ScienceDex / Researcher record
Melissa Laird Smith
- University of Louisville · Biochemistry (NIH department code)
- University of Louisville · Internal Medicine (NIH department code)
From the FY2026 NIH awards this investigator leads as contact PI. The department is the award's.
FY2026 NIH rank #571
- Top 5% Funded
- R01 Holder
- Translational
- 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 | $1,856,852 | 3 | #6,130 |
| 2025 | $1,866,853 | 3 | #7,454 |
| 2026 | $12,126,227 | 4 | #571 |
Award activity
Awards through the years
NIH award records listing this researcher in each fiscal year.
- FY20243 records
- FY20253 records
- FY2026 · selected4 records
Each bar starts at zero. Annual records can include renewals of the same project; they are not a count of distinct career grants.
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 11573326Search 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
- Biochemistry
- Internal Medicine
- Pathology
FY2026 award records by amount
NIH award records listing Melissa Laird Smith as a PI. Multi-PI records show the full award amount for context.
- 1C06OD042701-01C06Contact PIBRF: Biomedical Research Facilities Construction to Extend the Capabilities of the Kentucky Center of Precision MedicineUniversity of Louisville · Biochemistry (NIH department code)$8Maward amount
- 1P20GM161999-01P20Contact PINutrition and Metabolic Health Center (NMHC) COBREUniversity of Louisville · Internal Medicine (NIH department code)$2.7Maward amount
- 5R24AI138963-09R24Co-investigatorA genomic reference resource for the human heavy and light chain immunoglobulin lociUniversity of Louisville · Biochemistry (NIH department code)$782.4Kaward amount
- 5R01DK131926-05R01Co-investigatorT-cell depletion and maintenance of the HIV-1 latent reservoir in distinct tissue compartmentsJohns Hopkins University · Pathology (NIH department code)$691.7Kaward amount
Award organizations
Organizations that administered FY2026 awards listing Melissa Laird Smith as a PI.
Coverage and award-record milestones
Computed from the fiscal years currently available in ScienceDex.
- 2024First NIH AwardUniversity of Louisville
- 2024$500K Cumulative Funding
- 2024$1M Cumulative Funding
- 2024Entered Top 50% NationallyRanked #6130
- 2025$2M Cumulative Funding
- 2025Multi-Institutional ResearchAwards at 2 institutions
- 2025R01 Grant Holder
- 2026$5M Cumulative Funding
- 2026$10M Cumulative Funding
- 2026Entered Top 25% NationallyRanked #571
- 2026Entered Top 10% NationallyRanked #571
- 2026Entered Top 5% NationallyRanked #571
Shared-award investigators
Other investigators listed on at least one of the same NIH award records as Melissa Laird Smith.
Aaron A Tobian
Johns Hopkins University
3
shared awards
Corey Taylor Watson
University of Louisville
3
shared awards
Peter A Doris
UT Health Science Center Houston
2
shared awards
Theodore Kalbfleisch
UT Health Science Center Houston
2
shared awards
Andrew A Gibb
University of Louisville
1
shared award
Banrida Wahlang
University of Louisville
1
shared award
Bradford Guy Hill
University of Louisville
1
shared award
Clara G Sears
University of Louisville
1
shared award
Jason L Hellmann
University of Louisville
1
shared award
Josiah E Hardesty
University of Louisville
1
shared award