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FY2024 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Anatomy & Cell Biology at Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Funding
$16.9M
$16,908,706
Awards
53
FY2024 NIH awards in Anatomy & Cell Biology
Principal investigators
41
34 lead a grant here, 7 co-investigators
Department rank
#8
of 90 · 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 Anatomy & Cell Biology row of the Vanderbilt University 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.

  1. Ken S Lau

    Leads 2 awards · $1,623,515

    • 1U01CA294527-01Department: NIH department code
      A Multimodal 3D Atlas of Colorectal Cancer Across Ages of Onset

      Principal investigators: Ken S Lau (contact PI), Jeffrey M Spraggins

      $1,063,411
      award amount
    • 5R01DK103831-09Department: NIH department code
      Tuft cell heterogeneity in function, lineage, and structure in ileal inflammatory disease
      $560,104
      award amount
  2. Jeffrey M Spraggins

    Leads 2 awards · $1,430,220

    • 5U01DK133766-03Department: NIH department code
      Multimodal Imaging Mass Spectrometry and Spatial Omics for the Human Kidney
      $729,455
      award amount
    • 5R01AG078803-03Department: 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

      $700,765
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1U01CA294527-01, led by Ken S Lau.

  3. Matthew J Tyska

    Leads 3 awards · $1,312,340

    • 2R01DK095811-09Department: NIH department code
      Molecular basis of brush border assembly
      $545,820
      award amount
    • 5R01DK111949-08Department: NIH department code
      Role of actin bundlers during enterocyte differentiation
      $431,768
      award amount
    • 5R01DK125546-04Department: NIH department code
      Myosin-2 function in the enterocyte terminal web
      $334,752
      award amount
  4. Irina Kaverina

    Leads 3 awards · $1,288,946

    • 5R01DK106228-09Department: NIH department code
      Microtubule Regulation of Pancreatic Beta Cell Function and Diabetes

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

      $603,100
      award amount
    • 5R35GM127098-07Department: NIH department code
      Dynamic architecture and function of microtubule networks
      $435,875
      award amount
    • 3R35GM127098-07S1Department: NIH department code
      Dynamic architecture and function of microtubule networks
      $249,971
      award amount
  5. William Patrick Tansey

    Leads 3 awards · $1,225,017

    • 2T32CA119925-16A1Department: NIH department code
      Integrated Biological Systems Training in Oncology

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

      $489,987
      award amount
    • 5R01CA200709-09Department: NIH department code
      Facilitated recruitment of MYC to chromatin by interaction with WDR5
      $381,789
      award amount
    • 5R01CA247833-05Department: NIH department code
      The MYC-SWI/SNF connection in rhabdoid tumors
      $353,241
      award amount
  6. Alissa M Weaver

    Leads 3 awards · $947,255

    • 5R01CA249684-04Department: NIH department code
      Exosomes in HNSCC Progression
      $470,032
      award amount
    • 5R01CA206458-09Department: NIH department code
      Exosome secretion in breast cancer progression

      Principal investigators: Alissa M Weaver (contact PI), Suzanne Marie Ponik

      $431,289
      award amount
    • 3R01CA206458-09S1Department: NIH department code
      Exosome secretion in breast cancer progression

      Principal investigators: Alissa M Weaver (contact PI), Suzanne Marie Ponik

      $45,934
      award amount
  7. Guoqiang Gu

    Leads 2 awards · $892,923

    • 5R01DK128710-04Department: NIH department code
      Regulating stress response to promote postnatal beta-cell function and survival
      $467,569
      award amount
    • 5R01DK125696-05Department: NIH department code
      The DNA methylome-based regulation of functional beta-cell mass
      $425,354
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01DK106228-09, led by Irina Kaverina.

  8. Dylan Tyler Burnette

    Leads 2 awards · $725,408

    • 5R35GM125028-07Department: NIH department code
      The assembly and function of cellular contractile systems
      $475,500
      award amount
    • 3R35GM125028-07S1Department: NIH department code
      The assembly and function of cellular contractile systems
      $249,908
      award amount
  9. Kathleen L Gould

    Leads 1 award · $725,291

    • 2R35GM131799-06Department: NIH department code
      Cell Division Signaling
      $725,291
      award amount
  10. Kristopher Burkewitz

    Leads 2 awards · $721,175

    • 5R56AG082758-02Department: NIH department code
      Interrogation of the cellular and subcellular architecture of nutrient metabolism in conditions of dietary restriction

      Principal investigators: Kristopher Burkewitz (contact PI), Rafael Arrojo E Drigo

      $396,250
      award amount
    • 5R01AG073354-03Department: NIH department code
      Targeting ER-mitochondrial calcium signaling to promote healthier aging
      $324,925
      award amount
  11. Jason A MacGurn

    Leads 2 awards · $646,250

    • 5R35GM144112-03Department: NIH department code
      Deciphering the ubiquitin code in stress signaling and membrane trafficking
      $396,250
      award amount
    • 3R35GM144112-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Deciphering the ubiquitin code in stress signaling and membrane trafficking
      $250,000
      award amount
  12. Evan Krystofiak

    Leads 2 awards · $628,031

    • 1S10MH137068-01Department: NIH department code
      Acquisition of a Leica high pressure freezer for the cryo-based electron microscopy techniques
      $488,638
      award amount
    • 1R24OD037694-01Department: NIH department code
      Acquisition of a Leica ARTOS 3D Ultramicrotome
      $139,393
      award amount
  13. Ethan Lee

    Leads 2 awards · $626,599

    • 5R35GM122516-08Department: NIH department code
      Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)
      $562,675
      award amount
    • 3R35GM122516-08S1Department: NIH department code
      Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)
      $63,924
      award amount
  14. Andrea Page-McCaw

    Leads 3 awards · $564,003

    • 5R01GM130130-07Department: NIH department code
      Cell fusion and the role of syncytia in the response to epithelial damage

      Principal investigators: Andrea Page-McCaw (contact PI), M. Shane Hutson

      $332,198
      award amount
    • 1R21AR084181-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the Mobile Fraction of Basement Membranes
      $174,350
      award amount
    • 3R01GM130130-07S1Department: NIH department code
      Cell fusion and the role of syncytia in the response to epithelial damage

      Principal investigators: Andrea Page-McCaw (contact PI), M. Shane Hutson

      $57,455
      award amount
  15. Chin Chiang

    Leads 1 award · $558,714

    • 1R01NS131495-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Regulatory mechanisms of cerebellar lineage development
      $558,714
      award amount
  16. Qiangjun Zhou

    Leads 1 award · $548,062

    • 1R01MH132918-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Synaptic nanostructure and dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders
      $548,062
      award amount
  17. Marija Zanic

    Leads 2 awards · $476,430

    • 5R35GM119552-08Department: NIH department code
      Biophysical Principles of Microtubule Dynamics
      $416,063
      award amount
    • 3R35GM119552-08S1Department: NIH department code
      Biophysical Principles of Microtubule Dynamics
      $60,367
      award amount
  18. Vivian Gama

    Leads 1 award · $427,950

    • 2R35GM128915-06Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Principles Governing Mitochondrial and Peroxisomal Remodeling as Drivers of Cell Fate and Identity
      $427,950
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 2T32CA119925-16A1, led by William Patrick Tansey.

  19. Kathleen Elizabeth Delgiorno

    Leads 1 award · $396,250

    • 5R35GM142709-04Department: NIH department code
      A multi-modality approach to decode epithelial heterogeneity and function in metaplasia
      $396,250
      award amount
  20. David M Miller

    Leads 1 award · $361,301

    • 5R01NS113559-05Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms for neuron-specific assembly of electrical synapses
      $361,301
      award amount
  21. Bong Hwan Sung

    Leads 1 award · $200,877

    • 1R50CA283661-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Exosome Secretion in Tumor Aggressiveness
      $200,877
      award amount
  22. Rebecca A Ihrie

    Leads 1 award · $166,315

    • 5R01NS118580-05Department: NIH department code
      Identifying mTOR Dependent Periods During Brain Development

      Principal investigators: Rebecca A Ihrie (contact PI), Kevin C Ess

      $166,315
      award amount
  23. Eric Kf Donahue

    Leads 1 award · $53,351

    • 5F31AG076290-03Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the role of ER remodeling in aging of C. elegans
      $53,351
      award amount
  24. Breelyn A Karno

    Leads 1 award · $34,370

    • 1F31CA294618-01Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating Glutamine Metabolism in Breast to Bone Metastasis
      $34,370
      award amount
  25. Caroline Bodnya

    Leads 1 award · $34,314

    • 1F31HD114431-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Examining the Impact of Peroxisomal Fission on Cell Fate Decisions During Neurodevelopment
      $34,314
      award amount
  26. Jennifer Silverman

    Leads 1 award · $34,314

    • 1F31DK141157-01Department: NIH department code
      The Role of LIMA1 in the Formation of the Giant Core Actin Bundles in Tuft Cells
      $34,314
      award amount
  27. Alexis A Guenther

    Leads 1 award · $34,312

    • 1F31CA284715-01A1Department: NIH department code
      SOX9 as a key transcriptional regulator of SPEM cells in gastric carcinogenesis
      $34,312
      award amount
  28. Megan Stone

    Leads 1 award · $34,287

    • 5F31EY035554-02Department: NIH department code
      Reprogramming adult murine Müller glia via L-Myc expression
      $34,287
      award amount
  29. Kara McNamara

    Leads 1 award · $34,285

    • 5F31CA278330-02Department: NIH department code
      Polyamine Dysregulation in the Gastric Epithelium during Helicobacter pylori Infection and its Impact on Gastric Carcinogenesis
      $34,285
      award amount
  30. Tierney Baum

    Leads 1 award · $34,269

    • 5F31NS129296-02Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the effects of mitochondrial fission disruption during early cortical development
      $34,269
      award amount
  31. Margret A Fye

    Leads 1 award · $34,250

    • 5F31DK136344-02Department: NIH department code
      Cytoskeleton-mediated regulation of insulin secretion hot spots in pancreatic beta cells
      $34,250
      award amount
  32. Kyle Joseph Riedmann

    Leads 1 award · $34,243

    • 5F31HL167471-02Department: NIH department code
      Cell-Free Hemoglobin Induces Endothelial Mitochondrial Oxidative Damage Causing Extracellular DNA Release
      $34,243
      award amount
  33. Kaylee Kristal Steiner

    Leads 1 award · $28,169

    • 1F31DK139660-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating the role of Mecr and Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Synthesis in T cell Function and Metabolism
      $28,169
      award amount
  34. Aubrie Stricker

    Leads 1 award · $25,670

    • 5F31GM148021-03Department: NIH department code
      Basement membrane repair dynamics in the Drosophila midgut
      $25,670
      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.

  • Matthew Schrag

    Co-investigator on 5R01AG078803-03, 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 5R01AG078803-03, led by Jeffrey M Spraggins

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • William Holmes

    Co-investigator on 5R01DK106228-09, led by Irina Kaverina

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

  • Suzanne Marie Ponik

    Co-investigator on 5R01CA206458-09, led by Alissa M Weaver; 3R01CA206458-09S1, led by Alissa M Weaver

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

  • Rafael Arrojo E Drigo

    Co-investigator on 5R56AG082758-02, led by Kristopher Burkewitz

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • M. Shane Hutson

    Co-investigator on 5R01GM130130-07, led by Andrea Page-McCaw; 3R01GM130130-07S1, led by Andrea Page-McCaw

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

  • Kevin C Ess

    Co-investigator on 5R01NS118580-05, led by Rebecca A Ihrie

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