FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators
Pharmacology at University of Washington
Seattle, WA
- 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.
Kelly Keisen Lee
Leads 2 awards · $3,077,671
- 2R01AI140868-06A1Department: NIH department codeStructural and dynamic traits underlying phenotypic variation in HIV-1 Env$2,663,366award amount
- 1R21AI196218-01Department: NIH department codeInfluenza Neuraminidase Structure and Dynamics:Resolving How Stalk Variation Impacts Function$414,305award amount
Larry S Zweifel
Leads 3 awards · $2,574,168
- 5P30DA048736-08Department: NIH department codeUniversity 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)
$1,599,819award amount - 5R01MH135538-03Department: NIH department codeAppetitive and aversive state interactions in the central amygdala during learning and memory$557,181award amount
- 5R01DA044315-09Department: NIH department codeIsolation of brain reward circuits using peptidergic systems$417,168award amount
John D Scott
Leads 2 awards · $1,608,093
- 4R01DK119192-09Department: NIH department codeDefective PKA Signaling in Cushing's Syndrome$1,028,720award amount
- 5R01DK141129-03Department: NIH department codeBiased AKAP signaling mechanisms$579,373award amount
Charles Chavkin
Leads 1 award · $1,599,819
- 5P30DA048736-08Department: NIH department codeUniversity 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)
$1,599,819award amount
Michael R. Bruchas
Leads 1 award · $1,599,819
- 5P30DA048736-08Department: NIH department codeUniversity 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)
$1,599,819award amount
Miklos Guttman
Leads 1 award · $1,368,400
- 1R01GM164435-01Department: NIH department codeExpanding structural proteomics to monitor proline isomerization$1,368,400award amount
Nina Isoherranen
Leads 2 awards · $985,029
- 5R01DK143511-10Department: NIH department codeMechanisms of Regulation of Retinoic Acid Homeostasis$596,279award amount
- 1R35GM161276-01Department: NIH department codeMechanisms and Predictions of Interindividual Variability in Drug Pharmacokinetics and Adverse Drug Reactions$388,750award amount
Joanne Wang
Leads 1 award · $897,694
- 5UC2HD113041-04Department: NIH department codeIdentification, Quantification, and Functional Characterization of Transporters in the Human Placenta and Developing Gut
Principal investigators: Joanne Wang (contact PI), Jashvant D Unadkat
$897,694award amount
Also a principal investigator on 5R01HD112282-04, led by Mary F Hebert.
Rodney J.y. Ho
Leads 1 award · $803,238
- 5R01AI179309-03Department: NIH department codeLong-acting Antiviral Treatment for HBV
Principal investigators: Rodney J.y. Ho (contact PI), Hyang Nina Kim
$803,238award amount
Marta E Soden
Leads 2 awards · $785,275
- 1R21MH142667-01Department: NIH department codeMolecular strategies for resolving differential regulation of dopamine subpopulations$427,625award amount
- 5R01DA054924-05Department: NIH department codeDifferential modulation of dopamine neurons by distinct neurotensin inputs$357,650award amount
Mary F Hebert
Leads 1 award · $748,820
- 5R01HD112282-04Department: NIH department codePBPK Modeling & Simulation to Predict Transporter-Mediated Drug Secretion into Human Breast Milk
Principal investigators: Mary F Hebert (contact PI), Joanne Wang
$748,820award amount
Smita Yadav
Leads 1 award · $727,411
- 5R01MH130336-04Department: NIH department codeKinase Dysfunction in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders$727,411award amount
Nephi Stella
Leads 1 award · $701,455
- 5R01DA061185-02Department: NIH department codeOral THC consumption during adolescence and its impact on adult mouse brain
Principal investigators: Nephi Stella (contact PI), Benjamin Land
$701,455award amount
Libin Xu
Leads 1 award · $648,691
- 5R01ES035021-03Department: NIH department codeImpact of benzalkonium chloride on gut microbiome and gut-liver interactions$648,691award amount
Also a principal investigator on 5R01AI136979-08, led by Brian James Werth; 5T32GM159560-02, led by William M Atkins.
Shao-En Ong
Leads 1 award · $641,632
- 1R01CA301585-01A1Department: NIH department codeFunctional and mechanistic interrogation of kinase complexes and their ligandability
Principal investigators: Shao-En Ong (contact PI), Dustin J Maly
$641,632award amount
Brian James Werth
Leads 1 award · $550,162
- 5R01AI136979-08Department: NIH department codeContribution of altered cell envelope metabolism to resistance to cell envelope-targeting antimicrobials in MRSA
Principal investigators: Brian James Werth (contact PI), Libin Xu
$550,162award amount
Justin M Kollman
Leads 1 award · $540,671
- 5T32GM153507-03Department: NIH department codeMolecular Biophysics Training Program
Principal investigators: Justin M Kollman (contact PI), Charles L Asbury
$540,671award amount
Gaurav Bhardwaj
Leads 1 award · $517,083
- 1R35GM163670-01Department: NIH department codeAI-enabled methods for de novo design of functional peptides$517,083award amount
David Michael Shechner
Leads 1 award · $444,794
- 1R21HG014903-01Department: NIH department codeMolecular characterization of Nuclear Body assembly and pathological misassembly
Principal investigators: David Michael Shechner (contact PI), Miroslav Dundr
$444,794award amount
Benjamin Land
Leads 1 award · $431,445
- 5R01AT011524-05Department: NIH department codeCannabidiol and terpenoid interactions in amygdalar regulation of pain states$431,445award amount
Also a principal investigator on 5R01DA061185-02, led by Nephi Stella.
Shijie Cao
Leads 1 award · $427,625
- 5R35GM159916-02Department: NIH department codePrecise GI Drug Delivery and Modeling with Pharmacomicrobiomics$427,625award amount
William M Atkins
Leads 1 award · $393,777
- 5T32GM159560-02Department: NIH department codeDrug Action, Metabolism and Kinetics Training Grant
Principal investigators: William M Atkins (contact PI), Libin Xu
$393,777award amount
Jayanth Panyam
Leads 1 award · $349,778
- 5R01CA260825-06Department: NIH department codeTLR7/8 agonist design and delivery for effective anticancer immune response$349,778award amount
Melissa Leigh Barker-Haliski
Leads 1 award · $190,646
- 5R33NS126626-04Department: NIH department codeInvestigational WNT-pathway modulators for the treatment and prevention of drug-resistant seizures$190,646award amount
Kyueun Lee
Leads 1 award · $182,422
- 1K01AI190049-01A1Department: NIH department codeEnhancing Influenza Vaccines through Genetic Surveillance: Can Better Antigenic Match Improve Population Health?$182,422award amount
Douglas Barthold
Leads 1 award · $122,040
- 5K01AG071843-05Department: NIH department codeLong-term effects of today's medical care access policies on the future burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias$122,040award amount
Cristiana Joy Meuret
Leads 1 award · $50,114
- 5F31AG087553-02Department: NIH department codeDeciphering the Role of Glycan Sulfation in Neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's Disease$50,114award amount
Dez Coleman
Leads 1 award · $50,114
- 5F31DA062403-02Department: NIH department codeGenetic Characterization and Exploration of Mu-Opioid Receptor Signaling in C. elegans$50,114award amount
Nelson Andy Ayala
Leads 1 award · $50,114
- 5F31NS141228-02Department: NIH department codeInvestigating the function of a ciliary protein in neural development$50,114award amount
Sydney Klucas
Leads 1 award · $50,114
- 1F31HD119974-01A1Department: NIH department codeTargeting PAK1 Kinase in Neurodevelopmental Disorders$50,114award amount
Madalyn Louise Critz
Leads 1 award · $47,139
- 1F31NS149566-01Department: NIH department codeEnsemble Imaging and Optogenetic Control of vlPAG Circuits in Neuropathic Pain$47,139award amount
Micaela Vela Ruiz
Leads 1 award · $46,988
- 1F31DA065365-01Department: NIH department codeSerotonin and dopamine dynamics during kappa opioid mediated aversion$46,988award amount
Lindsey Williams
Leads 1 award · $45,521
- 1F31AI194931-01A1Department: NIH department codeTargeting the Gut-CNS Axis via Distal Gut-Delivered Short-Chain Fatty Acids to Treat CNS Autoimmunity$45,521award amount
Ryan Nguyen
Leads 1 award · $45,515
- 5F31ES037537-02Department: NIH department codeLarge-Scale Characterization of ToxCast Compounds and Their Metabolites by High-Throughput Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry: Applications in Human Exposome Studies$45,515award 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
- University of Washington · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 1 award)
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
- University of Washington · Chemistry (NIH department code, 1 award)
Charles L Asbury
Co-investigator on 5T32GM153507-03, led by Justin M Kollman
From the FY2026 awards this person leads
- University of Washington · Physiology (NIH department code, 2 awards)
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.