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FY2024 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Microbiology & Immunology at University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Funding
$25.8M
$25,791,773
Awards
59
FY2024 NIH awards in Microbiology & Immunology
Principal investigators
48
35 lead a grant here, 13 co-investigators
Department rank
#6
of 124 · 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 Microbiology & Immunology row of the University of Pittsburgh page.

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. Shou-Jiang Gao

    Leads 5 awards · $2,229,263

    • 5R01CA284554-02Department: NIH department code
      Impact of microbiota on AIDS-Kaposi’s sarcoma development and therapy
      $784,127
      award amount
    • 5R01CA096512-17Department: NIH department code
      Cell model for KSHV infection and genetic manipulation
      $569,871
      award amount
    • 5R01CA278812-02Department: NIH department code
      Citrulline-urea cycle in KSHV cellular transformation
      $526,066
      award amount
    • 5R01CA124332-16Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of KSHV replication by N6-methyladenosine (m6A)
      $344,531
      award amount
    • 3R01CA124332-16S1Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of KSHV replication by N6-methyladenosine (m6A)
      $4,668
      award amount

  2. Mark J Shlomchik

    Leads 4 awards · $2,147,050

    • 2R01AI043603-22A1Department: NIH department code
      Murine Memory B cell Development and Function
      $690,672
      award amount
    • 5T32AI089443-15Department: NIH department code
      Autoimmunity and Immunopathology Training Program
      $535,713
      award amount
    • 5R01AI105018-10Department: NIH department code
      Signaling and Selection in Germinal Center B Cells
      $465,084
      award amount
    • 5R37AI118841-09Department: NIH department code
      Investigating How TLR7 Activates and TLR9 Regulates Systemic Autoimmunity
      $455,581
      award amount

  3. Dario Aa Vignali

    Leads 3 awards · $2,137,471

    • 5R35CA263850-04Department: NIH department code
      Regulatory T cells and the tumor microenvironment
      $854,385
      award amount
    • 2R01AI144422-06Department: NIH department code
      Structure, Function and Mechanistic Analysis of LAG3

      Principal investigators: Dario Aa Vignali (contact PI), Creg J Workman, Roy A Mariuzza

      $783,023
      award amount
    • 5T32CA082084-23Department: NIH department code
      Cancer Immunology Training Program

      Principal investigators: Dario Aa Vignali (contact PI), Robert J Binder

      $500,063
      award amount

  4. Greg M. Delgoffe

    Leads 3 awards · $1,826,650

    • 5R01AI166598-03Department: NIH department code
      Uncovering the metabolic underpinnings of T cell exhaustion
      $640,384
      award amount
    • 5R01AI171483-03Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic control of regulatory T cell functional identity
      $602,526
      award amount
    • 5R01CA277473-02Department: NIH department code
      Dissecting the role of hypoxia in T cell differentiation in cancer

      Principal investigators: Greg M. Delgoffe (contact PI), Amanda Catherine Poholek, Yana Najjar

      $583,740
      award amount

  5. Charles A. Scanga

    Leads 2 awards · $1,581,513

    • 5R01AI179324-02Department: NIH department code
      Defining the Immunogenicity and Efficacy of a Durable BCG Vaccine Strategy Optimized for Preventing TB in Pediatric HIV Infection

      Principal investigators: Charles A. Scanga (contact PI), Lishomwa C Ndhlovu, Shelby L Oconnor

      $793,149
      award amount
    • 5R01AI155345-04Department: NIH department code
      Preventing TB with intravenous BCG in SIV-infected macaques
      $788,364
      award amount

  6. Harinder Singh

    Leads 2 awards · $1,545,745

    • 5U01HG012041-04Department: NIH department code
      Linking genome variation to transcriptional network dynamics in human B cells

      Principal investigators: Harinder Singh (contact PI), Jishnu Das

      $931,000
      award amount
    • 1U01AI179514-01Department: NIH department code
      B and Tfh cell dynamics underlying durable antibody responses to flu vaccine in children

      Principal investigators: Harinder Singh (contact PI), Jishnu Das, John F Alcorn

      $614,745
      award amount

  7. Gary Thomas

    Leads 2 awards · $1,199,435

    • 5R01NS123649-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular, Cellular and Behavioral Impact of the R203W PACS1 Syndrome Mutation

      Principal investigators: Gary Thomas (contact PI), Angela M. Gronenborn

      $635,249
      award amount
    • 1R01NS136370-01Department: NIH department code
      Impact of the E209K PACS2 Syndrome mutation on neuronal metabolism and neurotransmission.
      $564,186
      award amount

  8. Joanne L. Flynn

    Leads 2 awards · $1,161,983

    • 5R01AI169707-03Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing cytotoxic lymphocytes in a TB vaccine strategy

      Principal investigators: Joanne L. Flynn (contact PI), Philana Ling Lin

      $762,587
      award amount
    • 2T32AI060525-16A1Department: NIH department code
      Immunology of Infections Disease Renewal 2023
      $399,396
      award amount

  9. Rachel A Gottschalk

    Leads 3 awards · $1,038,701

    • 5R01HL162658-03Department: NIH department code
      Linking steady-state cytokine signaling to alveolar macrophage function in homeostasis and lung infection
      $565,119
      award amount
    • 5R35GM146896-03Department: NIH department code
      Quantitative control of phosphorylation and mechanistic links to immune cell decisions
      $397,500
      award amount
    • 3R01HL162658-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Linking steady-state cytokine signaling to alveolar macrophage function in homeostasis and lung infection
      $76,082
      award amount

  10. Yi-Nan Gong

    Leads 1 award · $929,204

    • 4DP2GM146320-02Department: NIH department code
      Necrotic survivors and plasma membrane integrity signaling
      $929,204
      award amount

  11. Neal A. Deluca

    Leads 2 awards · $833,409

    • 5R01AI030612-28Department: NIH department code
      Virus-cell interactions affecting HSV gene expression
      $560,188
      award amount
    • 5T32AI049820-20Department: NIH department code
      Viral Persistence and Pathogenesis
      $273,221
      award amount

  12. Thomas E. Smithgall

    Leads 1 award · $752,696

    • 2R01AI152677-05Department: NIH department code
      Chemical Biology of HIV-1 Nef
      $752,696
      award amount

  13. Bruce A Mc Clane

    Leads 2 awards · $697,799

    • 5R01AI019844-41Department: NIH department code
      Mechanism of action of C. perfringens enterotoxin
      $475,799
      award amount
    • 5R21AI178207-02Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating the role of branched chain amino acid transporters in Clostridium perfringens-induced gas gangrene in diabetic and normal mouse models

      Principal investigators: Bruce A Mc Clane (contact PI), Francisco A Uzal, Jihong Li

      $222,000
      award amount

  14. Reinhard Hinterleitner

    Leads 2 awards · $688,334

    • 5R01AI168478-02Department: NIH department code
      Role of gut protists in celiac disease
      $621,342
      award amount
    • 1R03AI182565-01Department: NIH department code
      Novel mouse model for studying gut epithelial-cell intrinsic responses to helminth infections
      $66,992
      award amount

  15. Saumendra N Sarkar

    Leads 2 awards · $677,839

    • 5R01AI176333-02Department: NIH department code
      New roles of IFN-inducible OAS proteins in innate immune defense against bacterial infections

      Principal investigators: Saumendra N Sarkar (contact PI), Vijay Rathinam

      $637,370
      award amount
    • 5R01AI150214-05Department: NIH department code
      A new mechanism of antiviral activity of 2'-5' Oligoadenylate Synthetase 1

      Principal investigators: Saumendra N Sarkar (contact PI), Michael S Diamond

      $40,469
      award amount

  16. William Francis Hawse

    Leads 1 award · $619,937

    • 1R01AI175111-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Defining how phospholipid signaling networks control Th17 differentiation and effector function
      $619,937
      award amount

  17. Kathy Shair

    Leads 2 awards · $603,783

    • 5R01AI168022-03Department: NIH department code
      Epstein-Barr virus molecular pathogenesis in the nasopharynx and the role of LMP1 in lytic infection
      $405,033
      award amount
    • 1R21DE033551-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Epstein-Barr virus EBNA1 IgA as a biomarker in nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk prediction
      $198,750
      award amount

  18. Haitao Guo

    Leads 2 awards · $586,304

    • 5R01AI110762-09Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Mechanisms of HBV cccDNA Formation
      $387,554
      award amount
    • 1R21AI179929-01Department: NIH department code
      High throughput screening and preclinical development of HBV cccDNA inhibitors
      $198,750
      award amount

  19. Lawrence P. Kane

    Leads 2 awards · $581,335

    • 5R01CA206517-07Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of PD-1 and Tim-3 crosstalk in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

      Principal investigators: Lawrence P. Kane (contact PI), Robert L. Ferris

      $514,343
      award amount
    • 1R03CA286594-01Department: NIH department code
      Novel TCR transgenic mice to study tumor neoantigen-specific T cell responses
      $66,992
      award amount

  20. Amanda Catherine Poholek

    Leads 1 award · $525,999

    • 5R01AI153104-04Department: NIH department code
      Lung-specific expression and function of Blimp-1 in T cells impacting allergic asthma
      $525,999
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA277473-02, led by Greg M. Delgoffe.

  21. James Edward Bina

    Leads 1 award · $477,000

    • 5R01AI132460-06Department: NIH department code
      Environmental adaptation by Vibrio cholerae
      $477,000
      award amount

  22. Jishnu Das

    Leads 1 award · $477,000

    • 5DP2AI164325-04Department: NIH department code
      Using three-dimensional protein networks to uncover immuno-modulatory molecular phenotypes in infectious disease
      $477,000
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01HG012041-04, led by Harinder Singh; 1U01AI179514-01, led by Harinder Singh.

  23. Abigail E Overacre-Delgoffe

    Leads 1 award · $467,159

    • 5DP2AI177967-02Department: NIH department code
      Dissecting microbiota-driven lymphangiogenesis in immune health and disease
      $467,159
      award amount

  24. Marlies Meisel

    Leads 1 award · $422,344

    • 5R01DK130897-04Department: NIH department code
      Systemic immunoregulatory consequences of bacterial translocation during health and disease
      $422,344
      award amount

  25. Robert J Binder

    Leads 1 award · $337,148

    • 5R01CA233803-05Department: NIH department code
      CD91 and cancer immunosurveillance
      $337,148
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32CA082084-23, led by Dario Aa Vignali.

  26. Vaughn Cooper

    Leads 1 award · $268,294

    • 5R25AI180989-02Department: NIH department code
      EvolvingSTEM: authentic classroom research curriculum to enhance inclusion and agency in modern life science
      $268,294
      award amount

  27. Jeremy Phillip Kamil

    Leads 1 award · $256,871

    • 7R01AI116851-08Department: NIH department code
      Roles of the UL148 glycoprotein in human cytomegalovirus infection
      $256,871
      award amount

  28. Zandrea Ambrose

    Leads 1 award · $235,550

    • 5R21AI175795-02Department: NIH department code
      Live-cell imaging of SARS-CoV-2 replication organelle formation and RNA synthesis
      $235,550
      award amount

  29. Erica Christine Larson

    Leads 1 award · $190,188

    • 5K01OD033539-03Department: NIH department code
      Re-educating T cell-mediated immunity in SIV by modulating metabolic pathways
      $190,188
      award amount

  30. Tingting Duan

    Leads 1 award · $79,756

    • 1F32CA284780-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic control of tRNA-mediated translational reprogramming in glioblastoma
      $79,756
      award amount

  31. Alecia Barbara Rokes

    Leads 1 award · $48,974

    • 5F31AI172279-02Department: NIH department code
      Using strain history to improve prediction of the evolution of antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
      $48,974
      award amount

  32. Kellie Spahr

    Leads 1 award · $48,974

    • 1F31CA288000-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the role of altered lipid metabolism in CD8 T cell exhaustion within the tumor microenvironment
      $48,974
      award amount

  33. Nanami Kubota

    Leads 1 award · $48,974

    • 5F31AI179118-02Department: NIH department code
      Exploiting Pf phage superinfection to lower Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence via evolutionary tradeoffs
      $48,974
      award amount

  34. Luzmariel Medina-Sanchez

    Leads 1 award · $46,465

    • 1F31DK138621-01Department: NIH department code
      Role of Gut Protist Derived Compounds on Dietary Antigen Presenting Dendritic Cells in Celiac Disease
      $46,465
      award amount

  35. Benjamin Murter

    Leads 1 award · $22,626

    • 5F31CA261039-03Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating The Roles of PIK3IP1/TrIP Regulation on Distinct T Cell Subsets in the Context of Cancer
      $22,626
      award amount

Co-investigators

Named as principal investigators on these awards, which someone else leads. They may belong to another department or institution: their own, below, comes from the awards they lead.