Surgery at University of Pittsburgh

Leads a grant in this department

36 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 3 awards · $1,917,380

   • 1U19AI131453-01Department: NIH department code

     Regulatory immune cell therapy, promotion of tolerance and underlying mechanisms in NHP renal transplantation
     $1,460,240

     award amount
   • 1R01AI118777-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Regulation of Liver DC Function and Transplant Tolerance
     $455,628

     award amount
   • 3T32AI074490-10S1Department: NIH department code

     Interdisciplinary Training in Transplantation Biology
     $1,512

     award amount

2. Fox, Ira J.

   Leads 1 award · $998,829

   • 5R01AI122369-02Department: NIH department code

     Hepatocyte xenografts for treatment of acute liver failure
     $998,829

     award amount

3. Billiar, Timothy R

   Leads 3 awards · $977,817

   • 5R01GM050441-22Department: NIH department code

     Regulation and Function of Endotoxin Signaling in Surgical Sepsis
     $340,725

     award amount
   • 5T32GM008516-24Department: NIH department code

     Training in Trauma and Sepsis Research
     $338,436

     award amount
   • 5R01GM044100-27Department: NIH department code

     Nitric Oxide and Hepatic Function in Sepsis and Trauma
     $298,656

     award amount

4. Gittes, George K.

   Leads 2 awards · $760,296

   • 5R01DK111460-02Department: NIH department code

     EGF and TGF-β signaling synergy in β-cell proliferation
     $389,167

     award amount
   • 1R01DK112836-01Department: NIH department code

     Endogenous alpha-to-beta cell transdifferentiation in diabetes
     $371,129

     award amount

5. Metes, Diana M

   Leads 1 award · $689,885

   • 1R01AI130010-01Department: NIH department code

     Diversity of TFH cells and DSA generation after kidney transplantation
     $689,885

     award amount

6. Ofori-Acquah, Solomon Fiifi

   Leads 1 award · $668,614

   • 5R01GM113816-03Department: NIH department code

     Role of erythroid DAMP molecules in the pathogenesis of vascular injury in sepsis
     $668,614

     award amount

7. Shin, Donghun

   Leads 1 award · $657,036

   • 1R01DK109365-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Mapping Disease Pathways for Biliary Atresia
     $657,036

     award amount

8. Rosengart, Matthew Randall

   Leads 2 awards · $630,438

   • 5R01GM082852-08Department: NIH department code

     CaMK: Central Regulators of the response to Surgical Sepsis
     $331,100

     award amount
   • 5R01GM116929-02Department: NIH department code

     Blue light protects against ischemia induced organ injury
     $299,338

     award amount

9. Steel, Jennifer L.

   Leads 1 award · $628,673

   • 5R01CA196953-02Department: NIH department code

     Palliative care intervention for socioeconomically disadvantaged cancer patients
     $628,673

     award amount

10. Turnquist, Heth R

    Leads 2 awards · $569,935

    • 5R01HL122489-03Department: NIH department code

      Immunoregulatory mechanisms of IL-33 in heart transplantation
      $379,060

      award amount
    • 5R21AI121981-02Department: NIH department code

      Countering the pro-inflammatory attributes of IL-33 during hematopoietic cell transplantation for tolerance induction
      $190,875

      award amount

11. Tzeng, Edith

    Leads 1 award · $426,240

    • 5T32HL098036-08Department: NIH department code

      Vascular Surgery Research Training (VascTrain) Program
      $426,240

      award amount

12. Badylak, Stephen F.

    Leads 1 award · $400,955

    • 1R56HL136494-01Department: NIH department code

      Matricellular Signaling in Engineered Tracheal Transplantation
      $400,955

      award amount

13. Bauer, Eileen Maria

    Leads 1 award · $387,813

    • 1R01HL130268-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Dual role of HMGB1 in pathogenic platelet biology in pulmonary hypertension
      $387,813

      award amount

14. Fan, Jie

    Leads 1 award · $385,000

    • 5R01HL079669-11Department: NIH department code

      Cell Priming, Receptor Cross-Talk, and Acute Lung Injury
      $385,000

      award amount

15. Lakkis, Fadi G.

    Leads 1 award · $383,380

    • 5R01AI049466-15Department: NIH department code

      T Cell Memory in Organ Transplantation
      $383,380

      award amount

16. Camirand, Geoffrey

    Leads 1 award · $380,640

    • 1U01AI132758-01Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms and promotion of immune regulation by CD4+ regulatory T cells within allografts
      $380,640

      award amount

17. Morelli, Adrian E.

    Leads 1 award · $378,520

    • 5R01HL130191-02Department: NIH department code

      HL Exosomes as paracrine signal mediators in cardiac allograft rejection
      $378,520

      award amount

18. Rothstein, David M

    Leads 1 award · $377,440

    • 5R01AI114587-03Department: NIH department code

      In Vivo Detection And Mechanisms Of Regulatory B Cell Function In Transplantation
      $377,440

      award amount

19. Phillippi, Julie A

    Leads 1 award · $375,347

    • 1R01HL131632-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Matrix mediated vasa vasorum dysfunction in thoracic aortic disease
      $375,347

      award amount

20. Neal, Matthew D

    Leads 1 award · $352,430

    • 5R35GM119526-02Department: NIH department code

      Mechanistic Elucidation and Targeted Therapy of Platelet Dysfunction After Trauma
      $352,430

      award amount

21. Gerlach, Joerg C.

    Leads 1 award · $350,063

    • 5R01GM107231-03Department: NIH department code

      A Biohybrid Device for Regulating Inflammation in Sepsis
      $350,063

      award amount

22. Esni, Farzad

    Leads 1 award · $343,407

    • 5R01DK101413-03Department: NIH department code

      Evaluation of signals mediating beta-cell regeneration
      $343,407

      award amount

23. Kang, Rui

    Leads 1 award · $325,020

    • 1R01CA211070-01A1Department: NIH department code

      The Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment
      $325,020

      award amount

24. Tsung, Allan

    Leads 1 award · $322,920

    • 5R01GM095566-07Department: NIH department code

      Endogenous regulators of inflammation in liver ischemia/reperfusion
      $322,920

      award amount

25. Zeh, Herbert J

    Leads 1 award · $319,550

    • 5R01CA181450-04Department: NIH department code

      Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma is a disease of constitutive autophagy
      $319,550

      award amount

26. Chun, Young Jae

    Leads 1 award · $317,622

    • 1R01EB022591-01A1Department: NIH department code

      An Organ Perfusion Stent as an Alternative to Surgery in Donor Organ Recovery
      $317,622

      award amount

27. Billiar, Timothy R

    Leads 1 award · $304,150

    • 5R01GM115366-03Department: NIH department code

      Immunometabolism in Sepsis
      $304,150

      award amount

28. Rubin, J Peter

    Leads 1 award · $292,600

    • 5R01CA114246-10Department: NIH department code

      Injectable Engineered Tissue for Cancer Reconstruction
      $292,600

      award amount

29. Scott, Melanie J.

    Leads 1 award · $291,369

    • 5R01GM102146-05Department: NIH department code

      Caspase-1 and Inflammasome Activation in Traumahemorrhagic Shock
      $291,369

      award amount

30. Wang, Qingde

    Leads 1 award · $231,861

    • 5R21AG052912-02Department: NIH department code

      Function of a novel molecule ADAR1 in endothelial cells for angiogenesis
      $231,861

      award amount

31. Sperry, Jason Lee

    Leads 1 award · $198,218

    • 1R34HL135224-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Pragmatic, Prehospital Group O Whole Blood Early Resuscitation Pilot Trial
      $198,218

      award amount

32. Gambotto, Andrea

    Leads 1 award · $193,332

    • 1R21AI130180-01Department: NIH department code

      Pre-clinical evaluation of a Zika virus vaccine
      $193,332

      award amount

33. Morowitz, Michael

    Leads 1 award · $191,857

    • 5R21HD087802-02Department: NIH department code

      Disruption of the Microbiome after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
      $191,857

      award amount

34. Mollen, Kevin P

    Leads 1 award · $161,694

    • 5K08DK101753-04Department: NIH department code

      Mitochondrial Failure in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
      $161,694

      award amount

35. Lee, Yong J

    Leads 2 awards · $155,521

    • 1R03CA212125-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Targeted hyperthermia in combination with chimeric TRAIL and chemotherapeutic agent treatment for colorectal liver metastasis
      $78,209

      award amount
    • 1R03CA205267-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Assessing the effect of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 agents on tumoricidal efficacy of secretory TRAIL-armed NK cells
      $77,312

      award amount

36. Chan, Patrick G.

    Leads 1 award · $79,078

    • 1F32HL137297-01Department: NIH department code

      Role of Collagen Microarchitecture in Oxidative Stress-Induced Cell Damage in BAV Aortopathy
      $79,078

      award amount