ScienceDex / Researcher record
Kun Lu
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Biostatistics & Math Sciences (NIH department code)
From the FY2026 NIH awards this investigator leads as contact PI. The department is the award's.
FY2026 NIH rank #1,549
- R01 Holder
- Translational
- Top 10% Funded
- Multi-Institutional
- Early Career
- Diverse Portfolio
NIH Funding · FY2026
Award-linked funding history
Linked NIH award amounts and rank by fiscal year.
Linked awards ($M)Award-linked rank
View yearly values
| Fiscal year | Linked awards | Records | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $617,287 | 2 | #25,728 |
| 2025 | $718,547 | 3 | #22,665 |
| 2026 | $7,189,965 | 3 | #1,549 |
Award activity
Awards through the years
NIH award records listing this researcher in each fiscal year.
- FY20242 records
- FY20253 records
- FY2026 · selected3 records
Each bar starts at zero. Annual records can include renewals of the same project; they are not a count of distinct career grants.
Publications
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Researcher identity and coverage
- Current affiliation
- Not verified in ScienceDex.NIH award organizations may differ from a researcher's employer.
- NIH RePORTER identity
- Profile ID 11165997Search this ID in NIH RePORTER
- ORCID iD
- No ORCID iD on recordA researcher can add one by claiming this profile.
- ScienceDex PI coverage
- FY2024 through FY2026Career claims are limited to the years shown.Metrics use this researcher's latest loaded PI award year; ScienceDex is current through FY2027.
FY2026 award categories
- Pharmacology
- BIOSTATISTICS & OTHER MATH SCI
FY2026 award records by amount
NIH award records listing Kun Lu as a PI. Multi-PI records show the full award amount for context.
- 1R01ES038526-01R01Co-investigatorInterstrand crosslinks generated from the repair of etheno DNA adductsUniversity of Rhode Island · Pharmacology (NIH department code)$3.8Maward amount
- 5P42ES031007-07P42Contact PIThe UNC Chapel Hill Superfund Research Program (UNC-SRP)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Biostatistics & Math Sciences (NIH department code)$3.1Maward amount
- 1R41ES038417-01R41Co-investigatorA Novel Gut Microbiome-Based Approach to Reducing Lead Levels in the Body$306.4Kaward amount
Award organizations
Organizations that administered FY2026 awards listing Kun Lu as a PI.
Coverage and award-record milestones
Computed from the fiscal years currently available in ScienceDex.
- 2024First NIH AwardUniversity of Rhode Island
- 2024$500K Cumulative Funding
- 2025$1M Cumulative Funding
- 2025Multi-Institutional ResearchAwards at 3 institutions
- 2025R01 Grant Holder
- 2026$2M Cumulative Funding
- 2026$5M Cumulative Funding
- 2026Entered Top 50% NationallyRanked #1549
- 2026Entered Top 25% NationallyRanked #1549
- 2026Entered Top 10% NationallyRanked #1549
Shared-award investigators
Other investigators listed on at least one of the same NIH award records as Kun Lu.
Kathleen M Gray
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5
shared awards
Fernando Pardo-Manuel De Villena
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3
shared awards
Orlando Coronell Nieto
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3
shared awards
Rebecca Fry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3
shared awards
Hazel B Nichols
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
shared awards
John Rogers
Luxbiome Inc
2
shared awards
Melissa A. Troester
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
shared awards
Stephanie Engel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
shared awards
Deyu Li
University of Rhode Island
1
shared award
Fei Zou
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1
shared award