ScienceDex / Researcher record
Robert L. Ferris
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Otolaryngology (NIH department code)
- Yale University · 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 #595
- Program Leader
- Top 5% Funded
- 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 | $2,423,271 | 7 | #3,851 |
| 2025 | $2,668,589 | 5 | #4,180 |
| 2026 | $11,964,851 | 5 | #595 |
Award activity
Awards through the years
NIH award records listing this researcher in each fiscal year.
- FY20247 records
- FY20255 records
- FY2026 · selected5 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 1900219Search this ID in NIH RePORTER
- ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6605-2071Verified identifier for this researcher
- 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
- Otolaryngology
- Internal Medicine
- Radiology
- Microbiology & Immunology
FY2026 award records by amount
NIH award records listing Robert L. Ferris as a PI. Multi-PI records show the full award amount for context.
- 4P30CA016086-50P30Contact PICancer Center Support GrantUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Otolaryngology (NIH department code)$8.2Maward amount
- 9P50DE036901-06P50Contact PIYale-UNC Head and Neck Cancer SPORE: Overcoming Treatment Resistance in Head and Neck CancerYale University · Internal Medicine (NIH department code)$1.8Maward amount
- 5R01DE031947-05R01Contact PIIdentifying cellular and molecular signatures from distinct T cell receptor clonotypes associated with favorable immune checkpoint inhibitor responses in HNSCCsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Otolaryngology (NIH department code)$750.4Kaward amount
- 5R01CA282074-03R01Co-investigatorMechanistic connection between HPV-specific TCRs and therapeutic responses to ICI in HPV+ HNSCCUniversity of Pittsburgh · Radiology (NIH department code)$655.2Kaward amount
- 5R01CA206517-09R01Co-investigatorMechanisms of PD-1 and Tim-3 crosstalk in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesUniversity of Pittsburgh · Microbiology & Immunology (NIH department code)$536.6Kaward amount
Award organizations
Organizations that administered FY2026 awards listing Robert L. Ferris as a PI.
Coverage and award-record milestones
Computed from the fiscal years currently available in ScienceDex.
- 2024First NIH AwardUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 2024$500K Cumulative Funding
- 2024$1M Cumulative Funding
- 2024$2M Cumulative Funding
- 2024Entered Top 50% NationallyRanked #3851
- 2024Entered Top 25% NationallyRanked #3851
- 2025$5M Cumulative Funding
- 2025Multi-Institutional ResearchAwards at 3 institutions
- 2025R01 Grant Holder
- 2025Program/Center Grant Leader
- 2026$10M Cumulative Funding
- 2026Entered Top 10% NationallyRanked #595
- 2026Entered Top 5% NationallyRanked #595
Shared-award investigators
Other investigators listed on at least one of the same NIH award records as Robert L. Ferris.
Jing Hong Wang
University of Pittsburgh
4
shared awards
Lawrence P. Kane
University of Pittsburgh
3
shared awards
Patricia L Opresko
University of Pittsburgh
3
shared awards
Andrew Olshan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
shared awards
Antonia Bennett
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
shared awards
Ashley A Weiner
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
shared awards
Bernard E. Weissman
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
shared awards
Carrie B Lee
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
shared awards
Chad V Pecot
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
shared awards
Charles M Perou
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
shared awards