Microbiology & Immunology at UT Health Science Center Houston

Leads a grant in this department

35 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. Laurence Morel

   Leads 4 awards · $4,795,454

   • 2R01AI154630-06Department: NIH department code

     Determinants of follicular helper T cell expansion in lupus

     Principal investigators: Laurence Morel (contact PI), Mansour M Zadeh

     $3,080,796

     award amount
   • 5R01AI045050-25Department: NIH department code

     Characterization of SLE-susceptibility loci on mouse chromosome 1
     $721,482

     award amount
   • 2R01AI143313-07Department: NIH department code

     Gut dysbiosis and tryptophan metabolism in lupus

     Principal investigators: Laurence Morel (contact PI), Gregg Joshua Silverman

     $529,926

     award amount
   • 5R37AI128901-09Department: NIH department code

     Targeting follicular helper CD4 T cells in SLE
     $463,250

     award amount

2. Elizabeth Ann Leadbetter

   Leads 2 awards · $2,616,082

   • 1R01AI185069-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Obesity-driven alterations in humoral B cell immunity
     $2,190,435

     award amount
   • 1R21AI183125-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Dissecting the mechanism of altered immune responses during obesity

     Principal investigators: Elizabeth Ann Leadbetter (contact PI), Ekaterina Koroleva

     $425,647

     award amount

3. Guangming Zhong

   Leads 1 award · $2,156,302

   • 5U01AI182210-02Department: NIH department code

     An oral vaccine against Chlamydia trachomatis
     $2,156,302

     award amount

4. Ziyin Li

   Leads 2 awards · $1,552,152

   • 4R01AI101437-13Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms Of The Unusual Cytokinesis In Trypanosomes
     $1,084,746

     award amount
   • 5R01AI118736-09Department: NIH department code

     Regulation of cell cycle transitions by cyclin-dependent kinase in trypanosomes
     $467,406

     award amount

5. Evelien Margaretha Bunnik

   Leads 2 awards · $1,340,061

   • 1R56AI182310-01A1Department: NIH department code

     The function of atypical B cells in the immune response against malaria
     $812,704

     award amount
   • 5R01AI153425-05Department: NIH department code

     Defining conserved epitopes on polymorphic malaria antigens
     $527,357

     award amount

6. Jayhun Lee

   Leads 1 award · $1,158,837

   • 4R01AI175079-03Department: NIH department code

     Esophageal gland-mediated immune evasion by the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni
     $1,158,837

     award amount

7. Michael C Lorenz

   Leads 3 awards · $1,120,625

   • 5R01AI183606-02Department: NIH department code

     Mechanism of Fungal Virulence Inhibition by a Bacterial Peptide

     Principal investigators: Michael C Lorenz (contact PI), Danielle A Garsin

     $713,142

     award amount
   • 5T32AI055449-20Department: NIH department code

     Molecular Basis of Infectious Diseases Training Grant
     $216,204

     award amount
   • 5R21AI178931-02Department: NIH department code

     Genetic approaches to probe virulence and drug resistance in Candida auris

     Principal investigators: Michael C Lorenz (contact PI), Danielle A Garsin

     $191,279

     award amount

8. Paolo Casali

   Leads 1 award · $710,829

   • 5R01AI167416-05Department: NIH department code

     Epigenetics of the autoantibody response in systemic lupus
     $710,829

     award amount

9. Daniel James Salamango

   Leads 1 award · $624,902

   • 1R01AI189230-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Impact of Vpr-induced epigenetic remodeling on HIV persistence
     $624,902

     award amount

10. Yan Xiang

    Leads 1 award · $579,721

    • 2R01AI151638-06Department: NIH department code

      Novel Translational Control Mechanisms in Host Range Restriction of Poxvirus
      $579,721

      award amount

11. William Margolin

    Leads 1 award · $521,040

    • 5R35GM131705-07Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms and Regulation of Cell Division in Bacteria
      $521,040

      award amount

12. Na Xiong

    Leads 2 awards · $515,435

    • 5R01AI174181-02Department: NIH department code

      Development and function of skin-resident innate-like T cells at early postnatal stages
      $461,158

      award amount
    • 3R01AI174181-02S1Department: NIH department code

      Development and function of skin-resident innate-like T cells at early postnatal stages
      $54,277

      award amount

13. Ann Venables Griffith

    Leads 1 award · $484,784

    • 5R01AG086271-02Department: NIH department code

      The role of paracrine growth factor signaling in thymus function and age-associated dysfunction
      $484,784

      award amount

14. Peter J. Christie

    Leads 1 award · $482,040

    • 5R35GM131892-07Department: NIH department code

      Biological and structural diversity of bacterial type IV secretion systems
      $482,040

      award amount

15. Anne-Marie Krachler

    Leads 1 award · $465,977

    • 5R01AI132354-07Department: NIH department code

      Mechanoregulation of EHEC virulence
      $465,977

      award amount

16. Jose Christian Perez

    Leads 1 award · $465,096

    • 5R01AI175081-03Department: NIH department code

      Fungal regulatory systems directing mammalian host colonization
      $465,096

      award amount

17. Brian Wickes

    Leads 1 award · $452,461

    • 5R01AI148641-05Department: NIH department code

      Development of a rapid, pan fungal diagnostic assay
      $452,461

      award amount

18. Zhenming Xu

    Leads 1 award · $431,505

    • 5R01AI153506-05Department: NIH department code

      IL-27-producing B cells in the antibody response
      $431,505

      award amount

19. Nu Zhang

    Leads 1 award · $428,354

    • 5R01AI177345-02Department: NIH department code

      Lymphoid residency of Tcf-1+ CD8+ T cells during tumor vaccine responses
      $428,354

      award amount

20. Nicholas R. De Lay

    Leads 1 award · $418,360

    • 1R21AI193963-01Department: NIH department code

      Systematic analysis of Treponema pallidum gene expression under host infection related conditions
      $418,360

      award amount

21. Anna Konovalova

    Leads 1 award · $390,000

    • 1R35GM156651-01Department: NIH department code

      Biogenesis of the gram-negative bacterial cell envelope
      $390,000

      award amount

22. Kevin Anthony Morano

    Leads 1 award · $386,931

    • 5R35GM149196-03Department: NIH department code

      Chaperone-mediated mechanisms of cellular proteostasis
      $386,931

      award amount

23. Bo Hu

    Leads 1 award · $381,052

    • 5R01DE033452-02Department: NIH department code

      Structure and Function of Porphyromonas gingivalis Type IX Secretion System

      Principal investigators: Bo Hu (contact PI), Richard J Lamont

      $381,052

      award amount

24. Jennifer Nicole Walker

    Leads 2 awards · $364,191

    • 1R03DK144848-01Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating the within- and between-host adaptations driving S. aureus persistence within the bladder of long-term catheterized individuals
      $226,253

      award amount
    • 5K01DK128381-04Department: NIH department code

      Defining Host-pathogen Interactions in CAUTI to Guide Novel Drug Development
      $137,938

      award amount

25. Chenggang Wu

    Leads 1 award · $333,450

    • 5R01DE030895-05Department: NIH department code

      Regulation in Fusobacterium-mediated coaggregation
      $333,450

      award amount

26. David Kadosh

    Leads 1 award · $232,500

    • 5R21AI186304-02Department: NIH department code

      Translational Control of Conidial Germination in Aspergillus fumigatus
      $232,500

      award amount

27. Danielle A Garsin

    Leads 1 award · $226,980

    • 1R21AI190470-01Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating the parameters of intracellular ethanolamine utilization
      $226,980

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AI183606-02, led by Michael C Lorenz; 5R21AI178931-02, led by Michael C Lorenz.

28. Ambro Van Hoof

    Leads 1 award · $194,056

    • 5R35GM141710-05Department: NIH department code

      RNAse functions in post-transcriptional gene regulation
      $194,056

      award amount

29. Andrew William Pountain

    Leads 1 award · $108,000

    • 5K22AI177517-02Department: NIH department code

      Developing a single cell resolution understanding of pathogenesis and antibiotic tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus
      $108,000

      award amount

30. Carlos Oscar Ontiveros

    Leads 1 award · $48,401

    • 5F31CA281345-03Department: NIH department code

      The role of tumor cell-of-origin-specific PDL1 on tumorigenesis and tumor progression
      $48,401

      award amount

31. Sara Kathryn Gaiser

    Leads 1 award · $40,549

    • 1F30DE035386-01Department: NIH department code

      Control of Virulence Properties in the Major Human Oral Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans by the Asc1 Translational Regulator
      $40,549

      award amount

32. Rolando Garza

    Leads 1 award · $39,575

    • 5F30AI176697-02Department: NIH department code

      Analyzing the function and antibody-mediated inhibition of the malaria vaccine candidate PF3D7_1136200
      $39,575

      award amount

33. Jan Simper

    Leads 1 award · $38,985

    • 5F30AI176699-02Department: NIH department code

      Macrophage NR4A nuclear receptors in tuberculosis pathogenesis
      $38,985

      award amount

34. Ryan Lee Sloan

    Leads 1 award · $37,703

    • 1F31AI194806-01Department: NIH department code

      Transcriptional regulation of essential tissues by pioneer factor FoxA in schistosome parasites
      $37,703

      award amount

35. Lee-Ann Notice-Sarpaning

    Leads 1 award · $23,509

    • 5F31GM149143-03Department: NIH department code

      The Roles of Rnt1 and Putative Endoribonucleases in mRNA Processing and Degradation
      $23,509

      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.

• Mansour M Zadeh

  Co-investigator on 2R01AI154630-06, led by Laurence Morel

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • UT Health Science Center Houston · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Gregg Joshua Silverman

  Co-investigator on 2R01AI143313-07, led by Laurence Morel

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Ekaterina Koroleva

  Co-investigator on 1R21AI183125-01A1, led by Elizabeth Ann Leadbetter

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

• Richard J Lamont

  Co-investigator on 5R01DE033452-02, led by Bo Hu

  From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • University of Louisville · Dentistry (NIH department code, 2 awards)
  • University of Louisville (no department on record, 1 award)