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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Physiology at University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

Funding
$12M
$11,986,918
Awards
27
FY2026 NIH awards in Physiology
Principal investigators
31
22 lead a grant here, 9 co-investigators
Department rank
#15
of 89 · 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 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.

  1. Yao Yao

    Leads 2 awards · $1,082,738

    • 1R01NS143215-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Microglial laminin repairs blood-brain barrier damage and modulates microglial activation in stroke brain
      $588,794
      award amount
    • 5R01NS134134-04Department: NIH department code
      Fibroblast-derived laminin regulates blood-brain barrier integrity and fibroblast biology in hemorrhagic brain
      $493,944
      award amount
  2. Thomas Edward Taylor-Clark

    Leads 2 awards · $970,821

    • 5R01DK141890-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms underlying stretch-evoked activation of esophageal vagal afferents
      $594,956
      award amount
    • 5R01HL168051-02Department: NIH department code
      Sensory neuronal mechanism for development of house dust mite induced airway hyperreactivity
      $375,865
      award amount
  3. Sarah Y Yuan

    Leads 2 awards · $941,747

    • 5R35HL150732-07Department: NIH department code
      Vascular Barrier Leakage in Inflammation
      $875,962
      award amount
    • 5T32HL160529-05Department: NIH department code
      Training in Research on Vascular Inflammation and Injury
      $65,785
      award amount
  4. Ruisheng Liu

    Leads 2 awards · $899,634

    • 5R01DK138092-03Department: NIH department code
      Protection 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

      $652,495
      award amount
    • 5R01DK134000-04Department: NIH department code
      Treatment of lupus nephritis with nanoparticles that selectively target kidney glomeruli

      Principal investigators: Ruisheng Liu (contact PI), Shyam S Mohapatra

      $247,139
      award amount
  5. Hana Totary-Jain

    Leads 1 award · $791,245

    • 1R01AI189992-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Deciphering Placental Antiviral Defense Mechanisms

      Principal investigators: Hana Totary-Jain (contact PI), Carolyn B Coyne

      $791,245
      award amount
  6. Lei Wang

    Leads 1 award · $736,882

    • 1R01DK148851-01Department: NIH department code
      PPP1R3G and transplanted renal graft function

      Principal investigators: Lei Wang (contact PI), Jianfeng Cai, Zhigao Wang

      $736,882
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01DK138092-03, led by Ruisheng Liu.

  7. Laura M. Bohn

    Leads 1 award · $723,119

    • 7R01DA031927-12Department: NIH department code
      Novel Probes of the Kappa Opioid Receptor: Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Biology

      Principal investigators: Laura M. Bohn (contact PI), Jeffrey Aube

      $723,119
      award amount
  8. Ying Yang

    Leads 1 award · $676,509

    • 5R01HL166981-04Department: NIH department code
      TSC Proteins in the Lymphatic Vasculature
      $676,509
      award amount
  9. Sami Fouad Noujaim

    Leads 1 award · $596,155

    • 5R01HL163943-04Department: NIH department code
      Peptibodies As Novel Therapies in Atrial Fibrillation

      Principal investigators: Sami Fouad Noujaim (contact PI), Michael N Teng

      $596,155
      award amount
  10. Jin O-Uchi

    Leads 1 award · $554,449

    • 5R01HL171710-03Department: NIH department code
      Role of ER-mitochondria contact sites in Right Ventricular Fibrosis

      Principal investigators: Jin O-Uchi (contact PI), Bong Sook Jhun

      $554,449
      award amount
  11. Roberta Marques Lassance-Soares

    Leads 1 award · $514,670

    • 7R01HL176564-02Department: NIH department code
      Reprogrammed Monocytes Improve Neovascularization in Peripheral Arterial Disease
      $514,670
      award amount
  12. Alexander Staruschenko

    Leads 1 award · $512,560

    • 5R01DK135644-04Department: NIH department code
      Sexual dimorphisms and role of the cGAS-STING pathway in diabetic nephropathy
      $512,560
      award amount
  13. Yonggang Ma

    Leads 2 awards · $450,071

    • 5R01HL164446-05Department: NIH department code
      T Lymphopenia in Ischemic Heart Failure
      $366,371
      award amount
    • 3R01HL164446-04S1Department: NIH department code
      T Lymphopenia in Ischemic Heart Failure
      $83,700
      award amount
  14. Thomas E. Sharp

    Leads 1 award · $400,850

    • 5R01AA029984-06Department: NIH department code
      Alcohol-induced Gut Dysbiosis and Cardiovascular Disease
      $400,850
      award amount
  15. Richard Scott Beard

    Leads 1 award · $400,599

    • 5R01NS143814-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Claudin-5 Regulation during Neuroinflammation
      $400,599
      award amount
  16. Bong Sook Jhun

    Leads 1 award · $375,000

    • 5R01HL160699-04Department: NIH department code
      Mitochondrial Fission, Calcium, ROS in Right Ventricular Fibrosis
      $375,000
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01HL171710-03, led by Jin O-Uchi.

  17. Christopher L Passaglia

    Leads 1 award · $375,000

    • 5R01EY027037-10Department: NIH department code
      Continuous measurement and control of intraocular pressure in normal and glaucomatous eyes
      $375,000
      award amount
  18. Jerome W Breslin

    Leads 1 award · $375,000

    • 5R35GM145379-05Department: NIH department code
      Microvascular Leakage in Hemorrhagic Shock and Trauma
      $375,000
      award amount
  19. Kevin Ron Nash

    Leads 1 award · $225,000

    • 5R21NS141304-02Department: NIH department code
      Reelin and Fragile X Syndrome
      $225,000
      award amount
  20. Amy R Nelson

    Leads 1 award · $187,370

    • 5R01NS135147-04Department: NIH department code
      Nosocomial pneumonia impairs the cerebrovasculature
      $187,370
      award amount
  21. Jessica A Dominguez Rieg

    Leads 1 award · $107,499

    • 5R25DK134324-03Department: NIH department code
      Research and Education in Nephrology for Undergraduate Medical Students-Florida (RENUM-FL)

      Principal investigators: Jessica A Dominguez Rieg (contact PI), Timo Rieg

      $107,499
      award amount
  22. Biyang Xu

    Leads 1 award · $90,000

    • 5K99DK143296-02Department: NIH department code
      Molecular insights into the role of basolateral Kir channels in controlling acid-base balance in salt-sensitive hypertension
      $90,000
      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.

  • Carolyn B Coyne

    Co-investigator on 1R01AI189992-01A1, led by Hana Totary-Jain

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Jianfeng Cai

    Co-investigator on 1R01DK148851-01, led by Lei Wang

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Zhigao Wang

    Co-investigator on 1R01DK148851-01, led by Lei Wang

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Jeffrey Aube

    Co-investigator on 7R01DA031927-12, led by Laura M. Bohn

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • 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.