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University of Tennessee Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · University

NIH Rank #302

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$5.3M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
17
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
16
Principal investigators
National Rank
#302
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 Knoxville in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Biochemistry$1.5M44#96
Nutrition$798.9K22
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$757.5K32
Chemistry$752.7K22
Veterinary Sciences$557.3K22
Physics$306.9K11
Miscellaneous$167.2K11

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Tennessee Knoxville based on NIH grant totals.

$609K
total funding
$607.7K
total funding
$413.1K
total funding
#4
Jie Sun
1 grant
$406.1K
total funding
#5
Joseph Clark
1 grant
$382.5K
total funding
#6
Amit Joshi
1 grant
$376.8K
total funding
$370.2K
total funding
$357.1K
total funding
#9
Jaan Mannik
1 grant
$306.9K
total funding
#10
Lisa C. Lindley
1 grant
$305.9K
total funding