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University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, TN · University

NIH Rank #153

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$26.7M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
55
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
63
Principal investigators
National Rank
#153
Among 2,359 institutions

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Tennessee Health Science Center in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Pharmacology$7.5M1619#27
Physiology$4.8M97#34
Public Health & Prev Medicine$4M712
Other Health Professions$2M45
Internal Medicine/Medicine$1.9M43
Anatomy/Cell Biology$1.9M55#49
Genetics$1.9M36#42
Pediatrics$827.1K33#66
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$751.9K11
Pathology$517.1K12#76
Ophthalmology$466.1K11#57

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Tennessee Health Science Center based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Wei Li
3 grants
$2M
total funding
#2
Qi Zhao
2 grants
$1.9M
total funding
$1.5M
total funding
#4
Hao Chen
2 grants
$1.3M
total funding
#5
Zhongjie Sun
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
#6
Brian M Peters
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
$1.2M
total funding
$1.2M
total funding
#9
Anna Bukiya
2 grants
$1.1M
total funding
#10
Ramesh Narayanan
3 grants
$881.3K
total funding
University of Tennessee Health Science Center — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience