ScienceDex / Researcher record
Peter J Tontonoz
- University of California, Los Angeles · Pathology (NIH department code)
- University of California, San Diego · 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 #2,781
- Program Leader
- R01 Holder
- Early Career
- Mentor
- 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 | $2,590,337 | 5 | #3,409 |
| 2025 | $3,565,163 | 6 | #2,523 |
| 2026 | $5,046,239 | 6 | #2,781 |
Award activity
Awards through the years
NIH award records listing this researcher in each fiscal year.
- FY20245 records
- FY20256 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.
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 1925069Search 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
- Internal Medicine
- Pathology
FY2026 award records by amount
NIH award records listing Peter J Tontonoz as a PI. Multi-PI records show the full award amount for context.
- 5P30DK063491-24P30Contact PIDiabetes Research Center (DRC)University of California, San Diego · Internal Medicine (NIH department code)$1.7Maward amount
- 5R01DK142199-02R01Contact PIMechanisms of Dietary Nutrient AbsorptionUniversity of California, Los Angeles · Pathology (NIH department code)$761.4Kaward amount
- 5R01HL175240-02R01Contact PIMembrane cholesterol and vascular inflammationUniversity of California, Los Angeles · Pathology (NIH department code)$756.7Kaward amount
- 5R01HL175773-03R01Contact PIMechanisms of nonvesicular cholesterol transportUniversity of California, Los Angeles · Pathology (NIH department code)$712.5Kaward amount
- 5R01DK136150-04R01Contact PILipid storage and utilization in physiology and obesityUniversity of California, Los Angeles · Pathology (NIH department code)$553.8Kaward amount
- 5T32DK138892-02T32Co-investigatorInterdisciplinary Training Program in Metabolism (UCLA-ITPM)University of California, Los Angeles · Internal Medicine (NIH department code)$543.9Kaward amount
Award organizations
Organizations that administered FY2026 awards listing Peter J Tontonoz as a PI.
Coverage and award-record milestones
Computed from the fiscal years currently available in ScienceDex.
- 2024First NIH AwardUniversity of California, Los Angeles
- 2024$500K Cumulative Funding
- 2024$1M Cumulative Funding
- 2024$2M Cumulative Funding
- 2024Entered Top 50% NationallyRanked #3409
- 2024Entered Top 25% NationallyRanked #3409
- 2025$5M Cumulative Funding
- 2025Multi-Institutional ResearchAwards at 2 institutions
- 2025R01 Grant Holder
- 2025Program/Center Grant Leader
- 2026$10M Cumulative Funding
Shared-award investigators
Other investigators listed on at least one of the same NIH award records as Peter J Tontonoz.
Alan R. Saltiel
University of California, San Diego
3
shared awards
Andrea L Hevener
University of California, San Diego
3
shared awards
Sven W Heinz
University of California, San Diego
3
shared awards
Alexandra C. Newton
University of California, San Diego
2
shared awards
Andrea L Hevener
University of California, Los Angeles
2
shared awards
Miles Frome Wilkinson
University of California, San Diego
2
shared awards
Tamer Sallam
University of California, Los Angeles
2
shared awards
Jerome I Rotter
University of California, San Diego
1
shared award
Pamela L Mellon
University of California, San Diego
1
shared award