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FY2025 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Microbiology & Immunology at University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Funding
$31.6M
$31,580,741
Awards
62
FY2025 NIH awards in Microbiology & Immunology
Principal investigators
47
38 lead a grant here, 9 co-investigators
Department rank
#3
of 111 · 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

38 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. Anthony R. Richardson

    Leads 2 awards · $3,413,902

    • 1R01AI187165-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Exploring polyamine toxicity and resistance in epidemic bacterial skin pathogens
      $2,976,652
      award amount
    • 1R21AI187620-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Targeting host nuclear receptors for the resolution of Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections
      $437,250
      award amount

  2. Shou-Jiang Gao

    Leads 5 awards · $2,895,242

    • 5R01CA284554-03Department: NIH department code
      Impact of microbiota on AIDS-Kaposi’s sarcoma development and therapy
      $785,019
      award amount
    • 1R01CA291244-01A1Department: NIH department code
      METTL16 and S-adenosylmethionine cycle in KSHV infection
      $674,661
      award amount
    • 5R01CA096512-18Department: NIH department code
      Cell model for KSHV infection and genetic manipulation
      $569,633
      award amount
    • 5R01CA278812-03Department: NIH department code
      Citrulline-urea cycle in KSHV cellular transformation
      $526,066
      award amount
    • 5R01CA124332-17Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of KSHV replication by N6-methyladenosine (m6A)
      $339,863
      award amount

  3. Greg M. Delgoffe

    Leads 3 awards · $2,497,756

    • 4R01AI166598-04Department: NIH department code
      Uncovering the metabolic underpinnings of T cell exhaustion
      $1,280,768
      award amount
    • 5R01CA277473-03Department: 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

      $614,462
      award amount
    • 5R01AI171483-04Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic control of regulatory T cell functional identity
      $602,526
      award amount

  4. Dario Aa Vignali

    Leads 3 awards · $2,136,525

    • 5R35CA263850-05Department: NIH department code
      Regulatory T cells and the tumor microenvironment
      $921,907
      award amount
    • 5R01AI144422-07Department: NIH department code
      Structure, Function and Mechanistic Analysis of LAG3

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

      $745,225
      award amount
    • 5T32CA082084-24Department: NIH department code
      Cancer Immunology Training Program

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

      $469,393
      award amount

  5. Harinder Singh

    Leads 2 awards · $1,614,050

    • 5U01HG012041-05Department: 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
    • 5U01AI179514-02Department: 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

      $683,050
      award amount

  6. Charles A. Scanga

    Leads 2 awards · $1,550,351

    • 5R01AI179324-03Department: 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

      $784,938
      award amount
    • 5R01AI155345-05Department: NIH department code
      Preventing TB with intravenous BCG in SIV-infected macaques
      $765,413
      award amount

  7. Gary Thomas

    Leads 2 awards · $1,238,262

    • 5R01NS123649-04Department: NIH department code
      Molecular, Cellular and Behavioral Impact of the R203W PACS1 Syndrome Mutation

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

      $654,896
      award amount
    • 5R01NS136370-02Department: NIH department code
      Impact of the E209K PACS2 Syndrome mutation on neuronal metabolism and neurotransmission.
      $583,366
      award amount

  8. Joanne L. Flynn

    Leads 2 awards · $1,133,264

    • 5R01AI169707-04Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing cytotoxic lymphocytes in a TB vaccine strategy

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

      $728,788
      award amount
    • 5T32AI060525-17Department: NIH department code
      Immunology of Infections Disease Renewal 2023
      $404,476
      award amount

  9. Mark J Shlomchik

    Leads 2 awards · $1,131,503

    • 5R01AI043603-23Department: NIH department code
      Murine Memory B cell Development and Function
      $675,922
      award amount
    • 5R37AI118841-10Department: NIH department code
      Investigating How TLR7 Activates and TLR9 Regulates Systemic Autoimmunity
      $455,581
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R21AI185145-01A1, led by Rebecca A Elsner.

  10. Haitao Guo

    Leads 3 awards · $1,126,618

    • 2R01AI134818-06Department: NIH department code
      The Role of HBeAg in HBV Persistence
      $511,721
      award amount
    • 5R01AI110762-10Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Mechanisms of HBV cccDNA Formation
      $387,255
      award amount
    • 5R21AI179929-02Department: NIH department code
      High throughput screening and preclinical development of HBV cccDNA inhibitors
      $227,642
      award amount

  11. Alok Joglekar

    Leads 2 awards · $1,108,934

    • 4DP2AI176138-02Department: NIH department code
      Signaling via MHC: engineering immune cells with new capabilities
      $925,233
      award amount
    • 1R21AI190660-01Department: NIH department code
      Identification of post-translationally modified antigens using genetic code expansion
      $183,701
      award amount

  12. Marlies Meisel

    Leads 2 awards · $1,068,402

    • 1R01CA293654-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Defining mechanisms of how immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated bacteria modulate tumor immunity in cancer
      $636,222
      award amount
    • 5R01DK130897-05Department: NIH department code
      Systemic immunoregulatory consequences of bacterial translocation during health and disease
      $432,180
      award amount

  13. Thomas E. Smithgall

    Leads 2 awards · $938,527

    • 5R01AI152677-06Department: NIH department code
      Chemical Biology of HIV-1 Nef
      $752,696
      award amount
    • 1R21CA291724-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Discovery and Development of Allosteric Inhibitors of Src-family Kinases for AML
      $185,831
      award amount

  14. Rachel A Gottschalk

    Leads 2 awards · $923,284

    • 5R01HL162658-04Department: NIH department code
      Linking steady-state cytokine signaling to alveolar macrophage function in homeostasis and lung infection
      $525,784
      award amount
    • 5R35GM146896-04Department: NIH department code
      Quantitative control of phosphorylation and mechanistic links to immune cell decisions
      $397,500
      award amount

  15. Rebecca A Elsner

    Leads 2 awards · $743,329

    • 1R01AI192598-01Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the development and regulation of the extrafollicular B cell response as a programmed response type
      $556,843
      award amount
    • 1R21AI185145-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Investigating B cell central tolerance to a model commensal antigen

      Principal investigators: Rebecca A Elsner (contact PI), Mark J Shlomchik

      $186,486
      award amount

  16. Renfeng Li

    Leads 1 award · $691,788

    • 1R01AI187186-01A1Department: NIH department code
      ASB13 Control of EBV Life Cycle in B Cell and Epithelial Cell Cancers
      $691,788
      award amount

  17. Reinhard Hinterleitner

    Leads 2 awards · $672,419

    • 5R01AI168478-03Department: NIH department code
      Role of gut protists in celiac disease
      $595,991
      award amount
    • 5R03AI182565-02Department: NIH department code
      Novel mouse model for studying gut epithelial-cell intrinsic responses to helminth infections
      $76,428
      award amount

  18. Masahiro Shuda

    Leads 1 award · $634,981

    • 1R01AI181892-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Role of Merkel cell polyomavirus small T antigen in persistent infection
      $634,981
      award amount

  19. Kathy Shair

    Leads 2 awards · $626,755

    • 5R01AI168022-04Department: NIH department code
      Epstein-Barr virus molecular pathogenesis in the nasopharynx and the role of LMP1 in lytic infection
      $388,255
      award amount
    • 5R21DE033551-02Department: NIH department code
      Epstein-Barr virus EBNA1 IgA as a biomarker in nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk prediction
      $238,500
      award amount

  20. William Francis Hawse

    Leads 1 award · $609,518

    • 5R01AI175111-02Department: NIH department code
      Defining how phospholipid signaling networks control Th17 differentiation and effector function
      $609,518
      award amount

  21. Lawrence P. Kane

    Leads 2 awards · $608,406

    • 5R01CA206517-08Department: 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

      $541,414
      award amount
    • 5R03CA286594-02Department: NIH department code
      Novel TCR transgenic mice to study tumor neoantigen-specific T cell responses
      $66,992
      award amount

  22. Neal A. Deluca

    Leads 1 award · $543,382

    • 5R01AI030612-29Department: NIH department code
      Virus-cell interactions affecting HSV gene expression
      $543,382
      award amount

  23. Amanda Catherine Poholek

    Leads 1 award · $525,824

    • 5R01AI153104-05Department: NIH department code
      Lung-specific expression and function of Blimp-1 in T cells impacting allergic asthma
      $525,824
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA277473-03, led by Greg M. Delgoffe.

  24. Jishnu Das

    Leads 1 award · $477,000

    • 5DP2AI164325-05Department: 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 5U01HG012041-05, led by Harinder Singh; 5U01AI179514-02, led by Harinder Singh.

  25. Abigail E Overacre-Delgoffe

    Leads 1 award · $467,159

    • 5DP2AI177967-03Department: NIH department code
      Dissecting microbiota-driven lymphangiogenesis in immune health and disease
      $467,159
      award amount

  26. James Edward Bina

    Leads 1 award · $462,690

    • 5R01AI132460-07Department: NIH department code
      Environmental adaptation by Vibrio cholerae
      $462,690
      award amount

  27. Jeremy Phillip Kamil

    Leads 1 award · $426,606

    • 5R01AI116851-09Department: NIH department code
      Roles of the UL148 glycoprotein in human cytomegalovirus infection
      $426,606
      award amount

  28. Vaughn Cooper

    Leads 1 award · $268,294

    • 5R25AI180989-03Department: NIH department code
      EvolvingSTEM: a classroom research curriculum in microbiology that helps students see themselves as scientists
      $268,294
      award amount

  29. Dayana Rivadeneira

    Leads 1 award · $222,998

    • 1R21CA296693-01Department: NIH department code
      Neutralizing oxidative damage at telomeres prevents T cell dysfunction and improves adoptive cell therapies against cancer
      $222,998
      award amount

  30. Andrew William Simonson

    Leads 1 award · $209,408

    • 1K01AI193071-01Department: NIH department code
      Early T cell responses in tuberculosis
      $209,408
      award amount

  31. Robert J Binder

    Leads 1 award · $176,712

    • 1R21CA286410-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Co-stimulation of T cell responses to nascent, emerging tumors
      $176,712
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32CA082084-24, led by Dario Aa Vignali.

  32. Tingting Duan

    Leads 1 award · $83,224

    • 5F32CA284780-02Department: NIH department code
      Metabolic control of tRNA-mediated translational reprogramming in glioblastoma
      $83,224
      award amount

  33. Andrew Stephen Baessler

    Leads 1 award · $75,520

    • 1F32CA298301-01Department: NIH department code
      Impact of LAG3 on CD8+ T cell motility and migration in the context of cancer immunotherapy
      $75,520
      award amount

  34. Nicole Mihalik

    Leads 1 award · $75,520

    • 1F32CA301603-01Department: NIH department code
      Relative and synergistic contributions of PD1 and LAG3 on CD4+ T conventional cells in cancer
      $75,520
      award amount

  35. Hannah Bumgarner

    Leads 1 award · $54,538

    • 1F30CA298391-01Department: NIH department code
      Functional consequences of high glucose culture on adoptive T cell therapies for cancer
      $54,538
      award amount

  36. Allison N Casey

    Leads 1 award · $49,538

    • 1F31CA298182-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Functional Interrogation of Germinal Center Independent Memory B Cells in Head and Neck Cancer
      $49,538
      award amount

  37. Kellie Spahr

    Leads 1 award · $49,538

    • 5F31CA288000-02Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the role of altered lipid metabolism in CD8 T cell exhaustion within the tumor microenvironment
      $49,538
      award amount

  38. Catherine Phelps

    Leads 1 award · $48,974

    • 1F31CA290756-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Role of physical exercise-induced microbiota changes in immunotherapy resistant preclinical melanoma
      $48,974
      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.