ScienceDex / Researcher record
Michael Benjamin Major
- Washington University in St. Louis · Internal Medicine (NIH department code)
- Washington University in St. Louis · Radiology (NIH department code)
- Washington University in St. Louis · Anatomy & Cell Biology (NIH department code)
From the FY2026 NIH awards this investigator leads as contact PI. The department is the award's.
FY2026 NIH rank #2,387
- Rising Star
- Program Leader
- R01 Holder
- 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 | $1,189,816 | 4 | #12,213 |
| 2025 | $1,854,776 | 5 | #7,520 |
| 2026 | $5,567,251 | 6 | #2,387 |
Award activity
Awards through the years
NIH award records listing this researcher in each fiscal year.
- FY20244 records
- FY20255 records
- FY2026 · selected6 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 10230204Search this ID in NIH RePORTER
- ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6753-8513Verified identifier for this researcher
- ScienceDex PI coverage
- FY2024 through FY2026Career claims are limited to the years shown.
FY2026 award categories
- Internal Medicine
- Radiology
- Anatomy & Cell Biology
- Pathology
FY2026 award records by amount
NIH award records listing Michael Benjamin Major as a PI. Multi-PI records show the full award amount for context.
- 5P30DK020579-49P30Contact PIDiabetes Research CenterWashington University in St. Louis · Internal Medicine (NIH department code)$1.8Maward amount
- 5U54CA274318-04U54Contact PIWashington University (WU) ROBIN Center: MicroEnvironment and Tumor Effects Of Radiotherapy (METEOR)Washington University in St. Louis · Radiology (NIH department code)$1.5Maward amount
- 1R01CA305981-01A1R01Co-investigatorImpact of KEAP1/NRF2 on therapy response in lung neuroendocrine cancers$712.6Kaward amount
- 1R01CA298329-01A1R01Contact PITargeting NRF2 to sensitize head and neck cancer to immune checkpoint inhibitorsWashington University in St. Louis · Anatomy & Cell Biology (NIH department code)$659.1Kaward amount
- 5R01CA290809-02R01Contact PIDrugging NRF2 to improve radiation therapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinomaWashington University in St. Louis · Anatomy & Cell Biology (NIH department code)$633.7Kaward amount
- 5R21CA292297-02R21Co-investigatorIdentifying the effects of NRF2 signaling on lung squamous cell carcinoma developmentUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Pathology (NIH department code)$254.4Kaward amount
Award organizations
Organizations that administered FY2026 awards listing Michael Benjamin Major as a PI.
Coverage and award-record milestones
Computed from the fiscal years currently available in ScienceDex.
- 2024First NIH AwardWashington University in St. Louis
- 2024$500K Cumulative Funding
- 2024$1M Cumulative Funding
- 2025$2M Cumulative Funding
- 2025Entered Top 50% NationallyRanked #7520
- 2025Multi-Institutional ResearchAwards at 3 institutions
- 2025R01 Grant Holder
- 2025Program/Center Grant Leader
- 2026$5M Cumulative Funding
- 2026Entered Top 25% NationallyRanked #2387
Shared-award investigators
Other investigators listed on at least one of the same NIH award records as Michael Benjamin Major.
Albert M Lai
Washington University in St. Louis
3
shared awards
Bernard E. Weissman
Washington University in St. Louis
3
shared awards
Clay F. Semenkovich
Washington University in St. Louis
3
shared awards
Clifford Grant Robinson
Washington University in St. Louis
3
shared awards
David G Denardo
Washington University in St. Louis
3
shared awards
David W Piston
Washington University in St. Louis
3
shared awards
Fumihiko Urano
Washington University in St. Louis
3
shared awards
Geoffrey D Hugo
Washington University in St. Louis
3
shared awards
Irfan J Lodhi
Washington University in St. Louis
3
shared awards
James Alexander Fitzpatrick
Washington University in St. Louis
3
shared awards