FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators
Physiology at University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
- 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 Physiology row of the University of South Florida page.
Leads a grant in this department
22 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.
Yao Yao
Leads 2 awards · $1,082,738
- 1R01NS143215-01A1Department: NIH department codeMicroglial laminin repairs blood-brain barrier damage and modulates microglial activation in stroke brain$588,794award amount
- 5R01NS134134-04Department: NIH department codeFibroblast-derived laminin regulates blood-brain barrier integrity and fibroblast biology in hemorrhagic brain$493,944award amount
Thomas Edward Taylor-Clark
Leads 2 awards · $970,821
- 5R01DK141890-02Department: NIH department codeMechanisms underlying stretch-evoked activation of esophageal vagal afferents$594,956award amount
- 5R01HL168051-02Department: NIH department codeSensory neuronal mechanism for development of house dust mite induced airway hyperreactivity$375,865award amount
Sarah Y Yuan
Leads 2 awards · $941,747
- 5R35HL150732-07Department: NIH department codeVascular Barrier Leakage in Inflammation$875,962award amount
- 5T32HL160529-05Department: NIH department codeTraining in Research on Vascular Inflammation and Injury$65,785award amount
Ruisheng Liu
Leads 2 awards · $899,634
- 5R01DK138092-03Department: NIH department codeProtection of donor kidney and transplanted graft function by modulating Na/K ATPase activity
Principal investigators: Ruisheng Liu (contact PI), Lei Wang, Vijay Subramanian, Wei Chen
$652,495award amount - 5R01DK134000-04Department: NIH department codeTreatment of lupus nephritis with nanoparticles that selectively target kidney glomeruli
Principal investigators: Ruisheng Liu (contact PI), Shyam S Mohapatra
$247,139award amount
Hana Totary-Jain
Leads 1 award · $791,245
- 1R01AI189992-01A1Department: NIH department codeDeciphering Placental Antiviral Defense Mechanisms
Principal investigators: Hana Totary-Jain (contact PI), Carolyn B Coyne
$791,245award amount
Lei Wang
Leads 1 award · $736,882
- 1R01DK148851-01Department: NIH department codePPP1R3G and transplanted renal graft function
Principal investigators: Lei Wang (contact PI), Jianfeng Cai, Zhigao Wang
$736,882award amount
Also a principal investigator on 5R01DK138092-03, led by Ruisheng Liu.
Laura M. Bohn
Leads 1 award · $723,119
- 7R01DA031927-12Department: NIH department codeNovel Probes of the Kappa Opioid Receptor: Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Biology
Principal investigators: Laura M. Bohn (contact PI), Jeffrey Aube
$723,119award amount
Ying Yang
Leads 1 award · $676,509
- 5R01HL166981-04Department: NIH department codeTSC Proteins in the Lymphatic Vasculature$676,509award amount
Sami Fouad Noujaim
Leads 1 award · $596,155
- 5R01HL163943-04Department: NIH department codePeptibodies As Novel Therapies in Atrial Fibrillation
Principal investigators: Sami Fouad Noujaim (contact PI), Michael N Teng
$596,155award amount
Jin O-Uchi
Leads 1 award · $554,449
- 5R01HL171710-03Department: NIH department codeRole of ER-mitochondria contact sites in Right Ventricular Fibrosis
Principal investigators: Jin O-Uchi (contact PI), Bong Sook Jhun
$554,449award amount
Roberta Marques Lassance-Soares
Leads 1 award · $514,670
- 7R01HL176564-02Department: NIH department codeReprogrammed Monocytes Improve Neovascularization in Peripheral Arterial Disease$514,670award amount
Alexander Staruschenko
Leads 1 award · $512,560
- 5R01DK135644-04Department: NIH department codeSexual dimorphisms and role of the cGAS-STING pathway in diabetic nephropathy$512,560award amount
Yonggang Ma
Leads 2 awards · $450,071
- 5R01HL164446-05Department: NIH department codeT Lymphopenia in Ischemic Heart Failure$366,371award amount
- 3R01HL164446-04S1Department: NIH department codeT Lymphopenia in Ischemic Heart Failure$83,700award amount
Thomas E. Sharp
Leads 1 award · $400,850
- 5R01AA029984-06Department: NIH department codeAlcohol-induced Gut Dysbiosis and Cardiovascular Disease$400,850award amount
Richard Scott Beard
Leads 1 award · $400,599
- 5R01NS143814-03Department: NIH department codeMechanisms of Claudin-5 Regulation during Neuroinflammation$400,599award amount
Bong Sook Jhun
Leads 1 award · $375,000
- 5R01HL160699-04Department: NIH department codeMitochondrial Fission, Calcium, ROS in Right Ventricular Fibrosis$375,000award amount
Also a principal investigator on 5R01HL171710-03, led by Jin O-Uchi.
Christopher L Passaglia
Leads 1 award · $375,000
- 5R01EY027037-10Department: NIH department codeContinuous measurement and control of intraocular pressure in normal and glaucomatous eyes$375,000award amount
Jerome W Breslin
Leads 1 award · $375,000
- 5R35GM145379-05Department: NIH department codeMicrovascular Leakage in Hemorrhagic Shock and Trauma$375,000award amount
Kevin Ron Nash
Leads 1 award · $225,000
- 5R21NS141304-02Department: NIH department codeReelin and Fragile X Syndrome$225,000award amount
Amy R Nelson
Leads 1 award · $187,370
- 5R01NS135147-04Department: NIH department codeNosocomial pneumonia impairs the cerebrovasculature$187,370award amount
Jessica A Dominguez Rieg
Leads 1 award · $107,499
- 5R25DK134324-03Department: NIH department codeResearch and Education in Nephrology for Undergraduate Medical Students-Florida (RENUM-FL)
Principal investigators: Jessica A Dominguez Rieg (contact PI), Timo Rieg
$107,499award amount
Biyang Xu
Leads 1 award · $90,000
- 5K99DK143296-02Department: NIH department codeMolecular insights into the role of basolateral Kir channels in controlling acid-base balance in salt-sensitive hypertension$90,000award 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.
Carolyn B Coyne
Co-investigator on 1R01AI189992-01A1, led by Hana Totary-Jain
From the FY2024 awards this person leads
- Duke University · Microbiology & Immunology (NIH department code, 2 awards)
Jianfeng Cai
Co-investigator on 1R01DK148851-01, led by Lei Wang
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of South Florida · Chemistry (NIH department code, 2 awards)
- Purdue University · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 1 award)
Zhigao Wang
Co-investigator on 1R01DK148851-01, led by Lei Wang
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of South Florida · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)
Jeffrey Aube
Co-investigator on 7R01DA031927-12, led by Laura M. Bohn
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 1 award)
Vijay Subramanian
Co-investigator on 5R01DK138092-03, led by Ruisheng Liu
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Wei Chen
Co-investigator on 5R01DK138092-03, led by Ruisheng Liu
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Michael N Teng
Co-investigator on 5R01HL163943-04, led by Sami Fouad Noujaim
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Shyam S Mohapatra
Co-investigator on 5R01DK134000-04, led by Ruisheng Liu
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.
Timo Rieg
Co-investigator on 5R25DK134324-03, led by Jessica A Dominguez Rieg
Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.