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University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, TN · University

NIH Rank #168

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$38.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
73
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
84
Principal investigators
National Rank
#168
Among 2,529 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 12 departments with NIH funding at University of Tennessee Health Science Center in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Pharmacology$8.8M1922#36
Physiology$5.3M108#42
Public Health$4M712#72
Internal Medicine$3.5M65#89
Microbiology & Immunology$3.2M24#81
Anatomy & Cell Biology$2.8M78#57
Pediatrics$2.6M67#64
Other Health Professions$2.2M56Not ranked
Genetics$1.9M36#45
Neurology$558K22#74
Pathology$517.1K12#87
Ophthalmology$466.1K11#62
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  • Not ranked: ScienceDex ranks 27 medical-school department categories, and this department is outside them.

Top funded principal investigators

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

$2.4M
total funding
$2.4M
total funding
#3
Ying Kong
1 grant
$2.4M
total funding
#4
Wei Li
3 grants
$2M
total funding
#5
Qi Zhao
2 grants
$1.9M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding
#8
Joseph F Pierre
2 grants
$1.5M
total funding
$1.5M
total funding
#10
Hao Chen
2 grants
$1.3M
total funding