ScienceDex / Researcher record
Samuel Light
- University of Chicago · Microbiology & Immunology (NIH department code)
From the FY2026 NIH awards this investigator leads as contact PI. The department is the award's.
- R01 Holder
- Early Career
- Diverse Portfolio
NIH Funding · FY2026
Award-linked funding history
Linked NIH award amounts and rank by fiscal year.
View yearly values
| Fiscal year | Linked awards | Records | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $410,000 | 1 | #34,774 |
| 2025 | $410,000 | 1 | #35,849 |
| 2026 | $1,257,272 | 3 | #16,219 |
Award activity
Awards through the years
NIH award records listing this researcher in each fiscal year.
- FY20241 record
- FY20251 record
- 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 14330553Search 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
- Microbiology & Immunology
FY2026 award records by amount
NIH award records listing Samuel Light as a PI. Multi-PI records show the full award amount for context.
- 1R01AT013753-01R01Contact PINatural Products for Microbiome-Targeted TherapiesUniversity of Chicago · Microbiology & Immunology (NIH department code)$603.4Kaward amount
- 5R35GM146969-05R35Contact PIEcological niche assignment in the gut microbiome on an ecosystem-level scaleUniversity of Chicago · Microbiology & Immunology (NIH department code)$410Kaward amount
- 1R21AI199298-01R21Contact PIGut Microbiome Steroid Hormone Metabolism in Inflammatory DiseaseUniversity of Chicago · Microbiology & Immunology (NIH department code)$243.8Kaward amount
Award organization
Organizations that administered FY2026 awards listing Samuel Light as a PI.
FY2026 award administered by University of Chicago (IL).
Coverage and award-record milestones
Computed from the fiscal years currently available in ScienceDex.
- 2024First NIH AwardUniversity of Chicago
- 2025$500K Cumulative Funding
- 2025R01 Grant Holder
- 2026$1M Cumulative Funding
- 2026$2M Cumulative Funding
Shared-award investigators
Other investigators listed on at least one of the same NIH award records as Samuel Light.