ScienceDex / Researcher record
Zhen Zhao
- University of Southern California · Physiology (NIH department code)
- Tulane University of Louisiana · Neurosciences (NIH department code)
From the FY2025 NIH awards this investigator leads as contact PI. The department is the award's.
FY2025 NIH rank #3,237
- R01 Holder
- Multi-Institutional
- Early Career
- Diverse Portfolio
NIH Funding · FY2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,095,296 | 6 | #3,237 |
| 2026 | $5,243,537 | 3 | #2,610 |
Award activity
Awards through the years
NIH award records listing this researcher in each fiscal year.
- FY2025 · selected6 records
- FY20263 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 80502062Search this ID in NIH RePORTER
- ORCID iD
- No ORCID iD on recordA researcher can add one by claiming this profile.
- ScienceDex PI coverage
- FY2025 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
- Physiology
- Neurosciences
FY2025 award records by amount
NIH award records listing Zhen Zhao as a PI. Multi-PI records show the full award amount for context.
- 5R01AG089640-02R01Co-investigatorERAD-STING Crosstalk in Microglia: Unraveling the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's DiseaseUniversity of Virginia · Physiology (NIH department code)$800.2Kaward amount
- 5R01NS122060-03R01Contact PIA TIMEM252-dependent Microvascular Endophenotype in Alzheimer’s DiseaseUniversity of Southern California · Physiology (NIH department code)$733.4Kaward amount
- 5R01AG089756-02R01Co-investigatorUnderstanding Neural Bases for Neuropsychiatric Impairments in Alzheimer's Disease ModelsUniversity of Southern California · Physiology (NIH department code)$702.6Kaward amount
- 5R61NS137365-02R61Co-investigatorChemogenetic Mouse Models for Cerebral Hypoperfusion and VCIDSeattle Children's Hospital · Pediatrics (investigator's affiliation)$651.6Kaward amount
- 7R21AG085559-03R21Contact PIProbing the heterogeneity of brain pericytes using new genetic toolsTulane University of Louisiana · Neurosciences (NIH department code)$143.5Kaward amount
- 5R21AG085559-02R21Contact PIProbing the heterogeneity of brain pericytes using new genetic toolsUniversity of Southern California · Physiology (NIH department code)$64Kaward amount
Award organizations
Organizations that administered FY2025 awards listing Zhen Zhao as a PI.
Coverage and award-record milestones
Computed from the fiscal years currently available in ScienceDex.
- 2025First NIH AwardUniversity of Southern California
- 2025$500K Cumulative Funding
- 2025$1M Cumulative Funding
- 2025$2M Cumulative Funding
- 2025Entered Top 50% NationallyRanked #3237
- 2025Entered Top 25% NationallyRanked #3237
- 2025R01 Grant Holder
- 2026$5M Cumulative Funding
- 2026Multi-Institutional ResearchAwards at 4 institutions
Shared-award investigators
Other investigators listed on at least one of the same NIH award records as Zhen Zhao.