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FY2021 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Biochemistry at Yale University

New Haven, CT

Funding
$34.7M
$34,701,683
Awards
91
FY2021 NIH awards in Biochemistry
Principal investigators
66
66 lead a grant here, 0 co-investigators
Department rank
#3
of 139 · 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 Biochemistry row of the Yale University page.

Leads a grant in this department

66 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. Gerstein, Mark Bender

    Leads 3 awards · $2,409,320

    • 1RF1MH123245-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Integrative analysis of genomics and imaging data from the BRAIN Initiative and other public data sources
      $1,309,909
      award amount
    • 5R01DA051906-02Department: NIH department code
      A Big Data Approach to Identify Epigenetic, Transcriptomic, and Network Dynamics as Immune Dysfunction Drivers Associated with HIV Infection and Substance Use Disorder
      $572,929
      award amount
    • 5R01HG010749-02Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing open data sharing for functional genomics experiments: Measures to quantify genomic information leakage and file formats for privacy preservation
      $526,482
      award amount
  2. Nairn, Angus C.

    Leads 1 award · $1,616,094

    • 5P30DA018343-17Department: NIH department code
      Yale/NIDA Neuroproteomics Center
      $1,616,094
      award amount
  3. Clark, Damon Alistair

    Leads 2 awards · $1,608,980

    • 1RF1NS121773-01Department: NIH department code
      Dissecting the roles of timing in a canonical neural computation
      $1,206,188
      award amount
    • 2R01EY026555-06Department: NIH department code
      Integrating visual counterevidence to detect self-motion in a small visual circuit
      $402,792
      award amount
  4. Yan, Jing

    Leads 1 award · $1,507,500

    • 1DP2GM146253-01Department: NIH department code
      Tracking single-cell gene expression heterogeneity and its consequences in bacterial biofilms
      $1,507,500
      award amount
  5. Crews, Craig M

    Leads 2 awards · $1,259,707

    • 5R35CA197589-07Department: NIH department code
      Inducing Protein Degradation: A New Pharmaceutical Paradigm
      $877,462
      award amount
    • 5R01CA238570-03Department: NIH department code
      Developing Tumor-specific PROTACs
      $382,245
      award amount
  6. Holley, Scott A

    Leads 3 awards · $1,128,963

    • 5R01HD092361-05Department: NIH department code
      The cross-scale biomechanics of tissue morphogenesis
      $410,375
      award amount
    • 5R01GM127876-04Department: NIH department code
      The Molecular Biophysics and Tissue Biomechanics of Somite Morphogenesis
      $383,588
      award amount
    • 5R01GM129149-04Department: NIH department code
      EMT, Tailbud Biomechanics and Spinal Column Symmetry
      $335,000
      award amount
  7. Gilbert, Wendy Victoria

    Leads 4 awards · $1,111,373

    • 5R01GM101316-07Department: NIH department code
      Functions of mRNA Pseudouridylation
      $335,000
      award amount
    • 5R01GM132358-03Department: NIH department code
      Translational Control by 5'-untranslated regions
      $331,220
      award amount
    • 5R21ES031525-02Department: NIH department code
      Functional alterations of the dihydrouridine landscape in response to environmental stress
      $250,292
      award amount
    • 5R21CA246118-02Department: NIH department code
      Cancer-associated alterations of the dihydrouridine landscape in kidney cancer
      $194,861
      award amount
  8. Breaker, Ronald R

    Leads 1 award · $1,090,845

    • 5R01AI136794-04Department: NIH department code
      Exploiting Riboswitch Sensors to Reveal Antibiotics Uptake and Retention in Gram Negative Bacteria
      $1,090,845
      award amount
  9. Carlson, John R

    Leads 3 awards · $1,063,176

    • 5R01DC011697-18Department: NIH department code
      Analysis of a large family of taste receptors
      $354,565
      award amount
    • 2R01DC004729-21Department: NIH department code
      Analysis of Chemosensory Receptor Genes
      $354,341
      award amount
    • 5R01DC002174-34Department: NIH department code
      Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Olfaction
      $354,270
      award amount
  10. Neugebauer, Karla M

    Leads 3 awards · $1,054,993

    • 5R01GM112766-07Department: NIH department code
      Cross-regulation between transcription and pre-mRNA splicing
      $434,691
      award amount
    • 1R01GM140735-01Department: NIH department code
      Biogenesis and function of a novel class of stress-induced long non-coding RNAs
      $411,894
      award amount
    • 5R21HL150642-02Department: NIH department code
      Analysis of transcription and splicing coordination during erythropoeisis using single molecule RNA-seq
      $208,408
      award amount
  11. Soll, Dieter

    Leads 1 award · $1,033,951

    • 5R35GM122560-05Department: NIH department code
      Studies of Transfer RNA
      $1,033,951
      award amount
  12. Graveley, Brenton R.

    Leads 1 award · $1,005,089

    • 1R01HG011868-01Department: NIH department code
      High-throughput detection of transcriptomic and epitranscriptomic variation and kinetics using MarathonRT
      $1,005,089
      award amount
  13. Xiong, Yong

    Leads 2 awards · $990,129

    • 2R37AI116313-06Department: NIH department code
      Multifaceted interactions between lentiviral Vif and host molecules for viral infectivity enhancement
      $502,500
      award amount
    • 5T32GM008283-34Department: NIH department code
      Predoctoral Program in Biophysics
      $487,629
      award amount
  14. Horsley, Valerie

    Leads 3 awards · $947,429

    • 1R01AR079232-01Department: NIH department code
      Defining the role of lymphatic vessels in wound healing
      $515,898
      award amount
    • 5R01AR075412-03Department: NIH department code
      Adipocyte lipolysis regulates skin repair
      $426,236
      award amount
    • 3R01AR075412-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Adipocyte lipolysis regulates skin repair
      $5,295
      award amount
  15. Hochstrasser, Mark W

    Leads 1 award · $933,136

    • 5R35GM136325-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Cell Regulation and Manipulation by the Ubiquitin System
      $933,136
      award amount
  16. Isaacs, Farren J.

    Leads 2 awards · $893,467

    • 5R01GM140481-02Department: NIH department code
      Developing next-generation genomically recoded organisms to synthetically activate biomarkers for drug discovery
      $583,364
      award amount
    • 5R01GM125951-04Department: NIH department code
      Expanding the genetic code with phosphotyrosine and phosphothreonine
      $310,103
      award amount
  17. De La Cruz, Enrique M

    Leads 2 awards · $824,134

    • 5R35GM136656-02Department: NIH department code
      Actin filament mechanics and branched network turnover
      $574,170
      award amount
    • 3R35GM136656-02S1Department: NIH department code
      Actin filament mechanics and branched network turnover
      $249,964
      award amount
  18. Howard, Jonathon

    Leads 2 awards · $741,533

    • 1R01NS118884-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Dendrite structure: Data-Driven Models to Bridge from Molecules to Morphology
      $418,750
      award amount
    • 5R01GM139337-02Department: NIH department code
      Microtubule Severing and Regrowth by Spastin
      $322,783
      award amount
  19. Cardin, Jessica A

    Leads 1 award · $716,215

    • 1R56MH122449-01A1Department: NIH department code
      The role of TRIO signaling in neuronal development, synaptic function, and circuit connectivity
      $716,215
      award amount
  20. Emonet, Thierry

    Leads 2 awards · $678,050

    • 5R01GM106189-08Department: NIH department code
      The contribution of phenotypic diversity and temporal variability to population signal transduction
      $343,050
      award amount
    • 5R01GM138533-02Department: NIH department code
      Spontaneous Organization of Phenotypes during Collective Migration
      $335,000
      award amount
  21. Lin, Chenxiang

    Leads 1 award · $669,995

    • 1R01AI162260-01A1Department: NIH department code
      A multiscale approach for elucidating nuclear entry mechanisms of HIV-1 capsid
      $669,995
      award amount
  22. Baserga, Susan J

    Leads 1 award · $630,652

    • 5R35GM131687-03Department: NIH department code
      Novel regulatory networks driving human ribosome biogenesis
      $630,652
      award amount
  23. Andreev, Oleg A

    Leads 1 award · $579,262

    • 5R01GM073857-14Department: NIH department code
      Mechanism and Uses of Transmembrane Helix Insertion by Soluble Peptides
      $579,262
      award amount
  24. Hatzios, Stavroula

    Leads 2 awards · $524,096

    • 5R35GM137952-02Department: NIH department code
      Understanding redox-regulated mechanisms of environmental adaptation in gastrointestinal symbionts
      $496,772
      award amount
    • 3R35GM137952-01S1Department: NIH department code
      Understanding redox-regulated mechanisms of environmental adaptation in gastrointestinal symbionts
      $27,324
      award amount
  25. Higley, Michael James

    Leads 2 awards · $518,918

    • 5R01NS105640-04Department: NIH department code
      Impact of excitatory synapse maturation on synaptic plasticity and stability
      $477,112
      award amount
    • 3R01NS105640-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Impact of excitatory synapse maturation on synaptic plasticity and stability
      $41,806
      award amount
  26. Collins, Kevin Michael

    Leads 2 awards · $507,506

    • 5R01NS086932-07Department: NIH department code
      Neuromodulator signaling and activity in the C. elegans egg-laying circuit
      $443,664
      award amount
    • 3R01NS086932-07S1Department: NIH department code
      Neuromodulator signaling and activity in the C. elegans egg-laying circuit
      $63,842
      award amount
  27. Koleske, Anthony J

    Leads 2 awards · $478,737

    • 5R01MH115939-04Department: NIH department code
      Control of Dendritic Spine Stability via Regulation of a Stable Actin Pool
      $393,679
      award amount
    • 3R01MH115939-04S1Department: NIH department code
      Control of Dendritic Spine Stability via Regulation of a Stable Actin Pool
      $85,058
      award amount
  28. Atit, Radhika P

    Leads 1 award · $476,434

    • 5R01AR076938-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanism and Impact of Dermal adipocyte remodeling in skin fibrosis
      $476,434
      award amount
  29. Forscher, Paul

    Leads 1 award · $418,750

    • 2R01NS028695-28A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanical catalysis of calcineurin dependent cofilin activity during chemotropic axon growth: a new role for PKC in coordinating actin dynamics and myosin II contractility
      $418,750
      award amount
  30. Gendron, Joshua Martin

    Leads 1 award · $418,750

    • 5R35GM128670-04Department: NIH department code
      Discovering protein degradation mechanisms that regulate the plant circadian clock
      $418,750
      award amount
  31. Paulsen, Candice Elaine

    Leads 1 award · $418,750

    • 1R35GM142825-01Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms of TRPA1 regulation
      $418,750
      award amount
  32. Jacob, Yannick

    Leads 1 award · $418,557

    • 5R35GM128661-04Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the roles of histone H3 variants in promoting genomic and epigenomic stability during DNA replication and aging
      $418,557
      award amount
  33. Van Wolfswinkel, Josephina C

    Leads 1 award · $413,335

    • 5R35GM128619-04Department: NIH department code
      Non-coding RNA In Stem Cell Biology
      $413,335
      award amount
  34. Breslow, David King

    Leads 1 award · $412,000

    • 5R35GM137956-02Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Primary Cilium Assembly and Disassembly
      $412,000
      award amount
  35. Zhang, Kai Jack

    Leads 1 award · $410,650

    • 1R35GM142959-01Department: NIH department code
      Structural basis of dynein-driven ciliary motility
      $410,650
      award amount
  36. Strobel, Scott A

    Leads 1 award · $402,196

    • 5R01GM136969-02Department: NIH department code
      Discovery and Characterization of New Riboswitches
      $402,196
      award amount
  37. Simon, Matthew David

    Leads 1 award · $360,908

    • 5R01GM137117-02Department: NIH department code
      Revealing the dynamics of RNA metabolism with nucleotide recoding chemistry
      $360,908
      award amount
  38. Dimitrova, Nadya M

    Leads 1 award · $359,545

    • 5R37CA230580-04Department: NIH department code
      Roles and mechanisms of cis-regulatory IncRNAs in the p53 tumor suppressor pathway
      $359,545
      award amount
  39. Bleichert, Franziska

    Leads 1 award · $351,750

    • 1R01GM141313-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms for recruitment and function of metazoan replication initiation factors
      $351,750
      award amount
  40. Sindelar, Charles Vaughn

    Leads 1 award · $343,859

    • 5R01GM110530-07Department: NIH department code
      Structural basis of motility by dimeric kinesin and myosin motor proteins
      $343,859
      award amount
  41. Xu, Jinrui

    Leads 1 award · $335,000

    • 1R03OD032623-01Department: NIH department code
      Using three-dimensional genome structure to refine eQTL detection
      $335,000
      award amount
  42. Berro, Julien

    Leads 1 award · $332,659

    • 2R01GM115636-06A1Department: NIH department code
      Molecular mechanisms of force production and force sensing during clathrin-mediated endocytosis
      $332,659
      award amount
  43. Bahmanyar, Shirin

    Leads 1 award · $323,214

    • 5R01GM131004-03Department: NIH department code
      Defining the role of bilayer lipid composition in nuclear envelope dynamics and genome protection
      $323,214
      award amount
  44. Schlieker, Christian Dirk

    Leads 1 award · $309,370

    • 5R01GM126835-04Department: NIH department code
      Defining the nuclear envelope-resident protein turnover machinery implicated in diseases affecting cholesterol metabolism
      $309,370
      award amount
  45. Pollard, Thomas D.

    Leads 1 award · $226,524

    • 3R01GM026132-43S1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanism of cytokinesis in fission yeast
      $226,524
      award amount
  46. Musier-Forsyth, Karin M

    Leads 1 award · $217,898

    • 1R21AI157890-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mechanism of selective packaging of primer tRNALys3 by HIV-1
      $217,898
      award amount
  47. Kadakia, Nirag

    Leads 2 awards · $194,187

    • 1K99DC019397-01Department: NIH department code
      Detecting the motion of odors: Olfactory direction sensing in Drosophila
      $120,625
      award amount
    • 5F32MH118700-03Department: NIH department code
      Quantifying the role of adaptation in olfactory coding through the logic of navigation
      $73,562
      award amount
  48. Kabeche, Lilian Carolina

    Leads 1 award · $186,192

    • 5K22CA244865-02Department: NIH department code
      Defining the DNA damage pathway in faithful mitotic progression
      $186,192
      award amount
  49. Tharp, Jeffery Micheal

    Leads 1 award · $95,215

    • 1K99GM141320-01Department: NIH department code
      Genetically encoded bicyclic peptide libraries for the discoveryof novel antiviral agents
      $95,215
      award amount
  50. Niederer, Rachel O.

    Leads 1 award · $93,905

    • 5K99GM135533-02Department: NIH department code
      Translational control by 5'-UTR elements
      $93,905
      award amount
  51. Ebrahim, Shimaa Abdelsalam Mohamed

    Leads 1 award · $72,630

    • 5F32DC018445-02Department: NIH department code
      Molecular basis of olfaction in Tsetse fly
      $72,630
      award amount
  52. Genuth, Miriam

    Leads 1 award · $68,562

    • 5F32GM137502-02Department: NIH department code
      Order to Disorder Transition in Zebrafish Tailbud Cell Migration
      $68,562
      award amount
  53. Grome, Michael William

    Leads 1 award · $66,390

    • 1F32GM142204-01Department: NIH department code
      Programmable Keratinous Bio-adhesives for Recalcitrant Wound Recovery
      $66,390
      award amount
  54. Martinez, Nicole

    Leads 1 award · $48,385

    • 5K99GM135537-02Department: NIH department code
      Role of pseudouridines in pre-mRNA processing
      $48,385
      award amount
  55. Corcoran, Ellen Elizabeth

    Leads 1 award · $46,036

    • 1F31MH127891-01Department: NIH department code
      Disruption of TRIO signaling through PDE4A5 in neurodevelopmental disorders
      $46,036
      award amount
  56. Draycott, Austin Stratton

    Leads 1 award · $46,036

    • 5F31CA254339-02Department: NIH department code
      Developing Tools to Map and Quantify Dihydrouridine in the Mammalian Transcriptome
      $46,036
      award amount
  57. Moore, Jeremy Philippe

    Leads 1 award · $46,036

    • 1F31AI164817-01Department: NIH department code
      Cell-to-Cell Variability in Chemotactic Signal Integration
      $46,036
      award amount
  58. Wasko, Renee

    Leads 1 award · $46,036

    • 5F31AR073094-03Department: NIH department code
      Dissecting the contributions of Langerhans cell to cutaneous wound healing
      $46,036
      award amount
  59. Arthur, Ashley L

    Leads 1 award · $41,930

    • 5F32GM139389-02Department: NIH department code
      Examining cell polarity in nerve nets
      $41,930
      award amount
  60. McCool, Mason

    Leads 1 award · $31,695

    • 5F31DE030332-02Department: NIH department code
      CRK regulation of ribosome biogenesis and craniofacial development
      $31,695
      award amount
  61. Lewis, Cole

    Leads 1 award · $30,917

    • 1F31DK129022-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Functional Characterization of the Pseudouridine Synthase PUS10
      $30,917
      award amount
  62. Christie, Nakeirah Tashiara Mathews

    Leads 1 award · $30,896

    • 5F31NS115315-02Department: NIH department code
      The role of a previously undiscovered sensory cilium in the model neural circuit that controls C. elegans egg laying
      $30,896
      award amount
  63. Butt, Allison Marie

    Leads 1 award · $30,895

    • 5F31NS118810-02Department: NIH department code
      Function of the neuropeptide NLP-3 in relationship to serotonin signaling within C. elegans egg-laying circuit
      $30,895
      award amount
  64. Bircher, Josie

    Leads 1 award · $21,530

    • 5F31NS113511-03Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of the actin cytoskeleton by Abl2 and its role in dendritic spine stability
      $21,530
      award amount
  65. Carrocci, Tucker Joe

    Leads 1 award · $17,141

    • 3F32GM134572-01A1S1Department: NIH department code
      Molecular Mechanisms Coupling Transcription and Splicing
      $17,141
      award amount
  66. Gursoy, Gamze

    Leads 1 award · $13,670

    • 5K99HG010909-02Department: NIH department code
      Realistic quantification of potential privacy loss from genomic summary results
      $13,670
      award amount