Microbiology & Immunology at University of Pittsburgh

Leads a grant in this department

29 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. Flynn, Joanne L.

   Leads 5 awards · $3,476,494

   • 5R01HL110811-04Department: NIH department code

     Predicting immune responses that correlate with protection against tuberculosis
     $1,141,651

     award amount
   • 5R01AI105422-03Department: NIH department code

     An adjuvant that promotes TH1/TH17 and CD8 T cells in a tuberculosis vaccine
     $1,027,582

     award amount
   • 1UH2AI122295-01Department: NIH department code

     Rational Design of Combination Regimens Targeting Both Host and Pathogen
     $600,000

     award amount
   • 1R01AI114674-01A1Department: NIH department code

     The Consequences of Reinfection with M. tuberculosis
     $404,495

     award amount
   • 5T32AI060525-10Department: NIH department code

     Immunology of Infectious Disease
     $302,766

     award amount

2. Vignali, Dario Aa

   Leads 3 awards · $3,016,492

   • 1P01AI108545-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Synergies among inhibitory receptors in tolerance, cancer and antiviral immunity
     $2,223,392

     award amount
   • 5R01AI091977-06Department: NIH department code

     A Regulatory Triad: IL35, Tregs and iTr35
     $408,100

     award amount
   • 5R01AI052199-11Department: NIH department code

     Molecular Control of TCR Signaling and Function
     $385,000

     award amount

3. Smithgall, Thomas E.

   Leads 4 awards · $1,233,925

   • 2R01AI057083-10Department: NIH department code

     Small Molecule Inhibitors of HIV Nef Signaling
     $385,000

     award amount
   • 5R01AI102724-03Department: NIH department code

     Structural Biology of HIV-1 Nef with Host Effectors and Small Molecule Inhibitors
     $385,000

     award amount
   • 1R01GM111086-01A1Department: NIH department code

     High-throughput Discovery of Chemical Probes for HIV-1 Nef Function
     $296,450

     award amount
   • 1R21CA185702-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Validation of the Fes Tyrosine Kinase as an Inhibitor Target in Multiple Myeloma
     $167,475

     award amount

4. Shlomchik, Mark J

   Leads 3 awards · $1,189,174

   • 2T32AI089443-06Department: NIH department code

     Autoimmunity and Immunopathology Training Program
     $461,724

     award amount
   • 5R01AI105018-02Department: NIH department code

     Signaling and Selection in Germinal Center B Cells
     $380,950

     award amount
   • 5R01AR044077-19Department: NIH department code

     Role of B Cells and DCs in Lupus Pathogenesis
     $346,500

     award amount

5. Borghesi, Lisa

   Leads 3 awards · $1,153,726

   • 1S10OD019942-01Department: NIH department code

     ImageStreamX MarkII
     $542,500

     award amount
   • 2R56AI079047-06A1Department: NIH department code

     Cellular and molecular mechanisms of HSC dysfunction in chronic inflammation
     $377,551

     award amount
   • 5R21AI105846-02Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of TLR4-mediated impairment of murine and human HSC function
     $233,675

     award amount

6. Klimstra, William B

   Leads 4 awards · $1,153,686

   • 5R01AI095436-04Department: NIH department code

     Molecular Mechanisms of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Pathogenesis
     $429,258

     award amount
   • 5R01AI081886-05Department: NIH department code

     A Small Animal Model for Viscerotropic Disease to Improve Yellow Fever Vaccine
     $345,396

     award amount
   • 1R21AI117331-01Department: NIH department code

     Development of a novel live attenuated vaccine for eastern equine encephalitis virus
     $191,878

     award amount
   • 1R21AI111115-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Characterization of microRNA binding sites in the eastern equine encephalitis virus 3'NTR
     $187,154

     award amount

7. Moore, Patrick S.

   Leads 2 awards · $783,010

   • 5R01CA136806-07Department: NIH department code

     Role of a New Polyomavirus in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
     $442,893

     award amount
   • 5R01CA136363-07Department: NIH department code

     MCC Tumor-Specific Biomarkers: Basis for Rational Therapy of Merkel Cell Carcinom
     $340,117

     award amount

8. Scanga, Charles A.

   Leads 1 award · $778,756

   • 1R01AI111815-01A1Department: NIH department code

     The Impact of Pre-exisiting SIV on Host Immunity to M tuberculosis in Macaques
     $778,756

     award amount

9. Deluca, Neal A.

   Leads 2 awards · $674,125

   • 5R01AI044821-14Department: NIH department code

     Repression and activation of persisting HSV genomes
     $371,359

     award amount
   • 5T32AI049820-12Department: NIH department code

     Molecular Microbial Persistence and Pathogenesis
     $302,766

     award amount

10. Bunnell, Stephen C

    Leads 1 award · $636,418

    • 5R01AI103022-03Department: NIH department code

      Biochemical and Spatial Regulation of IKKg/NEMO During T Cell Activation
      $636,418

      award amount

11. Bernstein, Kara A

    Leads 1 award · $466,172

    • 1R01ES024872-01Department: NIH department code

      Replication fork dynamics and repair by Rad51 paralogues after DNA alkylation
      $466,172

      award amount

12. Mc Clane, Bruce A

    Leads 1 award · $399,009

    • 2R01AI019844-32Department: NIH department code

      Mechanism of action of C. perfringens enterotoxin
      $399,009

      award amount

13. Finn, Olivera J

    Leads 1 award · $396,430

    • 5R01CA168392-05Department: NIH department code

      Dendritic Cell Biology and Therapy
      $396,430

      award amount

14. Apetrei, Cristian

    Leads 1 award · $390,499

    • 1R01AI119346-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Animal Model for Testing SIV Latency Reversal Strategies
      $390,499

      award amount

15. Sarkar, Saumendra N

    Leads 1 award · $377,710

    • 1R01AI118896-01Department: NIH department code

      Differential modulation of RIG-I and cGAS signaling by OASL and its role in antiviral response.
      $377,710

      award amount

16. Coyne, Carolyn B

    Leads 1 award · $377,610

    • 5R01AI081759-06Department: NIH department code

      Enterovirus infection of polarized intestinal cells
      $377,610

      award amount

17. Bomberger, Jennifer Melinda

    Leads 1 award · $374,904

    • 1R01HL123771-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Viral-bacterial co-infections in the lung
      $374,904

      award amount

18. Schmidt, Martin C

    Leads 1 award · $365,750

    • 5R01GM046443-23Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of glucose signal transduction in yeast
      $365,750

      award amount

19. Glorioso, Joseph C.

    Leads 1 award · $360,853

    • 5R01NS064988-05Department: NIH department code

      Glycine Receptor Expression in Sensory Afferents to Modulate Pain Signaling
      $360,853

      award amount

20. Bina, James Edward

    Leads 1 award · $348,171

    • 5R01AI091845-06Department: NIH department code

      Role of cyclo(Phe-Pro) in Vibrio cholerae virulence factor production
      $348,171

      award amount

21. Thomas, Gary

    Leads 1 award · $319,550

    • 5R01CA151564-06Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of TRAIL Induced Apoptosis in Cancer Cells
      $319,550

      award amount

22. Xiao, Gutian

    Leads 1 award · $319,550

    • 5R01CA172090-03Department: NIH department code

      PDLIM2 as a cancer and chemosensitizing target
      $319,550

      award amount

23. Cooper, Vaughn

    Leads 1 award · $274,378

    • 7R01GM110444-02Department: NIH department code

      Molecular mechanisms of adaptive diversity in Burkholderia biofilms
      $274,378

      award amount

24. D'cruz, Louise M.

    Leads 1 award · $242,895

    • 5R00AI097286-03Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of Natural Killer T cell maturation, homeostasis and activation
      $242,895

      award amount

25. Qu, Zhaoxia

    Leads 1 award · $167,475

    • 1R21CA189703-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Clinicopathological significance of PDLIM2 in HIV/AIDS-related malignancies caused by KSHV
      $167,475

      award amount

26. Shu, Sherry Teh-Yen

    Leads 1 award · $121,392

    • 5K01OD018431-02Department: NIH department code

      Functional Significance of HIV-1 Nef Dimerization in Cells and in Humanized Mice
      $121,392

      award amount

27. Fuschiotti, Patrizia

    Leads 1 award · $77,000

    • 5R03AR065755-02Department: NIH department code

      Pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis: role of the skin-resident CD8+ T cells
      $77,000

      award amount

28. Kane, Lawrence P.

    Leads 1 award · $75,491

    • 5R03AI109605-02Department: NIH department code

      Intrinsic Effects of Tim-3 on T cell exhaustion and TCR signaling
      $75,491

      award amount

29. Overacre-Delgoffe, Abigail E

    Leads 1 award · $43,120

    • 1F31CA189441-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating the Role of Neuropilin-1 in Intratumoral Regualtory T Cell Stability
      $43,120

      award amount