Physiology at University of Virginia

Leads a grant in this department

21 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. Ling Qi

   Leads 5 awards · $4,558,294

   • 4R01AG089640-03Department: NIH department code

     ERAD-STING Crosstalk in Microglia: Unraveling the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease

     Principal investigators: Ling Qi (contact PI), Zhen Zhao

     $2,449,491

     award amount
   • 5R01DK120330-08Department: NIH department code

     Novel role of hepatic SEL1L-HRD1 ERAD in bile acid metabolism

     Principal investigators: Ling Qi (contact PI), Deyu Fang

     $683,673

     award amount
   • 5R01NS138119-02Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms Underlying the Pathogenesis of SEL1L-HRD1 ERAD Disease Variants

     Principal investigators: Ling Qi (contact PI), Shengyi Sun

     $638,229

     award amount
   • 5R01DK132786-04Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of ER-Protein Quality Control in Podocytes
     $402,984

     award amount
   • 5R01DK137794-03Department: NIH department code

     A central role of SEL1L-HRD1 ERAD in LPL maturation in adipocytes
     $383,917

     award amount

2. Brant E Isakson

   Leads 3 awards · $1,981,559

   • 5T32HL007284-50Department: NIH department code

     Basic Cardiovascular Research Training Grant

     Principal investigators: Brant E Isakson (contact PI), Gary K Owens

     $799,345

     award amount
   • 5R01HL171997-03Department: NIH department code

     Panx1-PIEZO1 Interactions Regulate Renin Release
     $601,497

     award amount
   • 5R01HL137112-08Department: NIH department code

     Purinergic Regulation of Veinous Endothelial Permeability

     Principal investigators: Brant E Isakson (contact PI), Michael H. Koval

     $580,717

     award amount

3. Swapnil K. Sonkusare

   Leads 3 awards · $1,780,189

   • 5R01HL146914-07Department: NIH department code

     Flow-Activated Calcium Signaling Microdomains in Small Pulmonary Arteries
     $645,185

     award amount
   • 5R01HL142808-08Department: NIH department code

     Paracrine TNF signaling impairs endothelial TRPV4 microdomains in obesity
     $616,900

     award amount
   • 5R01HL167208-04Department: NIH department code

     Novel Calcium Signaling Nanodomains in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
     $518,104

     award amount

4. Huiwang Ai

   Leads 3 awards · $1,643,251

   • 2R01EB033172-05Department: NIH department code

     Next-Gen Fluorescent Indicators for Imaging Synaptic Zinc in Cortical Sound Processing

     Principal investigators: Huiwang Ai (contact PI), Thanos Tzounopoulos

     $657,359

     award amount
   • 5R01AG077773-03Department: NIH department code

     Fluorescent Redox Indicators to Image Oxidative Stress in Alzheimer's Disease
     $524,596

     award amount
   • 5R01EB035430-03Department: NIH department code

     Next-Generation ATP-Independent Luciferases, Luciferins, and Bioluminescent Calcium Indicators
     $461,296

     award amount

5. Gary K Owens

   Leads 2 awards · $1,575,477

   • 5R01HL164367-04Department: NIH department code

     Role of IL-6 trans signaling in atherosclerosis development and late-stage pathogenesis
     $789,754

     award amount
   • 5R01HL166161-04Department: NIH department code

     Role of Smooth Muscle Cell Insulin Resistance and Systemic Metabolic Dysfunction in Atherosclerosis Development and Late Stage Lesion Pathogenesis
     $785,723

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5T32HL007284-50, led by Brant E Isakson.

6. Ilya Levental

   Leads 2 awards · $1,239,208

   • 5R01AI183581-02Department: NIH department code

     Biophysical and functional coupling of protein condensates to ordered lipid domains in T-cells
     $663,178

     award amount
   • 5R35GM134949-08Department: NIH department code

     The functional organization of mammalian membranes
     $576,030

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5T32GM158467-02, led by Jochen Zimmer.

7. Anne K Kenworthy

   Leads 2 awards · $1,155,911

   • 5R01HL168258-04Department: NIH department code

     Structure and Function of Non-Conventional Caveolins
     $701,173

     award amount
   • 5R01GM151635-04Department: NIH department code

     Structural Diversity of Caveolins
     $454,738

     award amount

8. Seham Ebrahim

   Leads 2 awards · $876,523

   • 5R01HD118160-02Department: NIH department code

     Membrane protein-mediated signaling as a driver of spermiogenesis- Investigating new molecules and mechanisms
     $477,925

     award amount
   • 5R35GM156345-02Department: NIH department code

     Mechanosensing mechanisms at the intestinal surface
     $398,598

     award amount

9. Jochen Zimmer

   Leads 2 awards · $741,402

   • 5R35GM144130-05Department: NIH department code

     Synthesis, secretion and assembly of extracellular complex carbohydrates in Gram-negative bacteria
     $525,734

     award amount
   • 5T32GM158467-02Department: NIH department code

     Molecular Biophysics Training Grant

     Principal investigators: Jochen Zimmer (contact PI), Ilya Levental, Kristen M Naegle

     $215,668

     award amount

10. John Hackett Bushweller

    Leads 1 award · $661,773

    • 5R01CA282472-03Department: NIH department code

      Small Molecule ERG Inhibitors for Prostate Cancer

      Principal investigators: John Hackett Bushweller (contact PI), Daniel G Gioeli, Michael Hageman

      $661,773

      award amount

11. Ming-Feng Tsai

    Leads 1 award · $584,640

    • 5R35GM151958-04Department: NIH department code

      Molecular mechanisms of the mitochondrial calcium transport system
      $584,640

      award amount

12. Ahmad Jomaa

    Leads 1 award · $444,125

    • 5R35GM160490-02Department: NIH department code

      Unraveling the Mechanisms of Protein Sorting and Localization to Organelles
      $444,125

      award amount

13. Jarred Marcus Whitlock

    Leads 1 award · $444,125

    • 1R35GM165502-01Department: NIH department code

      Resolving the convergent vs divergent mechanisms underpinning the formation and function of disparate multinucleated cell types
      $444,125

      award amount

14. Jinghang Xie

    Leads 1 award · $444,125

    • 1R35GM162707-01Department: NIH department code

      Multiplexed Dynamic Assessment of Cellular Composition and Function In Vivo
      $444,125

      award amount

15. Huan Bao

    Leads 1 award · $400,530

    • 5R35GM156801-02Department: NIH department code

      Designer nanodiscs to probe and reprogram membrane biology
      $400,530

      award amount

16. Gloria Sheynkman

    Leads 1 award · $394,355

    • 5R33CA281919-03Department: NIH department code

      An integrated functional proteomics platform for accelerated discovery of isoform-specific determinants of cancer
      $394,355

      award amount

17. Stefanie Redemann

    Leads 2 awards · $360,400

    • 5R01GM144668-05Department: NIH department code

      The role of microtubule dynamics in midzone driven chromosome segregation in anaphase
      $335,173

      award amount
    • 3R01GM144668-05S1Department: NIH department code

      The role of microtubule dynamics in midzone driven chromosome segregation in anaphase
      $25,227

      award amount

18. Kandice Rose Levental

    Leads 1 award · $224,001

    • 5R21CA300756-02Department: NIH department code

      Tools for probing the physical paralipidome of membrane proteins
      $224,001

      award amount

19. Huilun Wang

    Leads 1 award · $131,166

    • 5K99HD118580-02Department: NIH department code

      Novel Role of SEL1L-HRD1 ERAD in Neurodevelopment
      $131,166

      award amount

20. Sze Ham Chan

    Leads 1 award · $42,504

    • 5F31AI181453-03Department: NIH department code

      Mutual regulation between membrane rafts and protein condensates in T cell activation
      $42,504

      award amount

21. Skylar Loeb

    Leads 1 award · $39,568

    • 5F31HL176103-02Department: NIH department code

      The Role of Lymphatic Endothelial Alpha Globin in Heart Failure
      $39,568

      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.

• Zhen Zhao

  Co-investigator on 4R01AG089640-03, led by Ling Qi

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • University of Southern California · Physiology (NIH department code, 2 awards)
  • Tulane University of Louisiana · Neurosciences (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Deyu Fang

  Co-investigator on 5R01DK120330-08, led by Ling Qi

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Northwestern University · Pathology (NIH department code, 2 awards)

• Daniel G Gioeli

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA282472-03, led by John Hackett Bushweller

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

• Michael Hageman

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA282472-03, led by John Hackett Bushweller

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

• Thanos Tzounopoulos

  Co-investigator on 2R01EB033172-05, led by Huiwang Ai

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Pittsburgh · Otolaryngology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Shengyi Sun

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS138119-02, led by Ling Qi

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Virginia · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Michael H. Koval

  Co-investigator on 5R01HL137112-08, led by Brant E Isakson

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Emory University · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Kristen M Naegle

  Co-investigator on 5T32GM158467-02, led by Jochen Zimmer

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • University of Virginia · Biomedical Engineering (NIH department code, 1 award)