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FY2018 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Internal Medicine at University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Funding
$123.5M
$123,458,332
Awards
236
FY2018 NIH awards in Internal Medicine
Principal investigators
172
172 lead a grant here, 0 co-investigators
Department rank
#6
of 119 · 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 Internal Medicine row of the University of Pittsburgh page.

Leads a grant in this department

172 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. Reis, Steven E

    Leads 3 awards · $28,457,323

    • 5UL1TR001857-03Department: NIH department code
      University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute
      $15,484,336
      award amount
    • 1OT2OD026554-01Department: NIH department code
      All of Us Pennsylvania
      $12,476,417
      award amount
    • 3UL1TR001857-03S1Department: NIH department code
      University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute
      $496,570
      award amount
  2. Gladwin, Mark T

    Leads 4 awards · $4,411,563

    • 5P01HL103455-08Department: NIH department code
      Therapeutic Targeting of Vascular Subphenotypes of Lung Disease
      $2,714,385
      award amount
    • 2R01HL098032-10Department: NIH department code
      Omics, mice, and men: Development of precision transfusion medicine
      $788,194
      award amount
    • 5R01HL125886-04Department: NIH department code
      Antidote for inhaled CO poisoning based on mutationally engineered neuroglobin
      $574,328
      award amount
    • 5T32HL110849-07Department: NIH department code
      Training in Translational Research and Entrepreneurship in Pulmonary Vascular Biology
      $334,656
      award amount
  3. Kapoor, Wishwa N

    Leads 3 awards · $3,574,835

    • 5KL2TR001856-03Department: NIH department code
      Institutional Career Development
      $1,402,394
      award amount
    • 5TL1TR001858-03Department: NIH department code
      NRSA Training Core
      $1,384,836
      award amount
    • 5K12HS022989-05Department: NIH department code
      Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Scholars Program
      $787,605
      award amount
  4. Greenspan, Susan L

    Leads 6 awards · $2,503,838

    • 5P30AG024827-14Department: NIH department code
      Pittsburgh Older Americans Independence Center
      $930,406
      award amount
    • 5R01AG052123-03Department: NIH department code
      Sustaining Skeletal Health in Frail Elderly
      $739,648
      award amount
    • 5R01AG050302-04Department: NIH department code
      Maintenance of Skeletal Integrity in Frail Elders-Phase 2
      $590,408
      award amount
    • 3R01AG052123-03S2Department: NIH department code
      Sustaining Skeletal Health in Frail Elderly
      $155,600
      award amount
    • 5K07AG052668-03Department: NIH department code
      Long-Term Care Research Network
      $87,775
      award amount
    • 5T32AG021885-15Department: NIH department code
      Pitt Clinical Research Training Program in Geriatrics and Gerontology
      $1
      award amount
  5. Ray, Anuradha

    Leads 3 awards · $2,420,230

    • 5P01AI106684-04Department: NIH department code
      Immune Airway-Epithelial Interactions in Steroid-Refractory Severe Asthma
      $1,533,612
      award amount
    • 2R01HL113956-05A1Department: NIH department code
      Understanding Severe Asthma Using an Experimental Model
      $494,870
      award amount
    • 5R01AI048927-19Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Antigen-Induced Tolerance in the Lung
      $391,748
      award amount
  6. Macatangay, Bernard Jonas C

    Leads 2 awards · $2,397,738

    • 5U01AI131285-02Department: NIH department code
      Comparison of Dendritic Cell-Based Therapeutic Vaccine Strategies for HIV Functional Cure
      $1,871,420
      award amount
    • 1R01HL142118-01Department: NIH department code
      Impact of Poor Sleep on Inflammation and the Adenosine Signaling Pathway in HIV Infection
      $526,318
      award amount
  7. Chu, Edward

    Leads 2 awards · $2,234,791

    • 5UM1CA186690-04Department: NIH department code
      NCI ET-CTN with Phase i Emphasis at UPCI
      $2,161,338
      award amount
    • 5T32CA193205-04Department: NIH department code
      Training in Cancer Therapeutics Research
      $73,453
      award amount
  8. Mallampalli, Rama K

    Leads 1 award · $1,917,285

    • 5P01HL114453-05Department: NIH department code
      Cardiolipin as a Novel Mediator of Acute Lung Injury
      $1,917,285
      award amount
  9. Chan, Stephen Y

    Leads 4 awards · $1,811,288

    • 5R01HL138437-02Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Drivers of Vascular Stiffness and Metabolic Dysfunction in HIV-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
      $756,459
      award amount
    • 5R01HL122596-05Department: NIH department code
      Iron-Sulfur Deficiency as a Critical Pathogenic Cause of Pulmonary Hypertension
      $390,626
      award amount
    • 5R01HL124021-06Department: NIH department code
      Defining the Complex Biology of the miR-130/301 Family in Pulmonary Hypertension
      $357,307
      award amount
    • 5UH2TR002073-02Department: NIH department code
      Computational repurposing of chemotherapies for pulmonary hypertension
      $306,896
      award amount
  10. Batra, Surinder K.

    Leads 1 award · $1,563,388

    • 5U01CA200466-03Department: NIH department code
      Validation of biomarkers for early diagnosis and risk prediction of pancreatic neoplasms
      $1,563,388
      award amount
  11. Gaffen, Sarah L

    Leads 4 awards · $1,546,547

    • 5R37DE022550-07Department: NIH department code
      Host and Fungal Regulation of Type 17 Immunity to Oral Candidiasis
      $545,248
      award amount
    • 5R01DE023815-05Department: NIH department code
      IL-23/STAT3-Driven Oral Immune Responses to Candida albicans
      $385,000
      award amount
    • 5R01AI107825-11Department: NIH department code
      Negative Control of IL-17R Signaling: Implications for Fungal Immunity
      $382,423
      award amount
    • 5R21AI128991-02Department: NIH department code
      IL-17 Isoforms in Organ Specific Autoimmunity
      $233,876
      award amount
  12. Koletar, Susan L

    Leads 1 award · $1,528,540

    • 5UM1AI069494-12Department: NIH department code
      PItt-Ohio State-Georgetown Clinical Trials Unit
      $1,528,540
      award amount
  13. Ambrose, Zandrea

    Leads 2 awards · $1,486,325

    • 5R01AI134195-02Department: NIH department code
      Influence of SIV replication on TB progression and immunity
      $933,104
      award amount
    • 5R01AI116276-04Department: NIH department code
      Visualization of in vivo HIV-1 vaginal transmission in the presence and absence of PrEP
      $553,221
      award amount
  14. Lafyatis, Robert A.

    Leads 3 awards · $1,386,364

    • 5P50AR060780-07Department: NIH department code
      Translational studies for identifying and targeting novel pathways in systemic sclerosis pathogenesis
      $1,310,592
      award amount
    • 3P50AR060780-07S1Department: NIH department code
      NIAMS: Center for Research Translation (CORT)
      $75,771
      award amount
    • 5R13AR053784-08Department: NIH department code
      International Workshop on Scleroderma Research
      $1
      award amount
  15. Girard, Timothy D

    Leads 3 awards · $1,205,157

    • 1U01HL143507-01Department: NIH department code
      Educational strategies to promote post-extubation non-invasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure
      $522,309
      award amount
    • 5R01HL135144-02Department: NIH department code
      Mitochondrial Determinants of Cognitive Outcomes in ARDS and Sepsis
      $367,226
      award amount
    • 3R01HL135144-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Mitochondrial Determinants of Cognitive Outcomes in ARDS and Sepsis - Supplement
      $315,622
      award amount
  16. Sluis-Cremer, Nicolas Paul

    Leads 3 awards · $1,170,010

    • 1R56AI139010-01A1Department: NIH department code
      HIV-Reservoir in Naive CD+ T Cells
      $559,118
      award amount
    • 5R01AI081571-08Department: NIH department code
      Novel mechanisms of HIV resistance to RTIs
      $385,000
      award amount
    • 1R21AI132349-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms by which cyanotriazoles activate latent HIV
      $225,892
      award amount
  17. Horn, Charles Christopher

    Leads 2 awards · $1,160,542

    • 5U18TR002205-02Department: NIH department code
      Closed-loop neuroelectric control of emesis and gastric motility
      $1,094,542
      award amount
    • 3U18TR002205-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Closed-loop neuroelectric control of emesis and gastric motility
      $66,000
      award amount
  18. Villanueva, Flordeliza S

    Leads 2 awards · $1,129,261

    • 1R01EB026966-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Biological and Physical Mechanisms of ultrasound/microbubble-mediated therapeutic gene delivery across the endothelial barrier
      $629,954
      award amount
    • 5T32HL129964-03Department: NIH department code
      Training Program in Imaging Sciences in Translational Cardiovascular Research
      $499,307
      award amount
  19. Primack, Brian A

    Leads 2 awards · $1,110,256

    • 5R01DA034629-05Department: NIH department code
      Cessation in Non-Daily Smokers: A RCT of NRT with Ecological Momentary Assessment
      $604,607
      award amount
    • 1R01CA225773-01Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging Twitter to monitor nicotine and tobacco-related cancer communication
      $505,649
      award amount
  20. Steinman, Richard A

    Leads 2 awards · $1,094,728

    • 5T32GM008208-30Department: NIH department code
      Medical Scientist Training Program
      $1,042,598
      award amount
    • 3T32GM008208-30S1Department: NIH department code
      Medical Scientist Training Program
      $52,130
      award amount
  21. Forman, Daniel E.

    Leads 1 award · $1,079,097

    • 1R01AG060499-01Department: NIH department code
      Modified Application of Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) for Older Adults (MACRO)
      $1,079,097
      award amount
  22. Kahn, Jeremy M

    Leads 3 awards · $928,696

    • 5R01HL096651-09Department: NIH department code
      Identifying optimal care structures and processes in long term acute care hospitals
      $451,672
      award amount
    • 5R01HS025146-02Department: NIH department code
      The effects of state sepsis mandates on hospital mortality, health care utilization, and costs
      $361,153
      award amount
    • 5K24HL133444-03Department: NIH department code
      Patient Oriented Research and Mentoring in Critical Care Implementation Science
      $115,871
      award amount
  23. Bayir, Hülya

    Leads 2 awards · $919,215

    • 2R01NS076511-06Department: NIH department code
      Lipid imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury by high resolution GCIB-secondary ion mass spectrometry
      $582,340
      award amount
    • 5R01NS061817-10Department: NIH department code
      Oxidative Lipidomics in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
      $336,875
      award amount
  24. Brufsky, Adam M

    Leads 1 award · $898,424

    • 5U10CA180844-05Department: NIH department code
      NCI NCTN-Network Lead Academic Site at UPCI
      $898,424
      award amount
  25. Merlin, Jessica S

    Leads 2 awards · $870,870

    • 1R01MH115754-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Evaluation of the efficacy and mechanisms of a novel intervention for chronic pain tailored to people living with HIV
      $681,978
      award amount
    • 7K23MH104073-04Department: NIH department code
      Development of a Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain in Individuals with HIV
      $188,892
      award amount
  26. Reddy, Raju C

    Leads 2 awards · $867,944

    • 5R01AI125338-03Department: NIH department code
      PPAR-delta as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Asthma
      $476,694
      award amount
    • 5R01HL137842-02Department: NIH department code
      Airway Epithelial Cell Farnesoid X Receptor in COPD Pathophysiology
      $391,250
      award amount
  27. Chen, Beibei

    Leads 1 award · $858,906

    • 1R35HL139860-01Department: NIH department code
      Systematic Investigation of Protein Ubiquitination in ARDS
      $858,906
      award amount
  28. White, Douglas B

    Leads 2 awards · $840,346

    • 5R01NR014663-05Department: NIH department code
      Stepped Wedge Trial of an Intervention to Support Proxy Decision Makers in ICUs
      $497,284
      award amount
    • 3R01NR014663-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Stepped Wedge Trial of an Intervention to Support Proxy Decision Makers in ICUs
      $343,062
      award amount
  29. Zarour, Hassane M

    Leads 2 awards · $839,153

    • 1R01CA222203-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Fecal Microbiota Transplant and PD-1 blockade in Melanoma
      $481,349
      award amount
    • 1R01CA228181-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Targeting TIGIT and PD-1 in Melanoma
      $357,804
      award amount
  30. Lee, Janet Sojung

    Leads 2 awards · $823,162

    • 5R01HL136143-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of host protection against pathogen-secreted proteases in acute lung injury
      $432,536
      award amount
    • 1R01HL142084-01Department: NIH department code
      Host control mechanisms against K. pneumoniae infection in the lungs
      $390,626
      award amount
  31. Morris, Alison

    Leads 2 awards · $804,428

    • 2T32HL007563-31Department: NIH department code
      Translational Training Program in Pulmonary Biology and Medicine
      $690,216
      award amount
    • 5K24HL123342-05Department: NIH department code
      Mentoring and Patient-Oriented Research in HIV Obstructive Lung Disease
      $114,212
      award amount
  32. Goncharova, Elena

    Leads 2 awards · $795,468

    • 2R01HL113178-05Department: NIH department code
      TSC2 signaling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
      $409,071
      award amount
    • 5R01HL130261-03Department: NIH department code
      HIPPO signaling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
      $386,397
      award amount
  33. Pulsipher, Michael A

    Leads 1 award · $784,925

    • 1R01HL131731-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Identifying Predictors of Poor Health-Related Quality-of-life among Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors
      $784,925
      award amount
  34. Magnani, Jared W.

    Leads 1 award · $778,458

    • 1R56HL143010-01Department: NIH department code
      Mobile Health intervention for rural atrial fibrillation
      $778,458
      award amount
  35. Kleyman, Thomas R

    Leads 2 awards · $773,205

    • 2P30DK079307-11Department: NIH department code
      Pittsburgh Center for Kidney Research
      $604,894
      award amount
    • 2T32DK061296-16Department: NIH department code
      Renal and Epithelial Biology Training Program
      $168,311
      award amount
  36. Pacella, John J

    Leads 1 award · $764,909

    • 5R01HL125777-04Department: NIH department code
      Microbubble-Medicated Ultrasonic Therapy for Microvascular Obstruction
      $764,909
      award amount
  37. Dutta, Partha

    Leads 2 awards · $761,269

    • 1R01HL143967-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Myocardial Infarction-induced insulin resistance
      $522,367
      award amount
    • 5R00HL121076-05Department: NIH department code
      Effect of diabetes on myelopoiesis and atherosclerosis
      $238,902
      award amount
  38. Jhamb, Manisha

    Leads 2 awards · $750,823

    • 5R01DK114085-02Department: NIH department code
      Technology Assisted Stepped collaborative Care Intervention (TASCCI) to Improve Patient-centered Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients
      $657,948
      award amount
    • 1R18DK118460-01Department: NIH department code
      OPTIMIZing carE in Chronic Kidney Disease (OPTIMIZE CKD)
      $92,875
      award amount
  39. Birder, Lori A

    Leads 1 award · $734,297

    • 1R01DK115476-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Contribution of Stress Induced Autonomic and Urothelial Dysregulation to IC/BPS
      $734,297
      award amount
  40. Novelli, Enrico M

    Leads 2 awards · $729,368

    • 5R01HL127107-03Department: NIH department code
      Neurovascular Determinants of Cognitive Function in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
      $717,842
      award amount
    • 3R01HL127107-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Neurovascular Determinants of Cognitive Function in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
      $11,526
      award amount
  41. Harrison, Lee H

    Leads 1 award · $728,162

    • 5R01AI127472-03Department: NIH department code
      Enhanced Detection System for Healthcare-Associated Transmission of Infection
      $728,162
      award amount
  42. Ragni, Margaret Victoria

    Leads 2 awards · $728,016

    • 5U01HL133815-02Department: NIH department code
      Von Willebrand Disease Minimize Menorrhagia (VWDMin) Trial
      $702,344
      award amount
    • 5T35HL074708-12Department: NIH department code
      Training Students in Biomedical Research in Hematology
      $25,672
      award amount
  43. Li, Gang

    Leads 2 awards · $703,789

    • 7R01AG056279-02Department: NIH department code
      fSNP-seq and DCP-MS as a New Approach to Study AD-associated, Non-coding Functional SNP's in a Post GWAS Era
      $547,085
      award amount
    • 7R21AR070378-02Department: NIH department code
      Identifying and Characterizing the Functional SNPs on RA-Associated loci involved in CD40/NF-kB Signal
      $156,704
      award amount
  44. Borrero, Sonya B.

    Leads 1 award · $691,281

    • 5R01MD011678-02Department: NIH department code
      Developing and testing a decision support tool for women making tubal sterilization decisions.
      $691,281
      award amount
  45. Simon, Marc A

    Leads 1 award · $649,113

    • 1R01AG058659-01Department: NIH department code
      A Phase II Trial of Metformin for Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
      $649,113
      award amount
  46. Mallampalli, Rama K

    Leads 3 awards · $635,618

    • 5UH3HL123502-05Department: NIH department code
      A New Genus of Ubiquitin-Based Anti-inflammatories for COPD
      $485,344
      award amount
    • 5R01HL096376-07Department: NIH department code
      F box-Induced Acute Lung Injury and Parkin
      $111,448
      award amount
    • 5R01HL098174-07Department: NIH department code
      Stabilizing mitochondria in sepsis
      $38,826
      award amount
  47. Doi, Yohei

    Leads 2 awards · $632,415

    • 5R01AI104895-05Department: NIH department code
      Colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
      $371,203
      award amount
    • 1R21AI135522-01Department: NIH department code
      Study Network of Acinetobacter as a Carbapenem-Resistant Pathogen (SNAP)
      $261,212
      award amount
  48. Bataller, Ramon

    Leads 3 awards · $628,359

    • 1U01AA026978-01Department: NIH department code
      Alcoholic Hepatitis Clinical and Translational Network Late Phase Clinical Trials and Observational Studies 7/9
      $369,000
      award amount
    • 1U01AA026972-01Department: NIH department code
      Liver-enriched Transcription Factors as Prognostic Markers and Therapeutic Targets in Alcoholic Hepatitis
      $250,000
      award amount
    • 3U01AA026978-01S1Department: NIH department code
      Alcoholic Hepatitis Clinical and Translational Network Late Phase Clinical Trials and Observational Studies
      $9,359
      award amount
  49. O'Doherty, Robert M

    Leads 2 awards · $614,698

    • 5R01DK102839-04Department: NIH department code
      Dendritic Cells and Obesity
      $367,179
      award amount
    • 5T32DK007052-44Department: NIH department code
      Research Training in Diabetes and Endocrinology
      $247,519
      award amount
  50. Apodaca, Gerard L

    Leads 1 award · $606,337

    • 1R01AG056944-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Bladder Mucosal Dysfunction During Aging
      $606,337
      award amount
  51. Duerr, Richard H

    Leads 2 awards · $605,608

    • 5U01DK062420-17Department: NIH department code
      NIDDK IBD Genetics Consortium Genetic Research Center
      $449,108
      award amount
    • 3U01DK062420-17S1Department: NIH department code
      NIDDK IBD Genetics Consortium Genetic Research Center
      $156,500
      award amount
  52. Pinsky, Michael R

    Leads 1 award · $601,883

    • 5R01GM117622-03Department: NIH department code
      Machine learning of physiological variables to predict diagnose and treat cardiorespiratory instability
      $601,883
      award amount
  53. Gellad, Walid F.

    Leads 1 award · $585,626

    • 5R01DA044985-02Department: NIH department code
      Using Machine Learning to Predict Problematic Prescription Opioid Use and Opioid Overdose
      $585,626
      award amount
  54. Schenker, Yael

    Leads 1 award · $584,861

    • 5R01CA197103-03Department: NIH department code
      A cluster randomized trial of a primary palliative care intervention (CONNECT) for patients with advanced cancer
      $584,861
      award amount
  55. Herman, James G.

    Leads 1 award · $579,985

    • 5U01CA214165-03Department: NIH department code
      Ultrasensitive Detection of Tumor Specific DNA Methylation Changes for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer
      $579,985
      award amount
  56. Finkel, Toren

    Leads 1 award · $572,989

    • 1R01HL142663-01Department: NIH department code
      Vascular autophagy as a mediator of vascular aging and homeostasis
      $572,989
      award amount
  57. Shlomchik, Warren D

    Leads 1 award · $568,001

    • 1R01HL143349-01Department: NIH department code
      Graft-versus-Host Disease: Local Maintenance in Target Tissues by Tissue Resident Memory-Type Cells.
      $568,001
      award amount
  58. Kinzler, Kenneth W.

    Leads 1 award · $563,527

    • 5U01CA152753-08Department: NIH department code
      ctDNA for the Early Detection and Monitoring of Colorectal Cancer
      $563,527
      award amount
  59. O'Keefe, Stephen J.d.

    Leads 1 award · $551,554

    • 5R01CA204403-02Department: NIH department code
      Randomized Controlled Trial of Resistant Starch to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk in Alaska Native People
      $551,554
      award amount
  60. Drake, Marcus John

    Leads 1 award · $549,397

    • 5R01DK098361-05Department: NIH department code
      PDE5 Inhibition of Afferents and Interstitial Cells in Overactive Mouse Bladders
      $549,397
      award amount
  61. Rosland, Ann-Marie

    Leads 1 award · $548,608

    • 1R01DK116733-01Department: NIH department code
      Comparative Effectiveness of Adding Family Supporter Training and Engagement to a CHW-Led Intervention to Improve Behavioral Management of Multiple Risk Factors for Diabetes Complications
      $548,608
      award amount
  62. Chen, Beibei

    Leads 1 award · $540,674

    • 5R01HL133184-02Department: NIH department code
      Role of F-Box Proteins in Lung Transplantation
      $540,674
      award amount
  63. Jackson, Travis C

    Leads 2 awards · $537,448

    • 1R01NS105721-01Department: NIH department code
      The Role of RNA Binding Motif 5 in Traumatic Brain Injury
      $342,344
      award amount
    • 5R21NS098057-02Department: NIH department code
      FGF21 Activates RBM3 and is a Novel Drug to Revolutionize Temperature Management
      $195,104
      award amount
  64. Fink, Ericka Linn

    Leads 1 award · $519,298

    • 5R01NS096714-03Department: NIH department code
      Development of Serum, Imaging, and Clinical Biomarker Driven Models to Direct Clinical Management after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
      $519,298
      award amount
  65. Whitcomb, David Clement

    Leads 2 awards · $513,519

    • 5U01DK108306-04Department: NIH department code
      Consortium for the Study of Pancreatitis: Pittsburgh Clinical Center
      $404,199
      award amount
    • 3U01DK108306-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Consortium for the Study of Chronic Pancreatitis: Pittsburgh Clinical Center
      $109,320
      award amount
  66. Zhao, Yutong

    Leads 1 award · $491,628

    • 1R01HL136294-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Molecular regulation of anti-inflammatory cytokine receptor in sepsis
      $491,628
      award amount
  67. Scott, Iain

    Leads 1 award · $480,590

    • 5R01HL132917-02Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of Fuel Utilization by Lysine Acetylation in the Failing Heart
      $480,590
      award amount
  68. Rojas, Mauricio

    Leads 1 award · $477,234

    • 5R01HL123766-04Department: NIH department code
      Aging of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Missing Link in IPF
      $477,234
      award amount
  69. Liu, Yuan

    Leads 1 award · $471,666

    • 1R01HL142777-01Department: NIH department code
      DCAF7/HDAC4/TFEB axis in acute lung injury
      $471,666
      award amount
  70. Methe, Barbara

    Leads 1 award · $470,004

    • 5R01HL138630-02Department: NIH department code
      Dysbiosis Impact on Lung Disease in HIV (DImpL) Study
      $470,004
      award amount
  71. St. Hilaire, Cynthia

    Leads 1 award · $464,820

    • 1R01HL142932-01Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Telomerase in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease
      $464,820
      award amount
  72. McGeachy, Mandy J

    Leads 2 awards · $458,024

    • 5R01AI110822-04Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of Th17 Functions in Autoimmune CNS Inflammation
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      award amount
    • 5UH2AR067685-05Department: NIH department code
      UPITT Rheumatoid Arthritis Combined Center (UPITT RACC)
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  73. Rubio, Doris M

    Leads 1 award · $456,452

    • 5R25GM116740-04Department: NIH department code
      Leading Emerging and Diverse Scientists to Success (LEADS)
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      award amount
  74. Ray, Prabir

    Leads 1 award · $451,700

    • 5R01HL122307-04Department: NIH department code
      Lung Epithelial-Immune Interactions In Respiratory Virus Infection
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      award amount
  75. Apodaca, Gerard L

    Leads 1 award · $435,988

    • 5R01DK104287-05Department: NIH department code
      Role of Uroplakins in Urinary Tract Development and CAKUT
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      award amount
  76. Mora, Ana Lucia

    Leads 1 award · $434,841

    • 5R01HL131789-03Department: NIH department code
      Signaling mechanisms by which mitochondria regulates fibrosis in the lung
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      award amount
  77. Corcoran, Timothy E

    Leads 1 award · $432,565

    • 5U01HL131046-03Department: NIH department code
      Building Multilevel Models of Therapeutic Response in the Lungs
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      award amount
  78. Wenzel, Sally E

    Leads 1 award · $429,633

    • 5UG1HL139098-02Department: NIH department code
      Type-2 or Not Type-2: That is the (Therapeutic) Question
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      award amount
  79. Davis, Esa M

    Leads 1 award · $426,325

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      Comparison of two Screening Strategies for Gestational Diabetes
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      award amount
  80. Switzer, Galen E.

    Leads 1 award · $418,934

    • 5R01HL130388-03Department: NIH department code
      Improving the Availability of Younger Unrelated Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors
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  81. Kass, Daniel J

    Leads 2 awards · $417,640

    • 5R01HL126990-04Department: NIH department code
      Twist1 subphenotypes and pulmonary fibrosis
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      award amount
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      University of Pittsburgh International Lung Conference 2018--Pulmonary Medicine: Basic Biologies and Novel Therapeutics
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  82. Landsittel, Douglas P

    Leads 1 award · $417,334

    • 5R25HS023185-05Department: NIH department code
      Expanding National Capacity in PCOR through Training (ENACT)
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      award amount
  83. Richardson, Anthony R.

    Leads 1 award · $403,927

    • 5R01AI093613-08Department: NIH department code
      The Metabolic Evolution of Staphylococcus aureus
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      award amount
  84. Kaynar, A. Murat

    Leads 1 award · $401,500

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      Combined viral and bacterial infection and zinc homeostasis in distal lung
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      award amount
  85. Chen, Kong

    Leads 1 award · $399,837

    • 1R01HL137709-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Epigenetic regulation of chemokines in lung inflammation
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      award amount
  86. Galson, Deborah Lynn

    Leads 1 award · $397,287

    • 5R01AR057310-09Department: NIH department code
      Viral and Genetic Regulation of Abnormal OCL Activity in Paget's Disease
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  87. Bayir, Hülya

    Leads 1 award · $392,968

    • 5R01NS084604-05Department: NIH department code
      Mitochondria-Targeted Redox Therapy for Cerebral Ischemia in the Developing Brain
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      award amount
  88. Seymour, Christopher Warren

    Leads 1 award · $391,041

    • 5R35GM119519-03Department: NIH department code
      Sepsis endotyping using clinical and biological data
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      award amount
  89. O'Donnell, Christopher P

    Leads 1 award · $390,626

    • 5R01HL132877-02Department: NIH department code
      Myocardial infarction and mechanisms of impaired sleep and breathing
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      award amount
  90. Kim, Kang

    Leads 1 award · $390,050

    • 1S10OD023684-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Advanced High Resolution Rodent Ultrasound Imaging System
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  91. Chalasani, Geetha

    Leads 1 award · $389,583

    • 5R01AI079177-06Department: NIH department code
      B cells in the pathogenesis of allograft rejection
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      award amount
  92. Whitcomb, David Clement

    Leads 2 awards · $387,026

    • 2T32DK063922-16Department: NIH department code
      Digestive Diseases Training Program
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    • 1R13DK118902-01Department: NIH department code
      PancreasFest 2018 Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer
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  93. McNamara, Dennis M.

    Leads 1 award · $385,754

    • 5R01MD009118-05Department: NIH department code
      Genomic Analysis of Enhanced Response to Heart Failure Therapy in African America
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      award amount
  94. Bon, Jessica

    Leads 1 award · $385,000

    • 5R01HL128289-03Department: NIH department code
      Autoimmunity and emphysema and risk of osteoporosis in smokers
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      award amount
  95. Zou, Chunbin

    Leads 1 award · $385,000

    • 5R01HL125435-04Department: NIH department code
      Epigenetic Regulation in Acute Lung Injury
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      award amount
  96. Kaufman, Brett A

    Leads 1 award · $383,438

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      Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA deletion formation
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  97. Alder, Jonathan K.

    Leads 1 award · $373,290

    • 1R01HL135062-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Telomere-Mediated Lung Disease
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      award amount
  98. Sundd, Prithu

    Leads 1 award · $373,199

    • 5R01HL128297-04Department: NIH department code
      Pulmonary arteriole occlusion by platelet-neutrophil micro-emboli in Acute Chest Syndrome
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      award amount
  99. Kraemer, Kevin L

    Leads 1 award · $361,260

    • 5R01AA022886-05Department: NIH department code
      Comparative Effectiveness of Alcohol and Drug Treatment in HIV-Infected Veterans
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  100. Jurczak, Michael J.

    Leads 1 award · $352,125

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      Obesity-associated Mitophagy Resistance
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  101. Liu, Yang

    Leads 1 award · $351,864

    • 1R33CA225494-01Department: NIH department code
      High-throughput super-resolution imaging of chromatin structures at different epigenetic states
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  102. Saba, Samir Fawzi

    Leads 1 award · $351,375

    • 5R34HL132031-02Department: NIH department code
      Cardiac Resynchronization in the Elderly: Piloting Pacemaker vs. Defibrillator Therapy
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  103. Yechoor, Vijay K

    Leads 1 award · $345,935

    • 7R01DK097160-06Department: NIH department code
      Circadian Clock and Beta Cell Stress Adaptation
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  104. Weisz, Ora A

    Leads 1 award · $340,049

    • 5R01DK101484-04Department: NIH department code
      Flow-stimulated endocytosis in the proximal tubule
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  105. Jackson, Edwin Kerry

    Leads 1 award · $336,875

    • 5R01NS087978-05Department: NIH department code
      2,3 cAMP in Traumatic Brain Injury
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  106. Kashlan, Ossama B

    Leads 1 award · $334,950

    • 5R01DK098204-05Department: NIH department code
      Allosteric ENaC Regulation
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  107. Subramanya, Arohan R

    Leads 1 award · $334,950

    • 5R01DK098145-05Department: NIH department code
      Characterization and Control of the Renal WNK1 Signaling Pathway
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      award amount
  108. Kellum, John A

    Leads 1 award · $333,333

    • 5UG3DK114861-02Department: NIH department code
      Phenotyping REnal Cases In Sepsis and surgery for Early Acute Kidney Injury (PReCISE AKI)
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  109. Smith, Kenneth J

    Leads 1 award · $311,667

    • 5R01AI116575-03Department: NIH department code
      Analyzing Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination Implementation in the Underserved
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  110. Biswas, Partha Sarathi

    Leads 1 award · $311,644

    • 5R01DK104680-04Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of IL-17 Mediated Host Defense in the Kidney
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  111. Thibodeau, Patrick H

    Leads 1 award · $307,576

    • 5R01GM122091-02Department: NIH department code
      Altered biosynthesis and function of ABCC6 in systemic mineralization disorders
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  112. Arteel, Gavin E

    Leads 1 award · $287,603

    • 7R01AA021978-06Department: NIH department code
      Role of ECM and inflammatory remodeling in alcohol-induced ilver and lung damage
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  113. Becker, Jason

    Leads 1 award · $275,403

    • 7R01HL136824-03Department: NIH department code
      Cell State Specific modifiers of pathological cardiac remodeling
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  114. Carcillo, Joseph A

    Leads 1 award · $264,880

    • 5UG1HD049983-14Department: NIH department code
      Renewal Application for the Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network Site
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  115. Kochanek, Patrick M

    Leads 1 award · $261,984

    • 5T32HD040686-18Department: NIH department code
      Pediatric Neurointensive Care and Resuscitation Research
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      award amount
  116. Ramakrishnan, Sadeesh Kumar

    Leads 1 award · $248,999

    • 4R00DK110537-03Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Intestinal Hypoxia Signaling in Glucose Homeostasis
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      award amount
  117. Van Tyne, Daria N

    Leads 1 award · $248,992

    • 4R00EY028222-02Department: NIH department code
      Bacterial Evasion of Innate Defenses at the Ocular Surface
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      award amount
  118. Gurkar, Aditi U

    Leads 1 award · $248,869

    • 5R00AG049126-04Department: NIH department code
      Modulators of DNA damage associated nucleo-mitochondrial communication in aging
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      award amount
  119. Jonassaint, Charles Richard

    Leads 2 awards · $243,422

    • 5K23HL135396-02Department: NIH department code
      Using Technology to Deliver Evidence-Based Interventions for Pain to Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
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      award amount
    • 1R03HL145193-01Department: NIH department code
      Painimation: An innovative, technology-based method for measuring pain quality, location and severity in sickle cell disease
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  120. Wallace, David John

    Leads 2 awards · $236,697

    • 5K08HL122478-04Department: NIH department code
      Understanding Regional Critical Care Delivery in Acute Respiratory Failure
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      award amount
    • 5R03HL138309-02Department: NIH department code
      Causes and Effects of Hospital-Level Changes in ICU Bed Supply
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  121. Weathington, Nathaniel M

    Leads 2 awards · $234,793

    • 5K08HL126135-04Department: NIH department code
      Cellular regulation of the IL-22 receptor and its importance in lung immunity.
      $159,804
      award amount
    • 1R03HL144888-01Department: NIH department code
      Derangement of alveolar macrophage immunuometabolism by prolonged beta agonist therapy: Implications for host defense and tissue health
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  122. Tyagi, Shachi

    Leads 1 award · $234,750

    • 1R21AG060292-01Department: NIH department code
      Impact of Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia on Nighttime Urine Production
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      award amount
  123. Gold, Michael S

    Leads 1 award · $222,385

    • 2T32NS073548-06A1Department: NIH department code
      Training in Mechanisms and Clinical Presentation of Pain
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  124. Aggarwal, Rohit

    Leads 1 award · $213,177

    • 1R01AR071659-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Myositis Patient Centered Tele-Research (My PACER)
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  125. Hassoun, Paul M

    Leads 1 award · $208,987

    • 5R21AR069285-02Department: NIH department code
      Dimethyl Fumarate In Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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  126. Domsic, Robyn Therese

    Leads 1 award · $206,140

    • 5R01AR069874-02Department: NIH department code
      Addressing Critical Knowledge Gaps in Early Diffuse Scleroderma Trial Design
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  127. Nguyen, M. Hong Thi

    Leads 1 award · $196,114

    • 5R21AI128338-02Department: NIH department code
      Chromosomal and plasmid contributions to colistin resistance and virulence in KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
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      award amount
  128. Olafiranye, Oladipupo

    Leads 1 award · $195,625

    • 5R21DK113486-02Department: NIH department code
      Biochemical and Reno-Protective Effects of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Contrast-Induced Kidney Disease
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      award amount
  129. Clarkson, Becky D

    Leads 1 award · $195,313

    • 5R21AG053788-02Department: NIH department code
      Investigation of brain mechanisms involved in situational urgency incontinence
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      award amount
  130. Culyba, Matthew J

    Leads 1 award · $188,892

    • 5K08AI127933-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanism and Consequences of Temporal Gene Expression for SOS-induced Mutagenesis
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      award amount
  131. Au, Alicia K

    Leads 1 award · $188,742

    • 1K23NS104133-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mixed graphical models for the prediction of neurological morbidity in the PICU
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      award amount
  132. Jha, Ruchira Menka

    Leads 1 award · $188,728

    • 5K23NS101036-02Department: NIH department code
      Translational assessment of sulfonylurea receptor-1 as a biomarker and therapeutic target for cerebral edema in traumatic brain injury
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      award amount
  133. Thomas, Holly Nicole

    Leads 1 award · $187,704

    • 5K23AG052628-02Department: NIH department code
      Adaptation and Pilot Testing of a Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Intervention for Older Women with Low Sexual Desire
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      award amount
  134. Gomez Danies, Hernando

    Leads 1 award · $186,624

    • 5K08GM117310-03Department: NIH department code
      The role of energy regulation in the epithelial cell response to sepsis and the origin of multiple organ dysfuntion
      $186,624
      award amount
  135. Zemke, Anna Christine

    Leads 1 award · $186,624

    • 5K23HL131930-03Department: NIH department code
      Nebulized Nitrite as a Novel Antimicrobial Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis
      $186,624
      award amount
  136. Shields, Ryan K

    Leads 1 award · $181,038

    • 5K08AI114883-04Department: NIH department code
      Caspofungin pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics during intra-adbominal candidiasis
      $181,038
      award amount
  137. Chandra, Divay

    Leads 1 award · $166,104

    • 5K23HL126912-04Department: NIH department code
      Autoimmunity as a Mechanism for Atherosclerosis in COPD
      $166,104
      award amount
  138. Coffman, Lan

    Leads 1 award · $166,050

    • 5K08CA211362-03Department: NIH department code
      Defining the formation and function of carcinoma-associated mesenchymal stem cells in the ovarian cancer microenvironment
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      award amount
  139. Boyd-Shiwarski, Cary Ragan

    Leads 1 award · $164,040

    • 1K08DK118211-01Department: NIH department code
      The function of kidney specific (KS)-WNK1 condensates during potassium stress
      $164,040
      award amount
  140. Kliment, Corrine R

    Leads 1 award · $162,540

    • 1K08HL141595-01Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Adenine Nucleotide Translocase in the Protection of Airway Epithelial Cells in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
      $162,540
      award amount
  141. Levinthal, David J

    Leads 1 award · $161,892

    • 5K08DK101756-05Department: NIH department code
      Cerebral cortical influences on the stomach
      $161,892
      award amount
  142. Rose, Jason J

    Leads 1 award · $161,796

    • 1K08HL136857-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Discovering and Developing Recombinant Molecular Scavenging Agents for the Treatment of Carbon Monoxide Induced Cardiovascular Dysfunction
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      award amount
  143. Kitsios, Georgios

    Leads 1 award · $158,352

    • 1K23HL139987-01Department: NIH department code
      Microbiome-based diagnosis of pneumonia in the acute respiratory distress syndrome
      $158,352
      award amount
  144. Shah, Faraaz Ali

    Leads 1 award · $157,361

    • 5K23GM122069-03Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic Effects of Early Nutritional Support in Sepsis: A Translational Investigation
      $157,361
      award amount
  145. Ofori-Acquah, Solomon Fiifi

    Leads 1 award · $154,614

    • 5R25HL130600-03Department: NIH department code
      Pittsburgh Undergraduate Research Diversity Program (PURDIP)
      $154,614
      award amount
  146. Nadkarni, Neelesh K

    Leads 1 award · $153,752

    • 5K23AG049945-04Department: NIH department code
      The Aging Brain and the Cognition-Mobility Interface in Clinically Normal Older Adults
      $153,752
      award amount
  147. Lindell, Kathleen Oare

    Leads 1 award · $152,378

    • 5K23NR016276-03Department: NIH department code
      Integrating Palliative Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and their Caregivers
      $152,378
      award amount
  148. Barbash, Ian

    Leads 1 award · $148,403

    • 1K08HS025455-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating National Sepsis Policy Using the Electronic Health Record
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      award amount
  149. Frahm, Krystle Anne

    Leads 1 award · $148,403

    • 5K01DK115543-02Department: NIH department code
      Impact of CREBRF and its obesity-risk variant on hypothalamic glucocorticoid and neuroendocrine output using molecular, cellular, and physiological approaches.
      $148,403
      award amount
  150. Chu, Kar-Hai

    Leads 1 award · $146,090

    • 1K07CA222338-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging mobile applications to maximize tobacco cessation
      $146,090
      award amount
  151. Walker, Aisha Lanette

    Leads 1 award · $140,700

    • 5K01HL133518-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Hydroxyurea Efficacy in Sickle Cell Disease
      $140,700
      award amount
  152. Shi, Shujie

    Leads 1 award · $136,363

    • 5K01DK103834-05Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of ENaC/degenerin channels by mechanical forces
      $136,363
      award amount
  153. Al-Bataineh, Mohammad

    Leads 1 award · $134,967

    • 5K01DK109038-03Department: NIH department code
      Role of Muc1 in the b-catenin Response to Acute Kidney Injury
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      award amount
  154. Kavalieratos, Dionysios

    Leads 1 award · $131,868

    • 5K01HL133466-03Department: NIH department code
      INTEGRATING PALLIATIVE CARE WITH DISEASE MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AMONG PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEART FAILURE: INTERVENTIONAL RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT
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      award amount
  155. Feng, Ning

    Leads 1 award · $124,686

    • 5K08HL130604-04Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Myocardial BDNF signaling in Myocardial physiology and myocardial response to pathological stress
      $124,686
      award amount
  156. Low, Carissa A

    Leads 1 award · $122,077

    • 5K07CA204380-03Department: NIH department code
      Technology-supported sedentary behavior intervention to promote recovery from cancer surgery
      $122,077
      award amount
  157. Methe, Barbara

    Leads 1 award · $117,375

    • 1R21HL143091-01Department: NIH department code
      Determination of immunogenic microbiota in the lung: leveraging the Lung HIV Microbiome Project
      $117,375
      award amount
  158. Patel, Sanjay R

    Leads 1 award · $115,372

    • 5K24HL127307-04Department: NIH department code
      Mentored Patient Oriented Research in Sleep and Metabolic Disease
      $115,372
      award amount
  159. Mellors, John W

    Leads 1 award · $99,082

    • 1K12HL143886-01Department: NIH department code
      Pittsburgh HIV Mentored Training for Investigation of Co-morbidities and Cure (HIV MeTrICC)
      $99,082
      award amount
  160. Kato, Gregory J

    Leads 1 award · $76,494

    • 5R25HL128640-04Department: NIH department code
      Pittsburgh Intensive Training in Hematology Research
      $76,494
      award amount
  161. Bain, William G

    Leads 1 award · $67,378

    • 1F32HL142172-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of platelet protection in pathogen-triggered lung injury
      $67,378
      award amount
  162. Suber, Tomeka L

    Leads 1 award · $51,240

    • 5F32HL137248-02Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of GSK3B degradation and its role in acute lung injury
      $51,240
      award amount
  163. Evankovich, John W

    Leads 1 award · $50,052

    • 5F32HL137258-02Department: NIH department code
      Degradation of The Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) - A Novel Mechanism in Lung Epithelial Cell Injury
      $50,052
      award amount
  164. Culley, Miranda Kay

    Leads 1 award · $49,524

    • 5F30HL139017-02Department: NIH department code
      Frataxin loss induces endothelial dysfunction to promote pulmonary hypertension
      $49,524
      award amount
  165. Lamade, Andrew Michael

    Leads 1 award · $49,524

    • 1F30HL142130-01Department: NIH department code
      Targeting mitochondrial PARP1 in neuronal ischemia-reperfusion injury
      $49,524
      award amount
  166. Yochum, Zachary

    Leads 1 award · $49,524

    • 5F30CA213765-02Department: NIH department code
      Determining the Mechanisms of TWIST1-mediated Crizotinib Resistance in MET-driven Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
      $49,524
      award amount
  167. Harvey, Lloyd David

    Leads 1 award · $46,652

    • 1F30HL143879-01Department: NIH department code
      HIV-infected Macrophages Induce Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and Metabolic Reprogramming to Promote HIV-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
      $46,652
      award amount
  168. Eaton, Amity Fenn

    Leads 1 award · $44,524

    • 1F31DK117547-01Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of Bladder Umbrella Cell Paracellular Permeability by Stretch
      $44,524
      award amount
  169. Defranco, Donald B

    Leads 1 award · $44,495

    • 5T35DK065521-14Department: NIH department code
      Training in Renal, GI, Endocrine, and Epithelial Biology
      $44,495
      award amount
  170. Murugan, Raghavan

    Leads 1 award · $29,689

    • 5R01DK106256-03Department: NIH department code
      Biomarker Effectiveness Analysis in Contrast Nephropathy (BEACON)
      $29,689
      award amount
  171. Kirkwood, John Munn

    Leads 1 award · $28,920

    • 5T32CA175294-05Department: NIH department code
      Training Program in Skin Biology and Cancer
      $28,920
      award amount
  172. Edmunds, Lia Rae

    Leads 1 award · $21,321

    • 1F32DK117587-01A1Department: NIH department code
      The Role of PARKIN-mediated Mitophagy in Modulating Hepatic Insulin Resistance
      $21,321
      award amount