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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Pharmacology at University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Funding
$20.1M
$20,103,639
Awards
38
FY2026 NIH awards in Pharmacology
Principal investigators
39
34 lead a grant here, 5 co-investigators
Department rank
#16
of 132 · Ranking
  • NIH names only the principal investigators on an award, so this page lists only them. The department is the award's: it is where ScienceDex counts the award, not a list of the department's members.
  • These are the awards in the Pharmacology row of the University of Washington page.

Leads a grant in this department

34 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. Kelly Keisen Lee

    Leads 2 awards · $3,077,671

    • 2R01AI140868-06A1Department: NIH department code
      Structural and dynamic traits underlying phenotypic variation in HIV-1 Env
      $2,663,366
      award amount
    • 1R21AI196218-01Department: NIH department code
      Influenza Neuraminidase Structure and Dynamics:Resolving How Stalk Variation Impacts Function
      $414,305
      award amount
  2. Larry S Zweifel

    Leads 3 awards · $2,574,168

    • 5P30DA048736-08Department: NIH department code
      University of Washington Center of Excellence in Opioid Addiction Research

      Principal investigators: Charles Chavkin (contact PI), Larry S Zweifel (contact PI), Michael R. Bruchas (contact PI)

      $1,599,819
      award amount
    • 5R01MH135538-03Department: NIH department code
      Appetitive and aversive state interactions in the central amygdala during learning and memory
      $557,181
      award amount
    • 5R01DA044315-09Department: NIH department code
      Isolation of brain reward circuits using peptidergic systems
      $417,168
      award amount
  3. John D Scott

    Leads 2 awards · $1,608,093

    • 4R01DK119192-09Department: NIH department code
      Defective PKA Signaling in Cushing's Syndrome
      $1,028,720
      award amount
    • 5R01DK141129-03Department: NIH department code
      Biased AKAP signaling mechanisms
      $579,373
      award amount
  4. Charles Chavkin

    Leads 1 award · $1,599,819

    • 5P30DA048736-08Department: NIH department code
      University of Washington Center of Excellence in Opioid Addiction Research

      Principal investigators: Charles Chavkin (contact PI), Larry S Zweifel (contact PI), Michael R. Bruchas (contact PI)

      $1,599,819
      award amount
  5. Michael R. Bruchas

    Leads 1 award · $1,599,819

    • 5P30DA048736-08Department: NIH department code
      University of Washington Center of Excellence in Opioid Addiction Research

      Principal investigators: Charles Chavkin (contact PI), Larry S Zweifel (contact PI), Michael R. Bruchas (contact PI)

      $1,599,819
      award amount
  6. Miklos Guttman

    Leads 1 award · $1,368,400

    • 1R01GM164435-01Department: NIH department code
      Expanding structural proteomics to monitor proline isomerization
      $1,368,400
      award amount
  7. Nina Isoherranen

    Leads 2 awards · $985,029

    • 5R01DK143511-10Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Regulation of Retinoic Acid Homeostasis
      $596,279
      award amount
    • 1R35GM161276-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms and Predictions of Interindividual Variability in Drug Pharmacokinetics and Adverse Drug Reactions
      $388,750
      award amount
  8. Joanne Wang

    Leads 1 award · $897,694

    • 5UC2HD113041-04Department: NIH department code
      Identification, Quantification, and Functional Characterization of Transporters in the Human Placenta and Developing Gut

      Principal investigators: Joanne Wang (contact PI), Jashvant D Unadkat

      $897,694
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01HD112282-04, led by Mary F Hebert.

  9. Rodney J.y. Ho

    Leads 1 award · $803,238

    • 5R01AI179309-03Department: NIH department code
      Long-acting Antiviral Treatment for HBV

      Principal investigators: Rodney J.y. Ho (contact PI), Hyang Nina Kim

      $803,238
      award amount
  10. Marta E Soden

    Leads 2 awards · $785,275

    • 1R21MH142667-01Department: NIH department code
      Molecular strategies for resolving differential regulation of dopamine subpopulations
      $427,625
      award amount
    • 5R01DA054924-05Department: NIH department code
      Differential modulation of dopamine neurons by distinct neurotensin inputs
      $357,650
      award amount
  11. Mary F Hebert

    Leads 1 award · $748,820

    • 5R01HD112282-04Department: NIH department code
      PBPK Modeling & Simulation to Predict Transporter-Mediated Drug Secretion into Human Breast Milk

      Principal investigators: Mary F Hebert (contact PI), Joanne Wang

      $748,820
      award amount
  12. Smita Yadav

    Leads 1 award · $727,411

    • 5R01MH130336-04Department: NIH department code
      Kinase Dysfunction in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
      $727,411
      award amount
  13. Nephi Stella

    Leads 1 award · $701,455

    • 5R01DA061185-02Department: NIH department code
      Oral THC consumption during adolescence and its impact on adult mouse brain

      Principal investigators: Nephi Stella (contact PI), Benjamin Land

      $701,455
      award amount
  14. Libin Xu

    Leads 1 award · $648,691

    • 5R01ES035021-03Department: NIH department code
      Impact of benzalkonium chloride on gut microbiome and gut-liver interactions
      $648,691
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AI136979-08, led by Brian James Werth; 5T32GM159560-02, led by William M Atkins.

  15. Shao-En Ong

    Leads 1 award · $641,632

    • 1R01CA301585-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Functional and mechanistic interrogation of kinase complexes and their ligandability

      Principal investigators: Shao-En Ong (contact PI), Dustin J Maly

      $641,632
      award amount
  16. Brian James Werth

    Leads 1 award · $550,162

    • 5R01AI136979-08Department: NIH department code
      Contribution of altered cell envelope metabolism to resistance to cell envelope-targeting antimicrobials in MRSA

      Principal investigators: Brian James Werth (contact PI), Libin Xu

      $550,162
      award amount
  17. Justin M Kollman

    Leads 1 award · $540,671

    • 5T32GM153507-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Biophysics Training Program

      Principal investigators: Justin M Kollman (contact PI), Charles L Asbury

      $540,671
      award amount
  18. Gaurav Bhardwaj

    Leads 1 award · $517,083

    • 1R35GM163670-01Department: NIH department code
      AI-enabled methods for de novo design of functional peptides
      $517,083
      award amount
  19. David Michael Shechner

    Leads 1 award · $444,794

    • 1R21HG014903-01Department: NIH department code
      Molecular characterization of Nuclear Body assembly and pathological misassembly

      Principal investigators: David Michael Shechner (contact PI), Miroslav Dundr

      $444,794
      award amount
  20. Benjamin Land

    Leads 1 award · $431,445

    • 5R01AT011524-05Department: NIH department code
      Cannabidiol and terpenoid interactions in amygdalar regulation of pain states
      $431,445
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01DA061185-02, led by Nephi Stella.

  21. Shijie Cao

    Leads 1 award · $427,625

    • 5R35GM159916-02Department: NIH department code
      Precise GI Drug Delivery and Modeling with Pharmacomicrobiomics
      $427,625
      award amount
  22. William M Atkins

    Leads 1 award · $393,777

    • 5T32GM159560-02Department: NIH department code
      Drug Action, Metabolism and Kinetics Training Grant

      Principal investigators: William M Atkins (contact PI), Libin Xu

      $393,777
      award amount
  23. Jayanth Panyam

    Leads 1 award · $349,778

    • 5R01CA260825-06Department: NIH department code
      TLR7/8 agonist design and delivery for effective anticancer immune response
      $349,778
      award amount
  24. Melissa Leigh Barker-Haliski

    Leads 1 award · $190,646

    • 5R33NS126626-04Department: NIH department code
      Investigational WNT-pathway modulators for the treatment and prevention of drug-resistant seizures
      $190,646
      award amount
  25. Kyueun Lee

    Leads 1 award · $182,422

    • 1K01AI190049-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing Influenza Vaccines through Genetic Surveillance: Can Better Antigenic Match Improve Population Health?
      $182,422
      award amount
  26. Douglas Barthold

    Leads 1 award · $122,040

    • 5K01AG071843-05Department: NIH department code
      Long-term effects of today's medical care access policies on the future burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
      $122,040
      award amount
  27. Cristiana Joy Meuret

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31AG087553-02Department: NIH department code
      Deciphering the Role of Glycan Sulfation in Neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's Disease
      $50,114
      award amount
  28. Dez Coleman

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31DA062403-02Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Characterization and Exploration of Mu-Opioid Receptor Signaling in C. elegans
      $50,114
      award amount
  29. Nelson Andy Ayala

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31NS141228-02Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the function of a ciliary protein in neural development
      $50,114
      award amount
  30. Sydney Klucas

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 1F31HD119974-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Targeting PAK1 Kinase in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
      $50,114
      award amount
  31. Madalyn Louise Critz

    Leads 1 award · $47,139

    • 1F31NS149566-01Department: NIH department code
      Ensemble Imaging and Optogenetic Control of vlPAG Circuits in Neuropathic Pain
      $47,139
      award amount
  32. Micaela Vela Ruiz

    Leads 1 award · $46,988

    • 1F31DA065365-01Department: NIH department code
      Serotonin and dopamine dynamics during kappa opioid mediated aversion
      $46,988
      award amount
  33. Lindsey Williams

    Leads 1 award · $45,521

    • 1F31AI194931-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Targeting the Gut-CNS Axis via Distal Gut-Delivered Short-Chain Fatty Acids to Treat CNS Autoimmunity
      $45,521
      award amount
  34. Ryan Nguyen

    Leads 1 award · $45,515

    • 5F31ES037537-02Department: NIH department code
      Large-Scale Characterization of ToxCast Compounds and Their Metabolites by High-Throughput Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry: Applications in Human Exposome Studies
      $45,515
      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.

  • Jashvant D Unadkat

    Co-investigator on 5UC2HD113041-04, led by Joanne Wang

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Hyang Nina Kim

    Co-investigator on 5R01AI179309-03, led by Rodney J.y. Ho

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

  • Dustin J Maly

    Co-investigator on 1R01CA301585-01A1, led by Shao-En Ong

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Charles L Asbury

    Co-investigator on 5T32GM153507-03, led by Justin M Kollman

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Miroslav Dundr

    Co-investigator on 1R21HG014903-01, led by David Michael Shechner

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

Also counted toward University of Washington in the Pharmacology ranking

Department rankings count awards at these organizations toward University of Washington. With University of Washington's own 38 awards (R&D contracts left out), they make up its ranking row: #16, $21,485,326, 40 awards. Each organization's page lists its investigators.