Microbiology & Immunology at University of Pittsburgh

Leads a grant in this department

35 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 6 awards · $4,009,684

   • 4R01HL110811-05Department: NIH department code

     Predicting immune responses that correlate with protection against tuberculosis
     $1,149,943

     award amount
   • 4R01AI105422-04Department: NIH department code

     An adjuvant that promotes TH1/TH17 and CD8 T cells in a tuberculosis vaccine
     $1,124,887

     award amount
   • 5R01AI114674-02Department: NIH department code

     The Consequences of Reinfection with M. tuberculosis
     $765,415

     award amount
   • 5UH2AI122295-02Department: NIH department code

     Rational Design of Combination Regimens Targeting Both Host and Pathogen
     $571,191

     award amount
   • 2T32AI060525-11Department: NIH department code

     Immunology of Infectious Disease
     $306,883

     award amount
   • 1R03AI122067-01Department: NIH department code

     The Effects of M. tuberculosisInfection on Lung Microbiome in Macaques
     $91,365

     award amount

2. Vignali, Dario Aa

   Leads 3 awards · $2,865,476

   • 5P01AI108545-02Department: NIH department code

     Synergies among inhibitory receptors in tolerance, cancer and antiviral immunity
     $2,161,524

     award amount
   • 9R01CA203689-07A1Department: NIH department code

     Interleukin-35 and the tumor microenvironment
     $372,595

     award amount
   • 2T32CA082084-16A1Department: NIH department code

     Cancer Immunology Training Program
     $331,357

     award amount

3. Shlomchik, Mark J

   Leads 5 awards · $2,163,870

   • 2R56AI043603-17Department: NIH department code

     Murine Memory B Cell Development and Function
     $609,229

     award amount
   • 5T32AI089443-07Department: NIH department code

     Autoimmunity and Immunopathology Training Program
     $444,891

     award amount
   • 1R37AI118841-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Investigating How TLR7 Activates and TLR9 Regulates Systemic Autoimmunity
     $382,300

     award amount
   • 5R01AI105018-03Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount
   • 5R01AR044077-20Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount

4. Smithgall, Thomas E.

   Leads 5 awards · $1,459,920

   • 4R01AI102724-04Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount
   • 5R01AI057083-11Department: NIH department code

     Small Molecule Inhibitors of HIV Nef Signaling
     $385,000

     award amount
   • 5R01GM111086-02Department: NIH department code

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

     award amount
   • 5R21CA185702-02Department: NIH department code

     Validation of the Fes Tyrosine Kinase as an Inhibitor Target in Multiple Myeloma
     $200,970

     award amount
   • 3R01GM111086-02S1Department: NIH department code

     High-throughput Discovery of Chemical Probes for HIV-1 Nef Function
     $192,500

     award amount

5. Deluca, Neal A.

   Leads 3 awards · $1,164,705

   • 2R01AI030612-21A1Department: NIH department code

     Virus-cell interactions affecting HSV gene expression
     $506,425

     award amount
   • 4R01AI044821-15Department: NIH department code

     Repression and activation of persisting HSV genomes
     $371,137

     award amount
   • 5T32AI049820-13Department: NIH department code

     Molecular Microbial Persistence and Pathogenesis
     $287,143

     award amount

6. McDyer, John F

   Leads 1 award · $959,096

   • 1U01AI125050-01Department: NIH department code

     Cadaveric Donor Lung and Bone Marrow Transplantation in Immunodeficiency Diseases
     $959,096

     award amount

7. Finn, Olivera J

   Leads 1 award · $941,449

   • 1R35CA210039-01Department: NIH department code

     Immunoprevention and immunosurveillance of human non-viral cancers
     $941,449

     award amount

8. Moore, Patrick S.

   Leads 1 award · $916,710

   • 1R35CA197463-01Department: NIH department code

     Discovery and Characterization of New Human Cancer Viruses
     $916,710

     award amount

9. Scanga, Charles A.

   Leads 1 award · $754,049

   • 5R01AI111815-02Department: NIH department code

     The Impact of Pre-exisiting SIV on Host Immunity to M tuberculosis in Macaques
     $754,049

     award amount

10. Apetrei, Cristian

    Leads 1 award · $718,966

    • 5R01AI119346-02Department: NIH department code

      Animal Model for Testing SIV Latency Reversal Strategies
      $718,966

      award amount

11. Bunnell, Stephen C

    Leads 1 award · $614,805

    • 4R01AI103022-04Department: NIH department code

      Biochemical and Spatial Regulation of IKKg/NEMO During T Cell Activation
      $614,805

      award amount

12. Bernstein, Kara A

    Leads 2 awards · $461,533

    • 5R01ES024872-02Department: NIH department code

      Replication fork dynamics and repair by Rad51 paralogues after DNA alkylation
      $438,153

      award amount
    • 3R01ES024872-02S1Department: NIH department code

      Replication fork dynamics and repair by Rad51 paralogues after DNA alkylation
      $23,380

      award amount

13. Klimstra, William B

    Leads 1 award · $429,258

    • 4R01AI095436-05Department: NIH department code

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

      award amount

14. Sarkar, Saumendra N

    Leads 2 awards · $425,488

    • 5R01AI118896-02Department: NIH department code

      Differential modulation of RIG-I and cGAS signaling by OASL and its role in antiviral response.
      $377,491

      award amount
    • 3R01AI118896-02S1Department: NIH department code

      Differential modulation of RIG-I and cGAS signaling by OASL and its role in antiviral response
      $47,997

      award amount

15. Lu, Binfeng

    Leads 2 awards · $393,470

    • 1R21CA205727-01Department: NIH department code

      Exploring IL-36gamma as a new tumor immune therapy
      $200,970

      award amount
    • 1R21AI124676-01Department: NIH department code

      Dissecting the role of the ATF4 stress response in T cell-mediated inflammation
      $192,500

      award amount

16. Mc Clane, Bruce A

    Leads 1 award · $385,800

    • 5R01AI019844-33Department: NIH department code

      Mechanism of action of C. perfringens enterotoxin
      $385,800

      award amount

17. Coyne, Carolyn B

    Leads 1 award · $377,299

    • 5R01AI081759-07Department: NIH department code

      Enterovirus infection of polarized intestinal cells
      $377,299

      award amount

18. Bomberger, Jennifer Melinda

    Leads 1 award · $374,952

    • 5R01HL123771-02Department: NIH department code

      Viral-bacterial co-infections in the lung
      $374,952

      award amount

19. Schmidt, Martin C

    Leads 1 award · $365,750

    • 4R01GM046443-24Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of glucose signal transduction in yeast
      $365,750

      award amount

20. Xiao, Gutian

    Leads 1 award · $319,550

    • 4R01CA172090-04Department: NIH department code

      PDLIM2 as a cancer and chemosensitizing target
      $319,550

      award amount

21. Lan, Li

    Leads 1 award · $308,000

    • 1R01GM118833-01Department: NIH department code

      Transcription-Coupled Homologous Recombination upon DNA Damage
      $308,000

      award amount

22. Cooper, Vaughn

    Leads 1 award · $267,523

    • 5R01GM110444-03Department: NIH department code

      Molecular mechanisms of adaptive diversity in Burkholderia biofilms
      $267,523

      award amount

23. Qu, Zhaoxia

    Leads 1 award · $200,970

    • 5R21CA189703-02Department: NIH department code

      Clinicopathological significance of PDLIM2 in HIV/AIDS-related malignancies caused by KSHV
      $200,970

      award amount

24. Binder, Robert J

    Leads 1 award · $200,030

    • 1R21CA208833-01Department: NIH department code

      Heat shock proteins and modulation of immune responses
      $200,030

      award amount

25. Milcarek, Christine Ann

    Leads 1 award · $192,500

    • 1R21AI124241-01Department: NIH department code

      Transcription elongation in B cell differentiation
      $192,500

      award amount

26. D'cruz, Louise M.

    Leads 1 award · $190,880

    • 1R21AI121744-01A1Department: NIH department code

      MicroRNA regulation of Natural Killer T Cell differentiation and activation
      $190,880

      award amount

27. Li, Jihong

    Leads 1 award · $189,760

    • 1R21AI125796-01Department: NIH department code

      Pathogenic Contributions of Clostridium perfringens NanI Sialidase
      $189,760

      award amount

28. Bina, James Edward

    Leads 1 award · $183,686

    • 1R21AI125799-01Department: NIH department code

      Function of ToxR at high cell density
      $183,686

      award amount

29. Boyiadzis, Michael

    Leads 1 award · $167,475

    • 1R21CA205644-01Department: NIH department code

      (PQ11) Reversing exosome-mediated immune suppression - a novel strategy for cancer therapy
      $167,475

      award amount

30. Lakdawala, Seema S.

    Leads 1 award · $158,000

    • 1K22AI108600-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Visualizing Influenza Viral RNA Packaging
      $158,000

      award amount

31. Shu, Sherry Teh-Yen

    Leads 1 award · $122,121

    • 5K01OD018431-03Department: NIH department code

      Functional Significance of HIV-1 Nef Dimerization in Cells and in Humanized Mice
      $122,121

      award amount

32. Fuschiotti, Patrizia

    Leads 1 award · $77,000

    • 5R03AR065755-03Department: NIH department code

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

      award amount

33. Lennemann, Nicholas J

    Leads 1 award · $56,118

    • 1F32AI122456-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Characterizing the role of ER-shaping proteins during RNA virus infection
      $56,118

      award amount

34. Fox, Hannah

    Leads 1 award · $43,576

    • 1F31AI126632-01Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating the Role of the FACT Complex in the HSV-1 Life Cycle
      $43,576

      award amount

35. Overacre-Delgoffe, Abigail E

    Leads 1 award · $43,576

    • 5F31CA189441-02Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating the Role of Neuropilin-1 in Intratumoral Regualtory T Cell Stability
      $43,576

      award amount