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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

Funding
$31.6M
$31,593,509
Awards
59
FY2026 NIH awards in Pediatrics
Principal investigators
73
57 lead a grant here, 16 co-investigators
Department rank
#21
of 108 · 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 Pediatrics row of the Washington University in St. Louis page.

Leads a grant in this department

57 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. Patricia I Dickson

    Leads 4 awards · $2,905,266

    • 5RM1NS132962-04Department: NIH department code
      Systems-Level Approach to Neuronopathic Lysosomal Storage Disorders

      Principal investigators: Patricia I Dickson (contact PI), Fuhai Li, Jonathan D Cooper, Marco Sardiello

      $1,594,491
      award amount
    • 5U01NS134354-08Department: NIH department code
      Washington University in St. Louis UDN Diagnostic Center of Excellence
      $705,228
      award amount
    • 5R01NS132057-04Department: NIH department code
      Cellular Phenotypes of Genetic Variants in Mucopolysaccharidosis

      Principal investigators: Patricia I Dickson (contact PI), William J Buchser

      $450,047
      award amount
    • 3U01NS134354-08S1Department: NIH department code
      Washington University in St. Louis UDN Diagnostic Center of Excellence
      $155,500
      award amount

  2. Dusan Bogunovic

    Leads 1 award · $2,483,910

  3. Joshua D. Milner

    Leads 1 award · $2,483,910

  4. Megan Anne Cooper

    Leads 1 award · $2,483,910

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32AI106688-12, led by David Hunstad.

  5. Yuval Itan

    Leads 1 award · $2,483,910

  6. Brooke Sadler

    Leads 1 award · $2,209,811

  7. David P Lillicrap

    Leads 1 award · $2,209,811

  8. James O'Donnell

    Leads 1 award · $2,209,811

  9. Jorge A Di Paola

    Leads 1 award · $2,209,811

    Also a principal investigator on 5T32CA269116-05, led by Laura G. Schuettpelz.

  10. Nathan Oliver Stitziel

    Leads 1 award · $2,209,811

  11. Veronica H Flood

    Leads 1 award · $2,209,811

  12. Katherine Rivera-Spoljaric

    Leads 1 award · $1,555,930

    • 5UH3OD035521-04Department: NIH department code
      Childhood Allergy and the NeOnatal Environment in St Louis (CANOE-STL) and the Impact of Wheezing Illnesses on Neurocognitive Development of Preschool Children
      $1,555,930
      award amount

  13. Laura G. Schuettpelz

    Leads 4 awards · $1,287,298

    • 5R01AI158500-05Department: NIH department code
      Defining the partner interaction network of the tetraspanin CD53 in regulating B cell trafficking

      Principal investigators: Laura G. Schuettpelz (contact PI), Weikai Li

      $549,011
      award amount
    • 5R01HL134896-09Department: NIH department code
      Protection of stressed hematopoietic stem cells by the tetraspanin family member CD53
      $388,750
      award amount
    • 1R21AI199055-01Department: NIH department code
      Modeling TLR8 Gain of Function Disease
      $233,250
      award amount
    • 5T32CA269116-05Department: NIH department code
      Pediatric Training Program Hematology and Oncology

      Principal investigators: Laura G. Schuettpelz (contact PI), Jorge A Di Paola

      $116,287
      award amount

  14. Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg

    Leads 3 awards · $1,264,298

    • 1R01AI196089-01Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms by which S. aureus alpha-toxin impairs the antigen-specific T cell response
      $664,076
      award amount
    • 2T32HL125241-11A1Department: NIH department code
      Pediatric Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Training Program.

      Principal investigators: Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg (contact PI), Kory J. Lavine

      $405,847
      award amount
    • 5R21AI188434-02Department: NIH department code
      Modulation of neutrophil-endothelial interactions by ADAM10
      $194,375
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AI181923-03, led by Ashley Steed and Tarin M Bigley.

  15. Jeffrey D Milbrandt

    Leads 1 award · $1,142,182

    • 3P50HD103525-05S5Department: NIH department code
      WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESEARCH CENTER

      Principal investigators: Jeffrey D Milbrandt (contact PI), Joseph D Dougherty (contact PI), Natasha Marrus

      $1,142,182
      award amount

  16. Joseph D Dougherty

    Leads 1 award · $1,142,182

    • 3P50HD103525-05S5Department: NIH department code
      WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESEARCH CENTER

      Principal investigators: Jeffrey D Milbrandt (contact PI), Joseph D Dougherty (contact PI), Natasha Marrus

      $1,142,182
      award amount

  17. Jeffrey Alan Magee

    Leads 2 awards · $1,121,223

    • 5R01CA285272-03Department: NIH department code
      Cross-species development and credentialing of pediatric AML models

      Principal investigators: Jeffrey Alan Magee (contact PI), Jeffery M Klco

      $647,615
      award amount
    • 5R01HL152180-07Department: NIH department code
      The role of Kmt2c/MLL3 in hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal, commitment and exhaustion
      $473,608
      award amount

  18. Eric Lieberman Greer

    Leads 2 awards · $1,110,433

    • 1R01AG092958-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Transgenerational Adaptation of Longevity Changes in Response to Repeated Environmental Stresses
      $556,121
      award amount
    • 5R01AG084739-04Department: NIH department code
      Ribosomal RNA Methylation Regulation of Longevity and Stress Resistance
      $554,312
      award amount

  19. Kristine M. Wylie

    Leads 1 award · $1,077,132

    • 5U01AT012970-03Department: NIH department code
      Dynamic changes in virome-host interactions during pregnancy and postpartum

      Principal investigators: Kristine M. Wylie (contact PI), Linda M Ernst, Molly Stout

      $1,077,132
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AI163161-06, led by Stephanie Ann Fritz.

  20. Nicole Marie Gilbert

    Leads 2 awards · $948,450

    • 5R01DK139034-03Department: NIH department code
      3D-bioprinting of probiotic bacterial interference catheters for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

      Principal investigators: Nicole Marie Gilbert (contact PI), Hermann Frieboes

      $575,956
      award amount
    • 5R01DK137964-03Department: NIH department code
      Molecular and genomic basis of the relationship between Gardnerella, bladder exfoliation and E. coli UTI
      $372,494
      award amount

  21. Gloria S Pryhuber

    Leads 1 award · $828,037

  22. Michael I Rauchman

    Leads 1 award · $828,037

  23. Sanjay Jain

    Leads 1 award · $828,037

  24. Tarin M Bigley

    Leads 2 awards · $823,644

    • 5R01AI181923-03Department: NIH department code
      Intersection of Severe Respiratory Infection and Viral Latency

      Principal investigators: Ashley Steed (contact PI), Tarin M Bigley (contact PI), Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg

      $629,512
      award amount
    • 5K08AI168495-04Department: NIH department code
      Establishing the impact of roseolovirues on development of autoimmunity due to loss of central tolerance
      $194,132
      award amount

  25. Mark E. Lowe

    Leads 2 awards · $767,056

    • 5K12HD076224-14Department: NIH department code
      Child Health Research Center
      $459,000
      award amount
    • 5T32HD043010-24Department: NIH department code
      Training of the Pediatric Physician-Scientist
      $308,056
      award amount

  26. Lori R Holtz

    Leads 1 award · $764,474

    • 5R01AI183261-03Department: NIH department code
      Microbial and Host Factors in the Progression to Celiac Disease
      $764,474
      award amount

  27. Stephen Isaac Stone

    Leads 1 award · $764,322

    • 1R01DK144511-01A1Department: NIH department code
      iPSc modeling for novel partial lipodystrophy syndromes: platform for disease modeling and precision therapeutics

      Principal investigators: Stephen Isaac Stone (contact PI), Elif Arioglu Oral

      $764,322
      award amount

  28. Melanie Erin Fields

    Leads 1 award · $758,703

    • 5R01HL169591-03Department: NIH department code
      Neurocognitive Effects of Late-Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia

      Principal investigators: Melanie Erin Fields (contact PI), Kristin Guilliams

      $758,703
      award amount

  29. David A. Rosen

    Leads 1 award · $726,966

    • 1R01AI195492-01Department: NIH department code
      Maternal vaccination to prevent Klebsiella pneumoniae gut colonization and neonatal sepsis

      Principal investigators: David A. Rosen (contact PI), Drew Joel Schwartz

      $726,966
      award amount

  30. Sharon Celeste Morley

    Leads 1 award · $708,574

    • 5R01HL177453-03Department: NIH department code
      Novel coenzyme Q6 variant reveals non-immune determinants of survival during pneumococcal sepsis
      $708,574
      award amount

  31. Jennifer Wambach

    Leads 1 award · $706,180

    • 5R01HL149853-07Department: NIH department code
      Functional Characterization of ABCA3 Genomic Variants
      $706,180
      award amount

  32. David Hunstad

    Leads 2 awards · $678,815

    • 1R01DK142175-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of E. coli alpha-hemolysin toxicity to renal epithelium
      $547,349
      award amount
    • 5T32AI106688-12Department: NIH department code
      Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunity Training Program

      Principal investigators: David Hunstad (contact PI), Megan Anne Cooper

      $131,466
      award amount

  33. Ashley Steed

    Leads 1 award · $629,512

  34. Jonathan D Cooper

    Leads 1 award · $629,502

    • 5R01NS140682-02Department: NIH department code
      Cellular Mechanisms of Enteric Nervous System Damage in CLN2 Disease
      $629,502
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5RM1NS132962-04, led by Patricia I Dickson.

  35. Amjad Horani

    Leads 1 award · $622,742

    • 5R01HL173490-03Department: NIH department code
      NRF2 activation program in normal and immotile cilia
      $622,742
      award amount

  36. Ana Maria Arbelaez

    Leads 1 award · $546,562

    • 5U01DK140776-03Department: NIH department code
      UNITED: Understanding neurocognitive outcomes in Type 1 diabetes: Modifiable risk and protective factors in diverse youth

      Principal investigators: Ana Maria Arbelaez (contact PI), Tamara G Hershey

      $546,562
      award amount

  37. Stephen Matthew Sykes

    Leads 1 award · $534,784

    • 5R01CA273127-04Department: NIH department code
      Determining the Role and Targeting potential of Serine Metabolism in aggressive sub-types of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
      $534,784
      award amount

  38. Carmen M. Halabi

    Leads 1 award · $512,756

    • 5R01HL172996-03Department: NIH department code
      Cell-specific contributions of lysyl oxidase to arterial integrity
      $512,756
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5P50DK133943-05, led by Gloria S Pryhuber and Michael I Rauchman and Sanjay Jain.

  39. Stephanie Ann Fritz

    Leads 1 award · $500,926

    • 5R01AI163161-06Department: NIH department code
      Microbial Community Disruption Following Topical Antimicrobial Application in Staphylococcus aureus-Affected Households

      Principal investigators: Stephanie Ann Fritz (contact PI), Kristine M. Wylie

      $500,926
      award amount

  40. Dustin M Baldridge

    Leads 1 award · $466,500

    • 5DP1DA058706-04Department: NIH department code
      High-Throughput Functional Genomics of Variants in Genes Linked to Substance Use Disorders
      $466,500
      award amount

  41. Andrew Bok Seng Janowski

    Leads 1 award · $388,750

    • 1R01AI184936-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Defining the critical functions of the stem-loop II motif in the lifecycle of astrovirus VA1
      $388,750
      award amount

  42. Regina Clemens

    Leads 1 award · $388,750

    • 5R01AI166793-05Department: NIH department code
      Membrane potential and Calcium Signaling in Neutrophil Development and Inflammation
      $388,750
      award amount

  43. Fuhai Li

    Leads 1 award · $349,875

    • 5R01LM013902-04Department: NIH department code
      Modeling and targeting tumor-immune signaling interactions in tumor microenvironment
      $349,875
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5RM1NS132962-04, led by Patricia I Dickson.

  44. Andrew Charles Glatz

    Leads 1 award · $347,425

  45. Abby Margaret Green

    Leads 1 award · $289,967

    • 5R01GM153923-02Department: NIH department code
      Maintenance of genome integrity by the SMC5/6 complex during deaminase-mediated mutagenesis
      $289,967
      award amount

  46. Danielle Nicole Alfano

    Leads 1 award · $193,742

    • 5K08AI182478-03Department: NIH department code
      ADAM10 as a molecular specifier of sepsis
      $193,742
      award amount

  47. Erica G Schmitt

    Leads 1 award · $191,358

    • 5K08AI182483-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms Contributing to T Cell Immune Dysregulation in STAT3 Gain-of-Function
      $191,358
      award amount

  48. Phillip I Tarr

    Leads 1 award · $187,651

    • 5T32DK077653-34Department: NIH department code
      Pediatric Gastroenterology Research Training Program
      $187,651
      award amount

  49. Bryan Anthony Sisk

    Leads 1 award · $183,731

    • 5R21CA290223-02Department: NIH department code
      Cancer Care Companion: An Electronic Health Record Tool to Improve Information Exchange and Self-Management in Pediatric Cancer
      $183,731
      award amount

  50. Kelvin Woo

    Leads 1 award · $165,141

    • 5K08HL165108-05Department: NIH department code
      The protective role of fibroblast growth factor signaling in hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension
      $165,141
      award amount

  51. Allison A King

    Leads 1 award · $144,845

    • 2K24HL148305-06Department: NIH department code
      (SCANS) Sickle Cell Anemia Neurodevelopmental Screening - Mentoring and Research in Patient Oriented Research
      $144,845
      award amount

  52. Kim Hung Ho Liss

    Leads 1 award · $116,625

    • 1R03DK145778-01Department: NIH department code
      Novel Use of Fomepizole in Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
      $116,625
      award amount

  53. Rachel Deweerd

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F99CA305560-02Department: NIH department code
      The impact of APOBEC3A-mediated mutagenesis on gene regulation in cancer
      $50,114
      award amount

  54. Elizabeth Grace Schmitz

    Leads 1 award · $37,312

    • 1F30AI203013-01Department: NIH department code
      Understanding mosaicism as a genetic mechanism for inborn errors of immunity
      $37,312
      award amount

  55. Emily Clarine Marino

    Leads 1 award · $37,249

    • 5F31AI194728-02Department: NIH department code
      Thermosensing Mechanisms of the capsule regulator KvrA in Klebsiella pneumoniae
      $37,249
      award amount

  56. Jesse Pak

    Leads 1 award · $37,249

    • 1F30AI197460-01Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing a Novel Toxin in Interbacterial Competition Among B. fragilis
      $37,249
      award amount

  57. Ranya Guennoun

    Leads 1 award · $37,249

    • 1F30AI197461-01Department: NIH department code
      The Role of Type I Interferon in Murine Roseolovirus Induced Autoimmune Gastritis
      $37,249
      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.