Pathology at University of Utah

Leads a grant in this department

29 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. Brian D Evavold

   Leads 4 awards · $4,821,979

   • 1R01AI193502-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Tregs: The force is strong in this one
     $3,072,554

     award amount
   • 5R01AI172253-04Department: NIH department code

     Deconstructed T cell antigen recognition: Separation of affinity from bond lifetime

     Principal investigators: Brian D Evavold (contact PI), Matthew A Williams

     $718,524

     award amount
   • 5R01AI169835-05Department: NIH department code

     Defining how TCR strength of signal modulates Treg function
     $607,401

     award amount
   • 1R21AI190576-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Delving into peptide specificity of NK inhibitory receptors
     $423,500

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 4R01CA281294-03, led by Matthew Bettini; 5R01AI172210-04, led by Maria Bettini.

2. June Louise Round

   Leads 1 award · $3,134,157

   • 4U01AT012990-03Department: NIH department code

     Antibody targeting of the virome

     Principal investigators: June Louise Round (contact PI), Zac Stephens

     $3,134,157

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5R01AI181021-03, led by Ryan M O'Connell.

3. Matthew Bettini

   Leads 2 awards · $2,556,629

   • 4R01CA281294-03Department: NIH department code

     The Role of CD3z ITAM (Immunoreceptor Tyrosine-Based Activation Motif) diversity in CAR T cell Force and Function

     Principal investigators: Matthew Bettini (contact PI), Brian D Evavold

     $1,739,572

     award amount
   • 5R01AI173406-04Department: NIH department code

     Early life regulation of microbiota specific thymic T cell development

     Principal investigators: Matthew Bettini (contact PI), Gretchen E Diehl

     $817,057

     award amount

4. Ryan M O'Connell

   Leads 3 awards · $2,159,040

   • 5R01DK141070-02Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms underlying the functional regulation of the gut microbiota by intestinal epithelial cells to maintain intestinal homeostasis

     Principal investigators: Ryan M O'Connell (contact PI), Fang Yan

     $815,589

     award amount
   • 5R01AI181021-03Department: NIH department code

     Immunoregulatory roles for exosomes in the gastrointestinal tract

     Principal investigators: Ryan M O'Connell (contact PI), June Louise Round

     $767,043

     award amount
   • 5R01AG079477-05Department: NIH department code

     MicroRNA regulation of chronic inflammation during aging

     Principal investigators: Ryan M O'Connell (contact PI), Micah J Drummond

     $576,408

     award amount

5. Philip Gordts

   Leads 2 awards · $1,863,885

   • 1R01HL179167-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Red Meat Associated Xenosialitis in Atherosclerosis

     Principal investigators: Philip Gordts (contact PI), Geoffrey A Chang, Karsten B Zengler

     $1,212,911

     award amount
   • 1R01HL181076-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Reducing Remnant Cholesterol and Managing Dyslipidemia with Human Milk Oligosaccharides
     $650,974

     award amount

6. Hans Haecker

   Leads 3 awards · $1,851,625

   • 5R01AI170942-05Department: NIH department code

     A phospho-tyrosine-based signaling module controlling TLR-mediated inflammatory disease.
     $734,968

     award amount
   • 1R01HL184983-01Department: NIH department code

     Myeloid lineage commitment during stress hematopoiesis
     $693,157

     award amount
   • 1R21AI189586-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Development of HTS for discovery of IL-25 inhibitors
     $423,500

     award amount

7. Maria Bettini

   Leads 3 awards · $1,758,336

   • 5R01AI175494-03Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of T cell persistence during chronic autoimmunity
     $668,683

     award amount
   • 5R01AI172210-04Department: NIH department code

     Biophysical parameters of self-reactive TCR engagement in T1D

     Principal investigators: Maria Bettini (contact PI), Brian D Evavold

     $666,153

     award amount
   • 1R21AI197490-01Department: NIH department code

     Cholesterol Metabolism in Regulatory T cell Function
     $423,500

     award amount

8. Keke Celeste Fairfax

   Leads 3 awards · $762,872

   • 5R25AI170381-05Department: NIH department code

     Biomedical Research Innovation and Development to Grow Excellence in Science – Undergraduate Program in Pathology (BRIDGE UP)
     $329,557

     award amount
   • 5T32TR004392-04Department: NIH department code

     CTSA Predoctoral T32 at University of Utah: Spheres of Translation Across the Research Spectrum (STARS) Training Program

     Principal investigators: Keke Celeste Fairfax (contact PI), Angela Fagerlin

     $325,315

     award amount
   • 5R25TR004388-04Department: NIH department code

     Biomedical Research Innovation and Development to Grow Excellence in Science-Undergraduate Program (BRIDGE UP)

     Principal investigators: Keke Celeste Fairfax (contact PI), Angela Fagerlin

     $108,000

     award amount

9. Jeffrey Scott Hale

   Leads 1 award · $743,752

   • 5R01AI182215-02Department: NIH department code

     Epigenetic programing of CD4+ T cell proliferation, survival and function during chronic viral infection
     $743,752

     award amount

10. Jarrod Sean Johnson

    Leads 1 award · $694,996

    • 5R01AI181713-03Department: NIH department code

      Regulation and Manipulation of Innate Immunity During HIV Infection
      $694,996

      award amount

11. Aaron Christopher Petrey

    Leads 1 award · $651,800

    • 5R01HL167919-04Department: NIH department code

      The Role of Layilin as a Novel Regulator of Platelet Activation and Thromboinflammation
      $651,800

      award amount

12. Arabella Young

    Leads 1 award · $635,581

    • 1R01CA302892-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Generation of syngeneic, mutation-driven melanomas in an autoimmune-prone mouse to improve therapeutic efficacy without immunotoxicity
      $635,581

      award amount

13. Koushik Roy

    Leads 1 award · $625,348

    • 5R01AI186945-02Department: NIH department code

      Gene regulatory network of memory B cell and long-lived plasma cell differentiation
      $625,348

      award amount

14. Gianna Elena Hammer

    Leads 1 award · $612,346

    • 1R01AG096914-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Age-associated decline of meningeal gdT cells and their modulation by the gut-meninges axis
      $612,346

      award amount

15. Wan-Lin Lo

    Leads 1 award · $554,918

    • 5R01AI175301-04Department: NIH department code

      Unmasking the Immunomodulatory Roles of CD7 Signaling
      $554,918

      award amount

16. Allison Carey

    Leads 1 award · $448,018

    • 5DP2AI171122-05Department: NIH department code

      Parallel phenotyping to dissect genetic determinants of bacterial strain diversity
      $448,018

      award amount

17. Qinwen Mao

    Leads 1 award · $437,252

    • 1R01AG097508-01Department: NIH department code

      Development of a Plasma Biomarker for TDP-43 Proteinopathy
      $437,252

      award amount

18. Beatrice S Knudsen

    Leads 1 award · $436,999

    • 1R01CA311636-01Department: NIH department code

      Structural and functional human tissue imaging for detection of chromosomal instability

      Principal investigators: Beatrice S Knudsen (contact PI), Gabriele Campanella

      $436,999

      award amount

19. Dean Tantin

    Leads 1 award · $406,002

    • 5R01AI162929-05Department: NIH department code

      Targeting OCA-B in multiple sclerosis
      $406,002

      award amount

20. Tracey Jane Lamb

    Leads 2 awards · $393,850

    • 5T32AI138945-09Department: NIH department code

      Cross-disciplinary Training in Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Disease

      Principal investigators: Tracey Jane Lamb (contact PI), Matthew A Williams

      $201,350

      award amount
    • 5R21AI185994-02Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating influenza-induced protection of malaria-associated respiratory distress syndrome in mice
      $192,500

      award amount

21. Baoyu Liu

    Leads 1 award · $385,000

    • 5R01DK135968-04Department: NIH department code

      Beta-cell self-antigen recognition by diabetogenic CD8 T cells
      $385,000

      award amount

22. Eric Lee Snyder

    Leads 1 award · $385,000

    • 5R01CA212415-09Department: NIH department code

      Transcriptional Regulation of Lung Cancer Identity
      $385,000

      award amount

23. Jacob Norbert Kisiolek

    Leads 1 award · $81,580

    • 5F32AI191473-02Department: NIH department code

      Innate Cells with Adaptive Specificity: Bond Kinetics of NK Cell Inhibitory Receptor Ly49C
      $81,580

      award amount

24. Kylie Beach

    Leads 1 award · $41,554

    • 1F31AI197541-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Erm(41) Mediated Macrolide Resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus
      $41,554

      award amount

25. Tristan Yoder

    Leads 1 award · $41,359

    • 1F31AG094290-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Age-Dependent CD7 Functions in T Cell Responses
      $41,359

      award amount

26. Jenna Susan Reed

    Leads 1 award · $41,135

    • 5F31HL172638-03Department: NIH department code

      Defining the role of platelet-mediated glycocalyx breakdown in driving pathogenic CD8 activity during severe malaria.
      $41,135

      award amount

27. Michaela Murphy

    Leads 1 award · $40,894

    • 5F31DK141216-02Department: NIH department code

      Investigation of the dynamics and mechanisms of colitis-induced neuroinflammation
      $40,894

      award amount

28. Georgina Alejandra Oceguera

    Leads 1 award · $39,995

    • 1F31AI203049-01Department: NIH department code

      Bone marrow derived MHCI+/II+ B cells are sufficient to drive T cell selection of a distinct and functional T cell repertoire
      $39,995

      award amount

29. Jordan Arielle Powers

    Leads 1 award · $38,554

    • 1F31AI200352-01Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating Transcriptional Control of Interferon Signaling
      $38,554

      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.

• Zac Stephens

  Co-investigator on 4U01AT012990-03, led by June Louise Round

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Geoffrey A Chang

  Co-investigator on 1R01HL179167-01A1, led by Philip Gordts

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of California, San Diego · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 2 awards)

• Karsten B Zengler

  Co-investigator on 1R01HL179167-01A1, led by Philip Gordts

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Matthew A Williams

  Co-investigator on 5R01AI172253-04, led by Brian D Evavold; 5T32AI138945-09, led by Tracey Jane Lamb

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Gretchen E Diehl

  Co-investigator on 5R01AI173406-04, led by Matthew Bettini

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (no department on record, 1 award)

• Fang Yan

  Co-investigator on 5R01DK141070-02, led by Ryan M O'Connell

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center (no department on record, 1 award)

• Micah J Drummond

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG079477-05, led by Ryan M O'Connell

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Utah · Other Health Professions (NIH department code, 3 awards)

• Gabriele Campanella

  Co-investigator on 1R01CA311636-01, led by Beatrice S Knudsen

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Angela Fagerlin

  Co-investigator on 5T32TR004392-04, led by Keke Celeste Fairfax; 5R25TR004388-04, led by Keke Celeste Fairfax

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Utah · Public Health (NIH department code, 1 award)