Surgery at University of Pittsburgh

Leads a grant in this department

43 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. Thomson, Angus W

   Leads 5 awards · $2,523,196

   • 5P01AI081678-02Department: NIH department code

     Liver Antigen - Presenting Cells in Hepatic Injury and Transplantation
     $1,407,713

     award amount
   • 5U01AI051698-09Department: NIH department code

     Rhesus Monkey Dendritic Cells for Transplant Tolerance
     $531,516

     award amount
   • 5R01AI067541-04Department: NIH department code

     Dendritic Cells, Rapamycin and Transplant Tolerance
     $360,555

     award amount
   • 5T32AI074490-04Department: NIH department code

     Interdisciplinary Training in Transplantation Biology
     $138,572

     award amount
   • 3R01AI067541-04S1Department: NIH department code

     Dendritic Cells, Rapamycin and Transplant Tolerance
     $84,840

     award amount

2. Rothstein, David M

   Leads 3 awards · $2,455,871

   • 7P01AI064343-05Department: NIH department code

     Peripheral Mechanisms of Immunologic Tolerance
     $1,502,933

     award amount
   • 5U01AI074676-05Department: NIH department code

     Induction of Renal Allograft Tolerance in Monkeys with Anti-CD45RB Based Therapy
     $684,325

     award amount
   • 5R01AR053242-06Department: NIH department code

     Immune Tolerence to Transplanted Myoblasts
     $268,613

     award amount

3. Billiar, Timothy R

   Leads 4 awards · $2,376,285

   • 5P50GM053789-14Department: NIH department code

     Molecular Biology of Hemorrhagic Shock
     $1,526,843

     award amount
   • 5R37GM044100-21Department: NIH department code

     Nitric Oxide and Hepatic Function in Sepsis and Trauma
     $299,970

     award amount
   • 5T32GM008516-17Department: NIH department code

     Training in Trauma and Sepsis Research
     $287,909

     award amount
   • 5R01GM050441-16Department: NIH department code

     Post-Traumatic Sepsis: Regulation of LPS Binding Protein
     $261,563

     award amount

4. Cooper, David Kc

   Leads 1 award · $1,598,359

   • 1U19AI090959-01Department: NIH department code

     Genetically-engineered pig organ transplantation into nonhuman primates
     $1,598,359

     award amount

5. Kalinski, Pawel

   Leads 2 awards · $1,498,089

   • 5P01CA132714-02Department: NIH department code

     Directing Tumor-specific T cells to Tumors
     $1,229,591

     award amount
   • 5R01CA095128-06Department: NIH department code

     Regulation of DC Activity by Memory and Effector CD8+ T Cells
     $268,498

     award amount

6. Courcoulas, Anita P

   Leads 2 awards · $1,155,137

   • 5U01DK066585-07Department: NIH department code

     Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Insulin Resistance & CVD
     $655,137

     award amount
   • 5RC1DK086037-02Department: NIH department code

     A Randomized Trial to Compare Surgical and Medical Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
     $500,000

     award amount

7. Fox, Ira J.

   Leads 2 awards · $807,895

   • 2R56AI049472-07A2Department: NIH department code

     Xenogeneic Hepatocyte Transplantation
     $445,538

     award amount
   • 5R01DK048794-14Department: NIH department code

     Cellular Engineering of Hepatocyte Cell Lines
     $362,357

     award amount

8. Badylak, Stephen F.

   Leads 2 awards · $780,908

   • 5R01AR053603-05Department: NIH department code

     Cell Recruitment Induced by ECM Scaffold Degradation
     $418,684

     award amount
   • 5R01EB008051-02Department: NIH department code

     Mechanobiology and Regenerative Medicine
     $362,224

     award amount

9. Cooper, David Kc

   Leads 1 award · $666,337

   • 1U01AI091197-01Department: NIH department code

     Alemtuzumab and Regulatory T Cells for Heart Transplant Tolerance in Monkeys
     $666,337

     award amount

10. Wilson, Mark A.

    Leads 1 award · $656,234

    • 5R01GM077150-03Department: NIH department code

      Implantable Sensor for Transplant Tissue Monitoring
      $656,234

      award amount

11. Hackam, David J

    Leads 2 awards · $625,972

    • 5R01DK083752-03Department: NIH department code

      Modulation of TLR4 and TLR9 Signaling in NEC
      $337,466

      award amount
    • 5R01GM078238-05Department: NIH department code

      TLR4 signaling in the pathogenesis of surgical necrotizing enterocolitis
      $288,506

      award amount

12. Ferrone, Soldano

    Leads 2 awards · $568,917

    • 5R01CA138188-03Department: NIH department code

      Combinatorial targeting of melanoma initiating cells
      $319,568

      award amount
    • 5R01CA110249-05Department: NIH department code

      Antigen processing and HLA-peptide complexes in head and neck cancer
      $249,349

      award amount

13. Vodovotz, Yoram

    Leads 1 award · $439,484

    • 5R33HL089082-03Department: NIH department code

      Mathematical Modeling of Inflammation in ARDS
      $439,484

      award amount

14. Murase, Noriko

    Leads 2 awards · $385,023

    • 5R01DK071753-04Department: NIH department code

      Protective Role of Carbon Monoxide in Hepatic I/R Injury
      $288,149

      award amount
    • 3R01DK071753-03S1Department: NIH department code

      Protective Role of Carbon Monoxide in Hepatic I/R Injury
      $96,874

      award amount

15. Marra, Kacey G

    Leads 1 award · $373,600

    • 1R01DK089190-01Department: NIH department code

      3D Culture of Adipose Tissue for Screening Obesity-related Drugs
      $373,600

      award amount

16. Metes, Diana M

    Leads 1 award · $369,995

    • 1R01HL094603-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Chronic High EBV load and risk of PTLD in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients
      $369,995

      award amount

17. Cooper, Gregory M.

    Leads 1 award · $364,439

    • 5R01DE019430-03Department: NIH department code

      Tissue Engineering a Suture Replacement for Children with Craniosynostosis
      $364,439

      award amount

18. Gittes, George K.

    Leads 1 award · $359,964

    • 5R01DK083541-02Department: NIH department code

      Smad Regulation of Pancreatic Islet Formation
      $359,964

      award amount

19. Bauer, Philip M

    Leads 1 award · $334,125

    • 5R01HL085134-04Department: NIH department code

      Role of Caveolin-1 and eNOS in Mediating the Therapeutic Effects of CO in PAH.
      $334,125

      award amount

20. Humar, Abhinav

    Leads 2 awards · $333,482

    • 5U01DK085587-02Department: NIH department code

      A2ALL Cohort Study: Pyschosocial and Surgical Outcomes
      $300,000

      award amount
    • 3U01DK085587-02S1Department: NIH department code

      A2ALL Cohort Study: Pyschosocial and Surgical Outcomes
      $33,482

      award amount

21. Lakkis, Fadi G.

    Leads 1 award · $329,027

    • 5R01AI049466-11Department: NIH department code

      T Cell Memory in Organ Transplantation
      $329,027

      award amount

22. Rosengart, Matthew Randall

    Leads 1 award · $314,969

    • 5R01GM082852-02Department: NIH department code

      CaMK: central regulators of the inflammatory response to surgical sepsis
      $314,969

      award amount

23. Thorne, Stephen H

    Leads 1 award · $314,363

    • 1R01CA140215-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Enhancing Delivery and Regulating Gene Expression in Oncolytic Vaccinia Vectors
      $314,363

      award amount

24. Vorp, David Alan

    Leads 1 award · $302,709

    • 5R01HL060670-09Department: NIH department code

      Biomechanical Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
      $302,709

      award amount

25. Zuckerbraun, Brian Scott

    Leads 1 award · $295,425

    • 1R01GM082830-01A2Department: NIH department code

      Heme Oxygenase Enzymes/Carbon Monoxide in Hepatic Dysfunction from hemorrhage
      $295,425

      award amount

26. Rubin, J Peter

    Leads 1 award · $268,949

    • 5R01CA114246-05Department: NIH department code

      Injectable Engineered Tissue for Cancer Reconstruction
      $268,949

      award amount

27. Chen, Alex F

    Leads 1 award · $266,878

    • 5R01GM077352-06Department: NIH department code

      Redox regulation of endothelial function and wound healing
      $266,878

      award amount

28. Bartlett, David L

    Leads 1 award · $245,963

    • 5T32CA113263-05Department: NIH department code

      Postdoctoral Research Training in Biotherapy of Cancer
      $245,963

      award amount

29. Bartlett, David L

    Leads 1 award · $245,232

    • 1R01CA140554-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Multimodality approach to hepatic colorectal metastases
      $245,232

      award amount

30. Gilbert, Thomas W.

    Leads 2 awards · $215,367

    • 5R03DC009655-02Department: NIH department code

      Tissue Specific ECM Scaffold for the Functional Repair of the Vocal Fold Lamina P
      $143,438

      award amount
    • 5R03EB009237-02Department: NIH department code

      Cardiac Remodeling with Organ Specific Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds
      $71,929

      award amount

31. Gambotto, Andrea

    Leads 1 award · $189,375

    • 1R21AI085513-01Department: NIH department code

      Adenoviral-based vaccine platform to overcome neutralizing immunity
      $189,375

      award amount

32. Nakao, Atsunori

    Leads 1 award · $189,375

    • 1R21HL102528-01Department: NIH department code

      Application of hydrogen gas inhalation for prevention of lung ischemia/reperfusio
      $189,375

      award amount

33. Tzeng, Edith

    Leads 1 award · $187,015

    • 1T32HL098036-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Vascular Surgery Research Training
      $187,015

      award amount

34. Puyana, Juan Carlos

    Leads 1 award · $144,666

    • 5D43TW007560-05Department: NIH department code

      Trauma and Injury Excellence in Education on Research (TralnEER) Program
      $144,666

      award amount

35. Steel, Jennifer L.

    Leads 1 award · $131,572

    • 5K07CA118576-05Department: NIH department code

      Comprehensive Electronic Support System for Treatment of Cancer-Related Symptoms
      $131,572

      award amount

36. Schuchert, Matthew J.

    Leads 1 award · $124,929

    • 5K08HL097078-02Department: NIH department code

      Enhancement of Hematopietic Stem Cell Engraftment with CD+ Marrow Progenitors
      $124,929

      award amount

37. Sperry, Jason Lee

    Leads 1 award · $119,274

    • 1K23GM093032-01Department: NIH department code

      Characterization of the Mechanisms Responsible for Sex Based Outcome Difference F
      $119,274

      award amount

38. Soto-Gutierrez, Alejandro

    Leads 1 award · $90,000

    • 5K99DK083556-03Department: NIH department code

      Engineering of hepatic grafts with decellularized native matrices
      $90,000

      award amount

39. Turnquist, Heth R

    Leads 1 award · $86,886

    • 5K99HL097155-02Department: NIH department code

      Influence of ST2 and IL-33 on cardiac allograft vasculopathy and outcome
      $86,886

      award amount

40. Thompson, Michael D

    Leads 1 award · $46,380

    • 5F30DK083235-03Department: NIH department code

      Targeting the WntBeta-catenin Pathway in Liver Cancer
      $46,380

      award amount

41. Afrazi, Amin

    Leads 1 award · $46,176

    • 5F30DK085930-02Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of TLR4 Signaling in Enterocytes in Necrotizing Enterocolitis
      $46,176

      award amount

42. Divito, Sherrie Jill

    Leads 1 award · $44,615

    • 5F30DK082131-03Department: NIH department code

      The role of tolerogenic dendritic cells in islet-cell allograft transplantation
      $44,615

      award amount

43. Brown, Bryan Nicklaus

    Leads 1 award · $14,786

    • 5F31EB007914-02Department: NIH department code

      ECM Scaffolds and Macrophage Polarization-Induced Tissue Remodeling
      $14,786

      award amount