← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
San Juan, PR
$25,497,489
Total funding
31
Grants
Funding over time
peak $5.1M · FY2008–25$10M$7.5M$5M$2.5M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NSF$20,806,404 · 23
DOD$3,745,355 · 6
NASA$945,730 · 2
By mechanism
—$25,497,489 · 31
Investigators at University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
Not enough data
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Not enough data
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
Puerto Rico Center for Environmental Neuroscience (Cycle II)$5,100,000
· FY2017 · EDU
Puerto Rico Center for Environmental Neuroscience$4,985,003
· FY2011 · EDU
PIRE: Neural Mechanisms of Reward and Decision$3,925,001
· FY2015 · O/D
RAC AND CDC42 INHIBITORS IN BREAST CANCER METASTASIS PREVENTION$1,394,860
· FY2020 · Defense Health Agency
TRANSLATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MBQ-167 AS TARGETED THERAPY FOR METASTATIC BREAST CANCER$1,312,667
· FY2025 · Defense Health Agency
Biophysical multiscale modeling of mitochondrial swelling$1,019,731
· FY2020 · BIO
PROPOSAL SUMMARY: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF UNIVERSITIES AGENCIES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION WILL CHARACTERIZE THE PERIODIC TRANS-ATLANTIC DISPERSAL OF AFRICAN DUST AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN SMALL ISLAND STATES (SIS) OF THE REGION. OVER 20 MILLION TONS OF MINERAL DUST FROM AFRICA ARE TRANSPORTED EVERY YEAR BY THE TRADE WINDS TO THE CARIBBEAN AND IS DEPOSITED ACROSS A BROAD SWATH SPANNING BRAZIL TO THE SOUTHEASTERN USA. WE PROPOSE TO CHARACTERIZE THE DISTRIBUTION PATTERN AND VARIABILITY OF DUST IN THESE ANNUAL EVENTS USING SYNOPTIC EARTH OBSERVATIONS FROM SATELLITES AND GROUND STATIONS AND QUANTIFY THE IMPACT ON RESPIRATORY DISEASES USING DETAILED TIME HISTORIES OF MEDICAL RECORDS FROM CARIBBEAN SIS. THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A FORECASTING ABILITY FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR HUMAN POPULATIONS IN SIS DISAGGREGATED BY GENDER AGE GROUP AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS. THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THE USE OF NASA SATELLITE SENSORS AND GROUND AEROSOL OBSERVATIONS TO GUIDE SURVEILLANCE EARLY WARNING AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. TO ADDRESS THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE RESEARCH THE PROPOSING TEAM WILL CREATE THREE WORKING GROUPS: A) RESILIENCE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL BEING; B) ATMOSPHERIC FORCING AND AIR QUALITY; AND C) DECISION SUPPORT TOOL: COMPUTATION AND VISUALIZATION. THE THREE GROUPS WILL WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT AND TRANSITION THE HUMAN HEALTH APPLICATION TO LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE TEAMS WILL 1) PROVIDE GROUND-BASED AEROSOL DATA TO IMPROVE REMOTE SENSING ESTIMATES OF AFRICAN DUST IN THE CARIBBEAN. 2) EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF AFRICAN DUST OUTBREAKS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH (INCLUDING ASTHMA RATES HYPERTENSION CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES) BY SOCIOECONOMIC FACTOR (AGE GENDER EDUCATIONAL LEVEL LANGUAGE INCOME); AND 3) IMPROVE FORECASTING OF ARRIVAL OF AFRICAN DUST OUTBREAKS IN THE CARIBBEAN AND PUBLIC HEALTH RISK. SOCIAL SCIENTISTS INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENTISTS WILL CO-DEVELOP SOLUTIONS AND CREATE A PUBLIC HEALTH EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DATA. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE US STEM WORKFORCE. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL (UN SDG; UN AGENDA 2030) AND THE GEO STRATEGIC PLAN 2016-2025. THE WORK IS ALIGNED WITH UN-SDG GOAL 3: "ENSURE HEALTHY LIVES AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR ALL AT ALL AGES". SPECIFICALLY WE ADDRESS TARGET 3.9: BY 2030 SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS AND ILLNESSES FROM HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND AIR WATER AND SOIL POLLUTION AND CONTAMINATION ; AND TARGET 3.D STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF ALL COUNTRIES IN PARTICULAR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR EARLY WARNING RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL AND GLOBAL HEALTH RISKS . SIMILARLY THE GEO STRATEGIC PLAN 2016-2025 SEEKS TO SUPPLEMENT SOCIETAL BENEFIT AREAS AND PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE TAKING IN CONSIDERATION ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND HEALTH RISKS. THIS RESEARCH PROPOSAL IS ALSO ALIGNED WITH NASA SCIENCE PLAN STRATEGIC GOAL (2014) ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH AND DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ON OUR HOME PLANET THE OBJECTIVE ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH AS A SYSTEM TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND TO IMPROVE LIFE ON OUR PLANET AND NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION FOCUS AREAS IN ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY. OUR PROJECT WILL HAVE OUTCOMES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION AND THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.$860,105
· FY2020 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Renovation of the Institute of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico$800,000
· FY2010 · BIO
CAREER: Biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids in marine bacteria$746,500
· FY2010 · MPS
GOALI: Novel Plug flow Continuous Crystallizer with Diaphragm-Driven Suspension Transfer$647,158
· FY2023 · ENG
URM: Mentoring Program in Neural Circuits and Behavior at the University of Puerto Rico$603,000
· FY2009 · BIO
NOVEL VAV/RAC INHIBITORS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS THERAPY$499,859
· FY2025 · Defense Health Agency
MRI: Acquisition of a Shared Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope at the Institute of Neurobiology$431,523
· FY2014 · BIO
OSIB: Neurobiology of Host Manipulation by Parasites$406,441
· FY2022 · BIO
MRI-R2: Acquisition Of A Shared Electron Microscope For The Institute Of Neurobiology$365,240
· FY2010 · BIO
SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF CXCR4 AND FAK IN OVARIAN CANCER PROGRESSION AND METASTASES.$355,542
· FY2008 · Department of the Army
CREST-PRP: Effects of Metals on Reproduction in a Molluscan Model System$338,834
· FY2023 · EDU
REU Site: Molecular Aspects of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UPR (UPR-MAPS)$291,594
· FY2022 · MPS
University of Puerto Rico Research Site with Purdue University I/U CRC for Pharmaceutical Processing Research$250,000
· FY2000 · ENG
MRI: Procurement of a Shared Confocal Microscope Facility at the Institute of Neurobiology$217,061
· FY2001 · BIO