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UT Health Science Center Houston

San Antonio, TX · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #32Med School Rank #30

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$304.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
512
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
552
Principal investigators
National Rank
#32
Among 2,376 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for UT Health Science Center Houston in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$53M79113—
Neurology$45.4M5168#6
Biochemistry$27.8M5158#6
Psychiatry$23.5M2227#20
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$14.7M3430—
Public Health & Prev Medicine$12.8M2027—
Genetics$11.8M2322#24
Neurosurgery$9.1M2020#8
Pharmacology$8.8M1924#37
Obstetrics & Gynecology$7.6M1615—
Dentistry$7.3M1720—
Anesthesiology$7M1513#11
Miscellaneous$6.9M1011—
Biology$6.5M1717—
Physiology$6.1M139#38
Pediatrics$5.9M1215#52
Psychology$5.1M1116—
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$4.9M88—
Anatomy/Cell Biology$4.5M89#46
Neurosciences$3.9M109#53

Showing top 20 of 32 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at UT Health Science Center Houston based on NIH grant totals.

$16.5M
total funding
#2
Sudha Seshadri
10 grants
$15.1M
total funding
#3
Rob Knight
1 grant
$11.1M
total funding
$11.1M
total funding
$9.3M
total funding
$8.6M
total funding
$8.5M
total funding
#8
Mohamad Habes
3 grants
$7.5M
total funding
#9
Guo-qiang Zhang
3 grants
$7.2M
total funding
#10
Hongfang Liu
3 grants
$7M
total funding