Pharmacology at University of Pittsburgh

Leads a grant in this department

41 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. Friedman, Peter A

   Leads 2 awards · $1,219,734

   • 5R01DK105811-03Department: NIH department code

     Hormonal Regulation of NHERF1 in Bone
     $631,473

     award amount
   • 5R01DK111427-02Department: NIH department code

     Functional Polarity of PTH Receptor Signaling: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
     $588,261

     award amount

2. Jackson, Edwin Kerry

   Leads 3 awards · $1,127,751

   • 5R01HL069846-16Department: NIH department code

     Role of Cardiac and Renal DPP4
     $390,626

     award amount
   • 5R01HL109002-07Department: NIH department code

     The Guanosine-Adenosine Mechanism
     $385,000

     award amount
   • 5R01DK091190-08Department: NIH department code

     Adenosine in Renal Sympathetic Neurotransmission
     $352,125

     award amount

3. Li, Song

   Leads 3 awards · $1,122,085

   • 5R01CA219399-02Department: NIH department code

     Immunostimulatory Nanocarrier for Breast Cancer Immunochemotherapy
     $454,390

     award amount
   • 1R01CA223788-01Department: NIH department code

     Nanotherapeutics for Synergistic Targeting of Myc in Prostate Cancer
     $354,559

     award amount
   • 5R01CA174305-05Department: NIH department code

     Targeted Combination Therapy for Breast Cancer
     $313,136

     award amount

4. Bahar, Ivet

   Leads 1 award · $1,080,816

   • 5P30DA035778-05Department: NIH department code

     NIDA Center of Excellence OF Computational Drug Abuse Research (CDAR)
     $1,080,816

     award amount

5. Straub, Adam Carl

   Leads 2 awards · $998,276

   • 5R01HL133864-03Department: NIH department code

     Novel role of smooth muscle B5 reductase in Sickle Cell Disease
     $607,697

     award amount
   • 5R01HL128304-03Department: NIH department code

     Vascular Smooth Muscle and Blood Pressure Regulation By Cyb5R3²
     $390,579

     award amount

6. Levitan, Edwin S

   Leads 2 awards · $776,701

   • 5R01NS032385-22Department: NIH department code

     Dense-Core Vesicle Circulation, Capture and Synaptic Neuropeptide Release
     $541,951

     award amount
   • 1R21NS106823-01Department: NIH department code

     Endoplasmic Reticulum NAD(P)H Dynamics in Dopamine Neurons
     $234,750

     award amount

7. Schopfer, Francisco Jose

   Leads 2 awards · $768,166

   • 1R01DK112854-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Predominant protective role in hepatic steatosis and obesity by fish oil-derived furans
     $395,491

     award amount
   • 1R01GM125944-01Department: NIH department code

     Formation, absorption, distribution, storage and protein targets to define activity of pleiotropic endogenous nitrated fatty acids
     $372,675

     award amount

8. Palladino, Michael John

   Leads 3 awards · $762,121

   • 5R01GM108073-04Department: NIH department code

     Pre-clinical studies of novel mitochondrial gene therapies
     $286,768

     award amount
   • 1R21AG059385-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Regulators of cytosolic protein quality control in aging and disease
     $240,977

     award amount
   • 1R21AG059386-01Department: NIH department code

     Genetic modulation of mitochondrial function
     $234,376

     award amount

9. Oesterreich, Steffi

   Leads 2 awards · $760,741

   • 1R01CA221303-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Mechanism-based strategies to target ER-mutant endocrine resistant breast cancer
     $407,387

     award amount
   • 1R01CA224909-01Department: NIH department code

     FGFR4: A druggable mediator of endocrine resistance in breast cancer
     $353,354

     award amount

10. Van Houten, Bennett

    Leads 2 awards · $752,498

    • 5R01ES019566-08Department: NIH department code

      DNA damage recognition by nucleotide excision repair proteins
      $388,189

      award amount
    • 1R01ES028686-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Damage Sensor role of UV-DDB during base excision repair
      $364,309

      award amount

11. Freeman, Bruce Alan

    Leads 1 award · $737,737

    • 5R01HL132550-03Department: NIH department code

      Anti-Inflammatory Lipid Mediators in Asthma
      $737,737

      award amount

12. Xie, Wen

    Leads 2 awards · $698,063

    • 5R01DK083952-08Department: NIH department code

      The AHR-FGF221 Axis in Hepatic Steatosis and Metobolic Syndrome
      $351,563

      award amount
    • 5R01ES023438-05Department: NIH department code

      A Novel Regulation of the Phase II Enzyme Estrogen Sulfotransferase
      $346,500

      award amount

13. Singh, Shivendra

    Leads 2 awards · $693,000

    • 5R01CA101753-14Department: NIH department code

      Anticarcinogenic Effect of ITCs Against Prostate Cancer
      $346,500

      award amount
    • 5R01CA142604-09Department: NIH department code

      Breast Cancer Prevention by Ayurvedic Medicine Constituents
      $346,500

      award amount

14. Pagano, Patrick J

    Leads 3 awards · $648,743

    • 5R01HL079207-10Department: NIH department code

      Reactive Oxygen Species in Vascular Disease
      $385,000

      award amount
    • 5T32GM008424-24Department: NIH department code

      Predoctoral Training in Pharmacological Sciences
      $188,520

      award amount
    • 3T32GM008424-24S1Department: NIH department code

      Predoctoral Training in Pharmacological Sciences
      $75,223

      award amount

15. Gelhaus, Stacy Lynn

    Leads 1 award · $593,679

    • 1S10OD023402-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Bringing Untargeted Metabolomics to Pitt
      $593,679

      award amount

16. Opresko, Patricia L

    Leads 1 award · $525,233

    • 5R33ES025606-04Department: NIH department code

      ROS driven mitochondrial-telomere dysfunction during environmental stress
      $525,233

      award amount

17. Defranco, Donald B

    Leads 1 award · $463,169

    • 5R01HD087288-02Department: NIH department code

      Selective Glucocorticoid Action in the Developing Brain
      $463,169

      award amount

18. Sant, Shilpa

    Leads 1 award · $445,227

    • 1R37CA232209-01Department: NIH department code

      Three-dimensional organoid models to study breast cancer progression
      $445,227

      award amount

19. Beckel, Jonathan M

    Leads 2 awards · $430,375

    • 1R01DK117884-01Department: NIH department code

      Underlying mechanisms controlling urothelial ATP release and their contributions to urinary bladder physiology and pathophysiology
      $352,125

      award amount
    • 5R03DK114492-02Department: NIH department code

      The Lysosome as an ATP Source in the Urothelium and its Role in Pathology
      $78,250

      award amount

20. Vilardaga, Jean-Pierre

    Leads 1 award · $428,611

    • 1R01DK116780-01Department: NIH department code

      Structural Basis of PTH Receptor Function
      $428,611

      award amount

21. Zhang, Cheng

    Leads 1 award · $391,250

    • 1R35GM128641-01Department: NIH department code

      Structure, pharmacology and signaling of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in inflammation
      $391,250

      award amount

22. Shiva, Sruti

    Leads 1 award · $390,626

    • 5R01HL133003-02Department: NIH department code

      Heme-induced platelet mtROS drives TSP1 release to accelerate PH pathogenesis
      $390,626

      award amount

23. Jacob, Tija C.

    Leads 1 award · $384,400

    • 1R56MH114908-01Department: NIH department code

      Benzodiazepine treatment induced neuroplasticity
      $384,400

      award amount

24. Ma, Xiaochao

    Leads 1 award · $382,683

    • 5R01AI131983-02Department: NIH department code

      Pharmacoenhancers for antiretroviral therapy: safety and future development
      $382,683

      award amount

25. McDermott, Lee A

    Leads 1 award · $369,304

    • 1R21NS107785-01Department: NIH department code

      20-HETE Formation Inhibitors in Cardiac Arrest
      $369,304

      award amount

26. Yang, Da

    Leads 1 award · $357,994

    • 1R01CA222274-01A1Department: NIH department code

      The oncogenic role of EPIC1MYC axis in breast cancer
      $357,994

      award amount

27. Degroat, William C

    Leads 1 award · $351,001

    • 5R01DK111382-02Department: NIH department code

      Parasympathetic and sympathetic mechanisms underlying bladder nociception
      $351,001

      award amount

28. O'Sullivan, Roderick

    Leads 1 award · $349,164

    • 5R01CA207209-03Department: NIH department code

      Inhibition of the ALT pathway by interfering with Poly-ADP-Ribose metabolism
      $349,164

      award amount

29. Zhang, Lin

    Leads 1 award · $344,895

    • 5R01CA203028-03Department: NIH department code

      Role of Mcl-1 degradation in colorecal cancer therapy
      $344,895

      award amount

30. Bisello, Alessandro

    Leads 1 award · $343,295

    • 5R01HL136382-02Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of oxidative stress and vascular remodeling by EBP50
      $343,295

      award amount

31. Fernandez, Christian Antonio

    Leads 1 award · $322,023

    • 5R01CA216815-02Department: NIH department code

      Improving the disposition of antileukemic asparaginase after drug-induced immunotoxicity
      $322,023

      award amount

32. Galbiati, Ferruccio

    Leads 1 award · $312,500

    • 5R01CA205165-02Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms that control the progression from premalignant lesions to adenocarcinomas in the lung
      $312,500

      award amount

33. Furey, William F

    Leads 1 award · $301,263

    • 5R01GM121469-02Department: NIH department code

      Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Assembly, Structure & Function
      $301,263

      award amount

34. Parise, Robert

    Leads 1 award · $181,103

    • 5R50CA211241-03Department: NIH department code

      Cancer Pharmacokinetics Research Specialist
      $181,103

      award amount

35. Vitturi, Dario A

    Leads 1 award · $160,756

    • 5K01HL133331-03Department: NIH department code

      Protection against sickle cell disease nephropathy by nitrated fatty acids
      $160,756

      award amount

36. Hernandez, Inmaculada

    Leads 1 award · $159,304

    • 1K01HL142847-01Department: NIH department code

      Patient and System-Level Determinants of Oral Anticoagulation Use in Atrial Fibrillation
      $159,304

      award amount

37. Jobbagy, Soma

    Leads 1 award · $49,524

    • 5F30DK108391-04Department: NIH department code

      Protective effects of nitro-oleic acid in hypertensive chronic kidney injury
      $49,524

      award amount

38. Buchan, Greg

    Leads 1 award · $44,524

    • 1F31HL142171-01Department: NIH department code

      Evaluating the therapeutic potential of electrophilic fatty acid derivatives for influenza-induced lung injury
      $44,524

      award amount

39. Lorenz-Guertin, Joshua

    Leads 1 award · $44,524

    • 1F31MH117839-01Department: NIH department code

      Diazepam induces synaptic GABA type A receptor plasticity via multiple trafficking mechanisms
      $44,524

      award amount

40. Priedigkeit, Nolan

    Leads 1 award · $37,362

    • 5F30CA203095-03Department: NIH department code

      Transcriptomic profiling and functional characterization of fusion genes in recurrent ovarian cancer
      $37,362

      award amount

41. Nagle, Alison M.

    Leads 1 award · $5,097

    • 1F31CA224567-01Department: NIH department code

      Exploiting IGF1R pathway activation as a therapeutic strategy in E-cadherin deficient breast cancers
      $5,097

      award amount