interface
      $419,055
      award amount
    • 3R01HL129086-08S1Department: NIH department code
      Cardiac Lymphatics in Development and Repair
      $252,485
      award amount
    • 5T32GM133364-04Department: NIH department code
      Training Program in Cellular Systems and Integrative Physiology
      $210,146
      award amount
  4. Scherrer, Gregory

    Leads 1 award · $1,399,929

    • 5R01DA054583-03Department: NIH department code
      A comprehensive dissection of cell types, circuits and molecular adaptations during opioid use
      $1,399,929
      award amount
  5. Baldwin, Katherine Therese

    Leads 1 award · $1,377,516

    • 1DP2NS136873-01Department: NIH department code
      The facts of the matter: decoding the molecular properties of brain white matter using cell-type-specific quantitative proteomics
      $1,377,516
      award amount
  6. Cohen, Sarah

    Leads 2 awards · $1,032,568

    • 1R01AG081421-01Department: NIH department code
      Assessing the role of APOE in glial lipid droplet metabolism and function
      $585,570
      award amount
    • 5R35GM133460-05Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms of intra- and inter-cellular fatty acid trafficking
      $446,998
      award amount
  7. Deshmukh, Mohanish P

    Leads 2 awards · $1,005,696

    • 1R01AG082140-01Department: NIH department code
      miR-29: A brain homeostasis molecule for Alzheimer’s disease prevention
      $622,753
      award amount
    • 5R01NS122399-03Department: NIH department code
      Spatial Restriction of Apoptotic Machinery during Neuronal Apoptosis and Pruning
      $382,943
      award amount
  8. Darville, Toni

    Leads 3 awards · $981,035

    • 5T32GM008719-25Department: NIH department code
      Medical Scientist Training Program
      $806,873
      award amount
    • 3T32GM008719-25S1Department: NIH department code
      Medical Scientist Training Program
      $116,108
      award amount
    • 3T32GM008719-25S2Department: NIH department code
      Medical Scientist Training Program
      $58,054
      award amount
  9. Gupton, Stephanie

    Leads 3 awards · $958,663

    • 5R01NS112326-05Department: NIH department code
      Exocytosis fuels plasma membrane expansion in developing neurons
      $384,007
      award amount
    • 5R35GM135160-04Department: NIH department code
      Coordinated Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Membrane Remodeling in Cellular Shape Change
      $380,281
      award amount
    • 1R21NS132364-01Department: NIH department code
      Netrin Glycosylation Influences Chemotaxis and Haptotaxis
      $194,375
      award amount
  10. Thaxton, Jessica E

    Leads 3 awards · $781,366

    • 5R01CA248359-04Department: NIH department code
      Expoitation of ER Stress Induced Immune Dysfunction to Improve Immunotherapy
      $348,592
      award amount
    • 5R01CA244361-05Department: NIH department code
      Targeting Chronic ER Stress in T Cells to Improve Cancer Immunotherapy
      $345,558
      award amount
    • 3R01CA244361-05S1Department: NIH department code
      ATF4 As A Driver of T Cell Inefficacy in Tumors
      $87,216
      award amount
  11. Philpot, Benjamin D

    Leads 2 awards · $759,778

    • 1R01NS129914-01Department: NIH department code
      Investigating UBE3A as a driver gene in Duplication 15q syndrome
      $422,518
      award amount
    • 5R01NS114086-05Department: NIH department code
      TCF4 in Pitt-Hopkins syndrome
      $337,260
      award amount
  12. Cohen, Todd Jonathan

    Leads 1 award · $722,261

    • 5R01AG066871-04Department: NIH department code
      Identifying Alzheimer’s Disease Causal Variants and Target Genes Using iPSC-derived Microglia
      $722,261
      award amount
  13. Philpot, Benjamin D

    Leads 1 award · $648,365

    • 5R01MH120229-05Department: NIH department code
      UBE3A gain-of-function and parent-of-origin influence on neurodevelopmental phenotypes
      $648,365
      award amount
  14. Bear, James E

    Leads 1 award · $581,059

    • 5R35GM130312-05Department: NIH department code
      Systematic analysis of the actin cytoskeleton and directed cell migration
      $581,059
      award amount
  15. Aube, Jeffrey

    Leads 1 award · $575,490

    • 1R01NS131615-01Department: NIH department code
      Small Molecule Therapeutic Discovery for Angelman Syndrome
      $575,490
      award amount
  16. Eberhart, Johann K

    Leads 1 award · $566,922

    • 1R01AA031346-01Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing the Genetics of FASD in Complementary Mouse and Fish Models
      $566,922
      award amount
  17. Weiss, Ellen Ruth

    Leads 1 award · $565,384

    • 5R01EY032089-03Department: NIH department code
      Identification of novel contributors to retinitis pigmentosa using metabolic and proteomic approaches
      $565,384
      award amount
  18. Loeser, Richard F

    Leads 1 award · $508,492

    • 5R01AR079538-02Department: NIH department code
      Identifying novel osteoarthritis risk genes using GWAS, chondrocyte genomics, and genome editing
      $508,492
      award amount
  19. Zhang, Hua

    Leads 1 award · $462,314

    • 5R01NS083633-10Department: NIH department code
      Targeting the Pial Collateral Circulation for Mitigation of Cerebral Ischemia
      $462,314
      award amount
  20. Brennwald, Patrick J

    Leads 1 award · $445,663

    • 5R01GM054712-26Department: NIH department code
      Polarized Exocytosis: Rabs, Tethers, and SNAREs
      $445,663
      award amount
  21. Cyr, Douglas M

    Leads 1 award · $422,263

    • 1R01GM151501-01Department: NIH department code
      Hsp40 and Hsp70 in Membrane Protein Triage
      $422,263
      award amount
  22. Hantman, Adam

    Leads 1 award · $416,218

    • 5R01NS118030-02Department: NIH department code
      Deconstructing the roles of basal ganglia and cerebellum-related thalamic inputs to motor cortex during control of dexterous behavior
      $416,218
      award amount
  23. Bressan, Michael C

    Leads 1 award · $388,750

    • 5R01HL146626-05Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of cardiac pacemaker cell cyotarchitecture
      $388,750
      award amount
  24. Dowen, Robert Houston

    Leads 1 award · $381,535

    • 5R35GM137985-04Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of lipid homeostasis by proliferative signaling pathways
      $381,535
      award amount
  25. Parnell, Scott

    Leads 1 award · $345,559

    • 5R01AA026068-05Department: NIH department code
      Cellular Mechanisms in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
      $345,559
      award amount
  26. Giudice, Jimena

    Leads 2 awards · $339,681

    • 5R01GM130866-05Department: NIH department code
      ALTERNATIVE SPLICING REGULATION AND MEMBRANE TRAFFICKING
      $320,991
      award amount
    • 3R01GM130866-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Administrative Supplements for Equipment Purchases for Select NIGMS-Funded Awards
      $18,690
      award amount
  27. O'Brien, Lori L

    Leads 1 award · $336,138

    • 5R01DK121014-04Department: NIH department code
      Trophic interactions directing proper kidney development
      $336,138
      award amount
  28. Hige, Toshihide

    Leads 1 award · $324,544

    • 5R01DC018874-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular and circuit mechanisms of learning supported by heterogeneous dopaminergic neurons
      $324,544
      award amount
  29. McCauley, Heather A

    Leads 1 award · $158,485

    • 7K01DK125341-03Department: NIH department code
      Enteroendocrine Regulation of Intestinal Metabolism
      $158,485
      award amount
  30. Davidson, Andrew M

    Leads 1 award · $79,292

    • 5F32MH125582-03Department: NIH department code
      The representation and modulation of sensory information in the learning and memory center of the Drosophila brain
      $79,292
      award amount
  31. Niehaus, Jesse

    Leads 1 award · $69,500

    • 1F32DA057779-01Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing the connectivity and molecular composition of opioid-sensitive neurons in the periaqueductal gray
      $69,500
      award amount
  32. Bahnson, Edward M

    Leads 1 award · $64,340

    • 5K01HL145354-04Department: NIH department code
      Cell-Mediated Targeted Redox Intervention for the Treatment and Prevention of Atherosclerosis
      $64,340
      award amount
  33. Serafin, Donald Stephen

    Leads 1 award · $41,701

    • 5F31HL163885-02Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the GPCR protein networks that drive lymphatic growth
      $41,701
      award amount
  34. Ochandarena, Nicole Elise

    Leads 1 award · $39,238

    • 1F30DA057839-01Department: NIH department code
      Circuit mechanisms for opioid analgesia and addiction in prefrontal cortex
      $39,238
      award amount
  35. Bell, Whitney Jean

    Leads 1 award · $39,211

    • 1F31CA278589-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Role of Gastrokine 2 in pancreatic cancer development
      $39,211
      award amount
  36. Breau, Keith

    Leads 1 award · $39,138

    • 1F31DK136305-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Investigating a role for Wnt-associated planar polarity in collective migration of human intestinal epithelium
      $39,138
      award amount
  37. Gentile, Gabrielle Marie

    Leads 1 award · $38,784

    • 1F31HL170617-01Department: NIH department code
      Alternative splicing regulation of CLTC in the heart
      $38,784
      award amount
  38. Edwards, Reginald James

    Leads 1 award · $35,674

    • 1F31NS129292-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms of spectrin-dependent axonal organization and function in cerebellar granule cells
      $35,674
      award amount
  39. Tanke, Natalie Theresa

    Leads 1 award · $33,453

    • 5F31HL156527-03Department: NIH department code
      Endothelial Cell Cycle Responses to Fluid Shear Stress
      $33,453
      award amount
  40. Evangelista, Baggio Angelo

    Leads 1 award · $22,692

    • 5F31NS122242-02Department: NIH department code
      Investigation of the innate and adaptive immune responses to TDP-43 aggregates in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
      $22,692
      award amount
  41. Edwards, Alexander Cole

    Leads 1 award · $20,675

    • 5F31CA275260-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of YAP1-driven resistance to KRAS-G12C inhibition
      $20,675
      award amount