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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Public Health at University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Funding
$57.1M
$57,081,797
Awards
82
FY2026 NIH awards in Public Health
Principal investigators
96
64 lead a grant here, 32 co-investigators
Department rank
#4
of 126 · 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 Public Health row of the University of Washington page.

Leads a grant in this department

64 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. Grace C. John-Stewart

    Leads 11 awards · $18,763,060

  2. Jillian Pintye

    Leads 6 awards · $7,153,337

  3. Christine Jennifer McGrath

    Leads 2 awards · $6,785,761

  4. Anjuli Dawn Wagner

    Leads 4 awards · $5,337,998

  5. Catherine J Karr

    Leads 4 awards · $4,972,232

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01ES039159-01, led by Christine T Loftus.

  6. Connie L Celum

    Leads 2 awards · $4,581,485

  7. Anna M Larsen

    Leads 1 award · $4,543,087

  8. Cyrus Mugo Wachira

    Leads 1 award · $4,543,087

  9. Kenneth Sherr

    Leads 2 awards · $4,172,928

  10. Deepa Rao

    Leads 1 award · $3,565,485

  11. Edwin Roberto Orellana

    Leads 1 award · $3,565,485

  12. Elizabeth Renata Brown

    Leads 1 award · $3,565,485

    Also a principal investigator on 5UG1CA275402-05, led by Rachel L. Winer.

  13. Florian Hladik

    Leads 1 award · $3,565,485

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AI172479-05, led by Jairam Rao Lingappa.

  14. Judith Tsui

    Leads 1 award · $3,565,485

  15. Manoj P Menon

    Leads 1 award · $3,565,485

  16. Mari M Kitahata

    Leads 1 award · $3,565,485

  17. Nicole Ann Errett

    Leads 2 awards · $2,818,674

  18. Joseph Raymond Zunt

    Leads 11 awards · $2,475,353

  19. Joel Daniel Kaufman

    Leads 2 awards · $2,412,783

  20. Jennifer Ann Slyker

    Leads 2 awards · $2,186,246

  21. Emily Caterina Williams

    Leads 2 awards · $2,088,311

  22. Sarah F. Benki-Nugent

    Leads 2 awards · $1,820,639

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01ES036010-02, led by Catherine J Karr.

  23. Alexander P Reiner

    Leads 3 awards · $1,772,150

    • 5R01HL146500-07Department: NIH department code
      Next generation functional genomics of hematology traits
      $773,815
      award amount
    • 5R01HL165061-04Department: NIH department code
      Structural Variation and Hematological Traits

      Principal investigators: Alexander P Reiner (contact PI), Daniel Evan Bauer, Nathan D Pankratz

      $674,210
      award amount
    • 3R01HL165061-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Structural Variation and Hematological Traits

      Principal investigators: Alexander P Reiner (contact PI), Nathan D Pankratz

      $324,125
      award amount
  24. Christopher D Simpson

    Leads 1 award · $1,700,109

    • 2T42OH008433-22Department: NIH department code
      Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Education and Research Center
      $1,700,109
      award amount
  25. Nicholas L Smith

    Leads 1 award · $1,608,126

    • 1R01HL180806-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Genomic and Proteomic Determinants of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism
      $1,608,126
      award amount
  26. Ali Shojaie

    Leads 1 award · $1,555,000

  27. Sheela Sathyanarayana

    Leads 1 award · $1,555,000

    Also a principal investigator on 5K12ES033584-05, led by Catherine J Karr.

  28. Allison R Webel

    Leads 1 award · $1,500,000

  29. Lydia Ann Chwastiak

    Leads 1 award · $1,500,000

  30. Patrick J Raue

    Leads 1 award · $1,500,000

  31. Susan Marie Graham

    Leads 1 award · $1,500,000

  32. Rachel L. Winer

    Leads 2 awards · $1,278,068

  33. Jeremy Johnson Hess

    Leads 1 award · $1,263,674

  34. Tania Busch Isaksen

    Leads 1 award · $1,263,674

  35. Arianna Rubin Means

    Leads 2 awards · $1,158,270

    • 5R01HD116777-02Department: NIH department code
      Implementation strategies for supporting maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR)
      $589,251
      award amount
    • 5R33HD110150-05Department: NIH department code
      Developing a Two-way SMS Platform to Prevent and Treat Wasting Among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed Uninfected Children

      Principal investigators: Arianna Rubin Means (contact PI), Kirkby Tickell

      $569,019
      award amount
  36. Jairam Rao Lingappa

    Leads 2 awards · $1,048,731

    • 5R01AI172479-05Department: NIH department code
      The push and pull of inflammation on HIV susceptibility: impact of host variation in CD101 and AXL

      Principal investigators: Jairam Rao Lingappa (contact PI), Florian Hladik

      $815,481
      award amount
    • 1R21AI196802-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Identifying genomic variation in CD101 associated with functional characteristics of the innate immune response to bacterial vaginosis

      Principal investigators: Jairam Rao Lingappa (contact PI), Romel D MacKelprang

      $233,250
      award amount
  37. Yanfang Su

    Leads 2 awards · $972,713

    • 1R01HL183374-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging Existing and Accessible Data to Reduce Sodium Intake and Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases in U.S. Counties through Community-Engaged Policy Implementation (LEAD-US)
      $806,288
      award amount
    • 5K01HL166688-03Department: NIH department code
      Population strategies to reduce sodium intake and cardiovascular diseases in the United States: Applying RE-AIM to policy implementation
      $166,425
      award amount
  38. Christine T Loftus

    Leads 1 award · $810,988

    • 1R01ES039159-01Department: NIH department code
      Reducing Infant Smoke Exposure (RISE): Evaluation of a Wildfire Smoke Intervention in Early Life

      Principal investigators: Christine T Loftus (contact PI), Catherine J Karr

      $810,988
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5UH3OD035528-04, led by Catherine J Karr.

  39. Bryan R Kestenbaum

    Leads 1 award · $773,901

    • 1R01DK141693-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Early Ultrafiltration for Patients Initiating Hemodialysis
      $773,901
      award amount
  40. June T. Spector

    Leads 1 award · $737,755

    • 5T32ES015459-17Department: NIH department code
      Biostatistics, Epidemiologic, and Bioinformatic Training in Environmental Health (BEBTEH)
      $737,755
      award amount
  41. Joan A Casey

    Leads 1 award · $734,575

    • 1R01DA065307-01Department: NIH department code
      The impact of recurring severe weather events on fatal and non-fatal opioid overdose

      Principal investigators: Joan A Casey (contact PI), Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou

      $734,575
      award amount
  42. Kenneth Kiggundu Mugwanya

    Leads 1 award · $734,438

    • 1R01HD123957-01Department: NIH department code
      Integrating Injectable LEN PrEP Delivery in Maternal and Child Health Clinics to Prevent HIV in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

      Principal investigators: Kenneth Kiggundu Mugwanya (contact PI), John Kinuthia

      $734,438
      award amount
  43. Jennifer Velloza

    Leads 1 award · $708,976

    • 1R01AI189297-01A1Department: NIH department code
      A hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a urine point-of-care assay to increase PrEP adherence among women in Kenya
      $708,976
      award amount
  44. Adrienne E Shapiro

    Leads 1 award · $693,107

    • 5R01AI183979-02Department: NIH department code
      Expanding access and impact of tuberculosis preventive therapy: Community-friendly delivery and monitoring of TPT to improve uptake and reduce TB transmission
      $693,107
      award amount
  45. Julianne Meisner

    Leads 1 award · $679,851

    • 5R01AI184331-03Department: NIH department code
      Disease transmission along complex human-animal networks: a novel method for improving zoonotic disease modeling
      $679,851
      award amount
  46. Bradley Wagenaar

    Leads 2 awards · $636,928

    • 3R01MH134882-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Safety Planning and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Suicide Prevention in Mozambique: A Hybrid Effectiveness/Implementation Cluster Randomized Trial
      $348,597
      award amount
    • 5R01MH134882-03Department: NIH department code
      Safety Planning and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Suicide Prevention in Mozambique: A Hybrid Effectiveness/Implementation Cluster Randomized Trial
      $288,331
      award amount
  47. Sara Lindstroem

    Leads 1 award · $616,667

    • 5R01CA255082-05Department: NIH department code
      The impact of lifestyle and genetic factors on mammographic density in a cohort of Hispanic women
      $616,667
      award amount
  48. Amanda Mae Fretts

    Leads 1 award · $539,640

    • 5R01HL166200-04Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the Role of the Food Environment on Diet and Health in Rural American Indian Communities: the Strong Heart Food Environment Study
      $539,640
      award amount
  49. Anjum Hajat

    Leads 1 award · $487,081

    • 5R01ES034749-04Department: NIH department code
      Action towards health equity and improved air quality in the Duwamish Valley: A multilevel asthma intervention

      Principal investigators: Anjum Hajat (contact PI), Paulina Lopez

      $487,081
      award amount
  50. Amanda Irene Phipps

    Leads 1 award · $453,175

    • 5T32CA094880-24Department: NIH department code
      Contributing Factors and Consequences of Cancer Health Disparities

      Principal investigators: Amanda Irene Phipps (contact PI), Christopher I Li

      $453,175
      award amount
  51. Kristin Marie Beima-Sofie

    Leads 1 award · $402,147

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01MH136897-03, led by Grace C. John-Stewart; 3R01MH136897-03S1, led by Grace C. John-Stewart.

  52. Stephen M Schwartz

    Leads 1 award · $356,803

  53. Magali Nohemy Blanco

    Leads 1 award · $311,000

    • 1R03AG100798-01Department: NIH department code
      Exposure to Ultrafine Particles and Traffic-Related Air Pollution Mixtures and Neuropathologic Markers of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in a Community-Based Cohort
      $311,000
      award amount
  54. Keith Hullenaar

    Leads 1 award · $248,550

    • 4R00HD112509-03Department: NIH department code
      Developing a National Toolkit for School Resource Officer Policy Implementation
      $248,550
      award amount
  55. Brennan H. Baker

    Leads 1 award · $244,123

    • 1K99MH138623-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms and Modifiers of Prenatal Acetaminophen Exposure and Child Neurodevelopment
      $244,123
      award amount
  56. Keshet Ronen

    Leads 1 award · $218,563

    • 5R34MH131571-03Department: NIH department code
      IMAGINE: pilot trial of a digital group intervention to prevent perinatal depression
      $218,563
      award amount
  57. Paul K Drain

    Leads 1 award · $209,758

    • 1K24AI198098-01Department: NIH department code
      Mentoring patient-oriented research on point-of-care diagnostics for infectious diseases
      $209,758
      award amount
  58. David E Reed

    Leads 1 award · $206,687

    • 5R00AT012054-04Department: NIH department code
      Complementary and Integrative Health Stepped Care for Co-occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD
      $206,687
      award amount
  59. Jillian Neary

    Leads 1 award · $196,697

    • 1K01AI194878-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating predictors and neuropsychological outcomes associated with biomarkers of biological age in children and adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV
      $196,697
      award amount
  60. Hyunju Kim

    Leads 1 award · $152,953

    • 5K01HL168232-05Department: NIH department code
      Proteomic and epigenetic alterations associated with plant-based diets and CVD
      $152,953
      award amount
  61. Karen Levy

    Leads 1 award · $109,301

    • 5R25ES025503-12Department: NIH department code
      Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences in Environmental Health (SURE-EH)
      $109,301
      award amount
  62. Amanda Brumwell

    Leads 1 award · $51,425

    • 5F31HL175834-03Department: NIH department code
      Implementation determinants and community-based prevention for cardiometabolic disease in Mozambique: a pilot study
      $51,425
      award amount
  63. Lauren Blair Wilner

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31AG094267-02Department: NIH department code
      Assessing the impact of floods and federal policies on older adult mortality:leveraging Bayesian, quasi-experimental, and agent-based modelingtechniques
      $50,114
      award amount
  64. Chris Todd Longenecker

    Leads 1 award · $15,000

    • 1R13HL186682-01Department: NIH department code
      Research Priorities in Stimulant-Associated Cardiopulmonary Disease
      $15,000
      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.

  • Dalton Chekoko Wamalwa

    Co-investigator on 5U19HD118601-02, led by Anjuli Dawn Wagner and Anna M Larsen and Christine Jennifer McGrath and Cyrus Mugo Wachira and Grace C. John-Stewart and Jillian Pintye; 3U19HD118601-02S1, led by Grace C. John-Stewart; 5P01HD107669-03, led by Grace C. John-Stewart and Jennifer Ann Slyker and Jillian Pintye and Sarah F. Benki-Nugent; 3U19HD118601-02S2, led by Grace C. John-Stewart; 5R01HD023412-30, led by Grace C. John-Stewart

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Andrew Prendergast

    Co-investigator on 5U19HD118601-02, led by Anjuli Dawn Wagner and Anna M Larsen and Christine Jennifer McGrath and Cyrus Mugo Wachira and Grace C. John-Stewart and Jillian Pintye; 3U19HD118601-02S1, led by Grace C. John-Stewart; 3U19HD118601-02S2, led by Grace C. John-Stewart

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Kathleen Powis

    Co-investigator on 5U19HD118601-02, led by Anjuli Dawn Wagner and Anna M Larsen and Christine Jennifer McGrath and Cyrus Mugo Wachira and Grace C. John-Stewart and Jillian Pintye; 3U19HD118601-02S1, led by Grace C. John-Stewart; 3U19HD118601-02S2, led by Grace C. John-Stewart

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Mary-Ann Davies

    Co-investigator on 5U19HD118601-02, led by Anjuli Dawn Wagner and Anna M Larsen and Christine Jennifer McGrath and Cyrus Mugo Wachira and Grace C. John-Stewart and Jillian Pintye; 3U19HD118601-02S1, led by Grace C. John-Stewart; 3U19HD118601-02S2, led by Grace C. John-Stewart

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

  • Irene Nyambura Njuguna

    Co-investigator on 4R01HD120114-02, led by Grace C. John-Stewart; 3R01HD120114-02S1, led by Grace C. John-Stewart; 1R21HD117394-01A1, led by Kristin Marie Beima-Sofie

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

  • John Kinuthia

    Co-investigator on 5P01HD107669-03, led by Grace C. John-Stewart and Jennifer Ann Slyker and Jillian Pintye and Sarah F. Benki-Nugent; 1R01HD123957-01, led by Kenneth Kiggundu Mugwanya; 5R01MH135730-03, led by Anjuli Dawn Wagner; 5R21HD121503-02, led by Jillian Pintye; 5R21NR021354-02, led by Anjuli Dawn Wagner; 3R21NR021354-02S1, led by Anjuli Dawn Wagner

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Chandy C. John

    Co-investigator on 5D43TW009345-15, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S8, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S7, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15SA, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S3, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S4, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S9, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S1, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S2, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S6, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S5, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Cheryl A. Moyer

    Co-investigator on 5D43TW009345-15, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S8, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S7, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15SA, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S3, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S4, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S9, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S1, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S2, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S6, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S5, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Dibyadyuti Datta

    Co-investigator on 5D43TW009345-15, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S8, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S7, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15SA, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S3, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S4, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S9, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S1, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S2, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S6, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S5, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt

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

  • Shailendra Prasad

    Co-investigator on 5D43TW009345-15, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S8, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S7, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15SA, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S3, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S4, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S9, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S1, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S2, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S6, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt; 3D43TW009345-15S5, led by Joseph Raymond Zunt

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

  • Nathan D Pankratz

    Co-investigator on 5R01HL165061-04, led by Alexander P Reiner; 3R01HL165061-04S1, led by Alexander P Reiner

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

  • Amanda F. Petrik

    Co-investigator on 4UH3CA290286-03, led by Rachel L. Winer

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Jasmin Anita Tiro

    Co-investigator on 4UH3CA290286-03, led by Rachel L. Winer

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

  • Elizabeth Anne Bukusi

    Co-investigator on 3R01HD118713-02S1, led by Jillian Pintye; 5R01HD118713-02, led by Jillian Pintye

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Coralynn Shayna Sack

    Co-investigator on 5R01HL178727-02, led by Joel Daniel Kaufman

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

  • Perry W Hystad

    Co-investigator on 5R01HL178727-02, led by Joel Daniel Kaufman

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou

    Co-investigator on 1R01DA065307-01, led by Joan A Casey

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Cheryl Liane Day

    Co-investigator on 5R01AI181634-03, led by Jennifer Ann Slyker

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Daniel Evan Bauer

    Co-investigator on 5R01HL165061-04, led by Alexander P Reiner

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Jessica Ann Chen

    Co-investigator on 5R01DA056232-05, led by Emily Caterina Williams

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

  • Kirkby Tickell

    Co-investigator on 5R33HD110150-05, led by Arianna Rubin Means

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

  • Elizabeth Maleche Obimbo

    Co-investigator on 5R01ES036010-02, led by Catherine J Karr

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

  • Paulina Lopez

    Co-investigator on 5R01ES034749-04, led by Anjum Hajat

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

  • Christopher I Li

    Co-investigator on 5T32CA094880-24, led by Amanda Irene Phipps

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Brian C. Zanoni

    Co-investigator on 1R21HD117394-01A1, led by Kristin Marie Beima-Sofie

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Michael Chiao-An Wu

    Co-investigator on 5T32CA009168-48, led by Stephen M Schwartz

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Emily Gallagher

    Co-investigator on 5R33DC021643-04, led by Sarah F. Benki-Nugent

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

  • Serah Nyambura Ndegwa

    Co-investigator on 5R33DC021643-04, led by Sarah F. Benki-Nugent

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

  • Leeya F Pinder

    Co-investigator on 5UG1CA275402-05, led by Rachel L. Winer

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Romel D MacKelprang

    Co-investigator on 1R21AI196802-01A1, led by Jairam Rao Lingappa

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Sylvia Lacourse

    Co-investigator on 5R21HD121503-02, led by Jillian Pintye

    From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Roxanne Pieper Kerani

    Co-investigator on 5R13AI184066-03, led by Jillian Pintye

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