Anatomy & Cell Biology at Vanderbilt University

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. Qiangjun Zhou

   Leads 3 awards · $2,398,052

   • 1R01GM166835-01Department: NIH department code

     Light and Electron Microscopic Dual-visible Genetically Encoded Tags for Molecular Resolution 3D Cell Imaging
     $1,741,950

     award amount
   • 5R01MH132918-03Department: NIH department code

     Synaptic nanostructure and dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders
     $548,062

     award amount
   • 3R01MH132918-03S1Department: NIH department code

     Synaptic nanostructure and dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders
     $108,040

     award amount

2. Alissa M Weaver

   Leads 1 award · $2,051,494

   • 2P01CA229123-06A1Department: NIH department code

     exRNA in colorectal carcinoma: biogenesis and function

     Principal investigators: Alissa M Weaver (contact PI), James G. Patton (contact PI), Robert J. Coffey (contact PI), Yu Shyr (contact PI)

     $2,051,494

     award amount

3. James G. Patton

   Leads 1 award · $2,051,494

   • 2P01CA229123-06A1Department: NIH department code

     exRNA in colorectal carcinoma: biogenesis and function

     Principal investigators: Alissa M Weaver (contact PI), James G. Patton (contact PI), Robert J. Coffey (contact PI), Yu Shyr (contact PI)

     $2,051,494

     award amount

4. Robert J. Coffey

   Leads 1 award · $2,051,494

   • 2P01CA229123-06A1Department: NIH department code

     exRNA in colorectal carcinoma: biogenesis and function

     Principal investigators: Alissa M Weaver (contact PI), James G. Patton (contact PI), Robert J. Coffey (contact PI), Yu Shyr (contact PI)

     $2,051,494

     award amount

5. Yu Shyr

   Leads 1 award · $2,051,494

   • 2P01CA229123-06A1Department: NIH department code

     exRNA in colorectal carcinoma: biogenesis and function

     Principal investigators: Alissa M Weaver (contact PI), James G. Patton (contact PI), Robert J. Coffey (contact PI), Yu Shyr (contact PI)

     $2,051,494

     award amount

6. Jeffrey M Spraggins

   Leads 2 awards · $1,410,143

   • 5U01DK133766-05Department: NIH department code

     Multimodal Imaging Mass Spectrometry and Spatial Omics for the Human Kidney
     $729,455

     award amount
   • 5R01AG078803-05Department: NIH department code

     Elucidating Molecular Drivers of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease via Multimodal Imaging Mass Spectrometry

     Principal investigators: Jeffrey M Spraggins (contact PI), Matthew Schrag, Rena A. S. Robinson

     $680,688

     award amount

7. Irina Kaverina

   Leads 2 awards · $1,242,989

   • 2R01DK106228-10A1Department: NIH department code

     Microtubule Regulation of Pancreatic Beta Cell Function and Diabetes

     Principal investigators: Irina Kaverina (contact PI), Guoqiang Gu, William Holmes

     $807,114

     award amount
   • 5R35GM127098-09Department: NIH department code

     Dynamic architecture and function of microtubule networks
     $435,875

     award amount

8. Matthew J Tyska

   Leads 2 awards · $921,248

   • 5R01DK095811-11Department: NIH department code

     Molecular basis of brush border assembly
     $469,555

     award amount
   • 5R01DK111949-10Department: NIH department code

     Role of actin bundlers during enterocyte differentiation
     $451,693

     award amount

9. Jason A MacGurn

   Leads 2 awards · $879,050

   • 1R01AG092718-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Understanding sphingolipid-dependent remodeling of mitochondria in aging cells

     Principal investigators: Jason A MacGurn (contact PI), Kristopher Burkewitz, Maulik R Patel

     $482,800

     award amount
   • 5R35GM144112-05Department: NIH department code

     Deciphering the ubiquitin code in stress signaling and membrane trafficking
     $396,250

     award amount

10. Vivian Gama

    Leads 3 awards · $834,765

    • 5R35GM128915-08Department: NIH department code

      Molecular Principles Governing Mitochondrial and Peroxisomal Remodeling as Drivers of Cell Fate and Identity
      $427,950

      award amount
    • 5UE5GM157255-02Department: NIH department code

      ARC UE5 at Vanderbilt University

      Principal investigators: Vivian Gama (contact PI), Ashley Brady, Kathleen L Gould, Kimberly Petrie, Madhvi J Venkatesh

      $264,071

      award amount
    • 3R35GM128915-08S1Department: NIH department code

      Molecular Principles Governing Mitochondrial and Peroxisomal Remodeling as Drivers of Cell Fate and Identity
      $142,744

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32CA119925-18, led by William Patrick Tansey.

11. Guoqiang Gu

    Leads 1 award · $811,289

    • 2R01DK125696-06A1Department: NIH department code

      Maternal regulation of offspring beta-cell subtype allocation in predisposition to diabetes
      $811,289

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 2R01DK106228-10A1, led by Irina Kaverina.

12. Kathleen Elizabeth Delgiorno

    Leads 1 award · $780,890

    • 1R01DK145538-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Tuft cells resolve pancreatic injury through a Type 2 Immune circuit
      $780,890

      award amount

13. Kristopher Burkewitz

    Leads 2 awards · $760,800

    • 1R21AG100967-01Department: NIH department code

      Defining Characteristics of a Resilient Organelle Interactome During Aging
      $435,875

      award amount
    • 5R01AG073354-05Department: NIH department code

      Targeting ER-mitochondrial calcium signaling to promote healthier aging
      $324,925

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01AG092718-01A1, led by Jason A MacGurn.

14. Kathleen L Gould

    Leads 1 award · $725,291

    • 5R35GM131799-08Department: NIH department code

      Cell Division Signaling
      $725,291

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5UE5GM157255-02, led by Vivian Gama.

15. David M Miller

    Leads 1 award · $614,306

    • 1R01NS144899-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Molecular genetics of synaptic remodeling

      Principal investigators: David M Miller (contact PI), Engin Ozkan, Janet E Richmond

      $614,306

      award amount

16. Ethan Lee

    Leads 1 award · $562,675

    • 5R35GM122516-10Department: NIH department code

      Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)
      $562,675

      award amount

17. Chin Chiang

    Leads 1 award · $558,714

    • 5R01NS131495-03Department: NIH department code

      Regulatory mechanisms of cerebellar lineage development
      $558,714

      award amount

18. Andrea Page-McCaw

    Leads 1 award · $534,502

    • 5R35GM156631-02Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of Tissue Repair
      $534,502

      award amount

19. Dylan Tyler Burnette

    Leads 1 award · $475,500

    • 5R35GM125028-09Department: NIH department code

      The assembly and function of cellular contractile systems
      $475,500

      award amount

20. Ian G MacAra

    Leads 1 award · $435,875

    • 5R35GM158230-02Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of Epithelial Cell Behavior and Polarity Establishment
      $435,875

      award amount

21. Marija Zanic

    Leads 1 award · $416,063

    • 5R35GM119552-10Department: NIH department code

      Biophysical Principles of Microtubule Dynamics
      $416,063

      award amount

22. William Patrick Tansey

    Leads 1 award · $344,693

    • 5T32CA119925-18Department: NIH department code

      Integrated Biological Systems Training in Oncology

      Principal investigators: William Patrick Tansey (contact PI), Vivian Gama

      $344,693

      award amount

23. Krishna Chaitanya Mudumbi

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 5R00CA256350-04Department: NIH department code

      Understanding biased agonism in receptor tyrosine kinases to devise new modalities for their targeting in cancer
      $249,000

      award amount

24. Bong Hwan Sung

    Leads 1 award · $200,877

    • 5R50CA283661-03Department: NIH department code

      Exosome Secretion in Tumor Aggressiveness
      $200,877

      award amount

25. Arlene Garcia

    Leads 1 award · $55,114

    • 5F30AG089936-02Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA copy number regulation in aging
      $55,114

      award amount

26. David Aslaner

    Leads 2 awards · $41,298

    • 5F31HL178162-02Department: NIH department code

      Attenuation of sepsis-induced microvascular permeability and inflammation with the GLP-1R agonist liraglutide.
      $38,298

      award amount
    • 3F31HL178162-01S1Department: NIH department code

      Attenuation of sepsis-induced microvascular permeability and inflammation with the GLP-1R agonist liraglutide.
      $3,000

      award amount

27. Jonathan B. Trapani

    Leads 1 award · $38,490

    • 1F30CA310119-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Targeting the Main Effector of the Wnt Pathway with PROTACs
      $38,490

      award amount

28. Claudia C Wahoski

    Leads 1 award · $35,582

    • 1F31CA310227-01Department: NIH department code

      Investigating the mechanism and clinical utility of keratin switching in thyroid cancer
      $35,582

      award amount

29. Julissa Burgos

    Leads 1 award · $35,582

    • 1F31AI186548-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Dissecting mechanisms of actin pedestal formation induced by Enterohemorrhagic E. coli.
      $35,582

      award amount

30. Julia Steele

    Leads 1 award · $35,556

    • 5F31CA305875-02Department: NIH department code

      Determining the Immunologic Effects of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd) in a Novel Chimeric HER2 Tumor Model
      $35,556

      award amount

31. Anthony Wokasch

    Leads 1 award · $35,531

    • 5F31DK142262-02Department: NIH department code

      Investigating the role of the Pdx1 C-terminal interaction domains during pancreatic endocrine differentiation and proliferation.
      $35,531

      award amount

32. Breelyn A Karno

    Leads 1 award · $35,510

    • 5F31CA294618-03Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating Glutamine Metabolism in Breast to Bone Metastasis
      $35,510

      award amount

33. Casey Gailey

    Leads 1 award · $32,220

    • 5F31NS134292-03Department: NIH department code

      NCAM drives synaptic remodeling in developing GABAergic neurons in C. elegans
      $32,220

      award amount

34. Adam C Ebert

    Leads 1 award · $17,905

    • 5F31AG096889-02Department: NIH department code

      Understanding how sphingolipid metabolism regulates mitochondrial maintenance in aging cells
      $17,905

      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.

• William Holmes

  Co-investigator on 2R01DK106228-10A1, led by Irina Kaverina

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

• Matthew Schrag

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG078803-05, led by Jeffrey M Spraggins

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

• Rena A. S. Robinson

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG078803-05, led by Jeffrey M Spraggins

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Vanderbilt University · Chemistry (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Engin Ozkan

  Co-investigator on 1R01NS144899-01A1, led by David M Miller

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • University of Chicago · Biochemistry (NIH department code, 2 awards)

• Janet E Richmond

  Co-investigator on 1R01NS144899-01A1, led by David M Miller

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

• Maulik R Patel

  Co-investigator on 1R01AG092718-01A1, led by Jason A MacGurn

  From the FY2026 awards this person leads

  • Van Andel Research Institute (no department on record, 1 award)

• Ashley Brady

  Co-investigator on 5UE5GM157255-02, led by Vivian Gama

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

• Kimberly Petrie

  Co-investigator on 5UE5GM157255-02, led by Vivian Gama

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

• Madhvi J Venkatesh

  Co-investigator on 5UE5GM157255-02, led by Vivian Gama

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