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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, NC · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #66Med School Rank #55

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$89.7M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
157
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
188
Principal investigators
National Rank
#66
Among 2,359 institutions

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for Wake Forest University Health Sciences in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Internal Medicine/Medicine$26.1M3441
Neurosciences$13.7M2526#9
Public Health & Prev Medicine$12.7M2132
Biology$4.8M1015
Biochemistry$4.4M910#58
Biomedical Engineering$4.1M97#27
Pathology$3.3M32#43
Surgery$3.3M710#32
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$2.5M74
Neurology$2.5M46#42
Pediatrics$1.8M23#54
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$1.8M65
Dentistry$1.2M11
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$718.6K22
Family Medicine$600.7K12#29
Anesthesiology$572.3K26#42
Physiology$433.8K11#79
Anatomy/Cell Biology$432.8K11#78
Emergency Medicine$156.1K11#37

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at Wake Forest University Health Sciences based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Yongmei Liu
1 grant
$5.4M
total funding
$5.4M
total funding
$5.4M
total funding
$3.9M
total funding
$3.7M
total funding
$3.4M
total funding
#7
J. Mark Cline
2 grants
$3.3M
total funding
$2.6M
total funding
$2.4M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding