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Xu Cao
Johns Hopkins University
$21,394,088
Attributed
$23,858,628
Total exposure
18
Grants
14
Lead (contact PI)
Attributed= this PI's even-split share of every grant they're on (the fair, additive number). Exposure = full size of all those grants.
Funding over time
peak $4.2M · FY2005–25$5M$3.8M$2.5M$1.3M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NIH$33,092,217 · 19
By mechanism
R01$17,229,089 · 11
P01$12,903,562 · 5
RF1$2,521,652 · 1
P30$437,914 · 1
P20$0 · 1
Most similar at Johns Hopkins University
Same institution · by research overlap
- Mei Wan$12,070,256
- Aaron W James$6,457,381
Others in their field
Top investigators on “Signal Transduction”
- Peter B. Gilbert · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$148,539,615
- David Heimbrook · Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.$82,049,940
- Margaret Juliana McElrath · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$70,290,471
- Garret A Fitzgerald · University Of Pennsylvania$66,142,222
- Michael Barry Kastan · Duke University$64,512,357
- Randall J Bateman · Washington University$62,939,456
Research focus
Signal TransductionOsteoclastsCellsBoneReceptorOsteogenesisSkeletonBone RemodelingResponseOsteoblastsBone MarrowJointsIn VivoBone ResorptionInhibitor/AntagonistPublic Health RelevanceMechanicsSubchondral BonePainTissuesAffectRegulationSitePathogenesis
Grant awards (76)
Skeleton and Joint Degeneration with Aging$1,789,175
P01 · FY2025 · AG · contact PI
Sialylation of TLR2 Induces Osteoclast Fusion and Th 17 differentiation During Aging$468,010
R01 · FY2025 · AG · contact PI
Endplate Sensory Innervations for LBP$438,940
P01 · FY2025 · AG · contact PI
Admin Core$282,254
P01 · FY2025 · AG · contact PI
Skeleton and Joint Degeneration with Aging$1,833,998
P01 · FY2024 · AG · contact PI
Subchondral Bone Cavities in Osteoarthritis Pain$620,588
R01 · FY2024 · AG · contact PI
Sialylation of TLR2 Induces Osteoclast Fusion and Th 17 differentiation During Aging$481,654
R01 · FY2024 · AG · contact PI
Endplate Sensory Innervations for LBP$432,317
P01 · FY2024 · AG · contact PI
Admin Core$292,115
P01 · FY2024 · AG · contact PI
Skeleton and Joint Degeneration with Aging$1,843,652
P01 · FY2023 · AG · contact PI
Sialylation of TLR2 Induces Osteoclast Fusion and Th 17 differentiation During Aging$486,567
R01 · FY2023 · AG · contact PI
Endplate Sensory Innervations for LBP$435,674
P01 · FY2023 · AG · contact PI
Admin Core$292,111
P01 · FY2023 · AG · contact PI
Skeleton and Joint Degeneration with Aging$1,877,930
P01 · FY2022 · AG · contact PI
Sialylation of TLR2 Induces Osteoclast Fusion and Th 17 differentiation During Aging$489,842
R01 · FY2022 · AG · contact PI
Endplate Sensory Innervations for LBP$446,222
P01 · FY2022 · AG · contact PI
Pathogenesis of Enthesopathy$356,648
R01 · FY2022 · AR
Admin Core$294,418
P01 · FY2022 · AG · contact PI
Skeleton and Joint Degeneration with Aging$1,888,834
P01 · FY2021 · AG · contact PI
Endplate Sensory Innervations for LBP$467,168
P01 · FY2021 · AG · contact PI
Trap+ Mononuclear Cells in Periosteal Bone Formation$409,375
R01 · FY2021 · AR · contact PI
Reprogramming retinal ganglion cells for optic nerve regeneration and guidance$397,093
R01 · FY2021 · EY · contact PI
Trap+ Mononuclear Cells in Periosteal Bone Formation$349,442
R01 · FY2021 · AR · contact PI
Pathogenesis of Enthesopathy$349,442
R01 · FY2021 · AR
Admin Core$288,754
P01 · FY2021 · AG · contact PI
Subchondral Bone Cavities in Osteoarthritis Pain$2,521,652
RF1 · FY2020 · AG · contact PI
Pathogenesis of Enthesopathy$360,250
R01 · FY2020 · AR
Trap+ Mononuclear Cells in Periosteal Bone Formation$360,250
R01 · FY2020 · AR · contact PI
Pathogenesis of Enthesopathy$360,250
R01 · FY2019 · AR
Trap+ Mononuclear Cells in Periosteal Bone Formation$360,250
R01 · FY2019 · AR · contact PI
Pathogenesis of Enthesopathy$360,250
R01 · FY2018 · AR
Trap+ Mononuclear Cells in Periosteal Bone Formation$360,066
R01 · FY2018 · AR · contact PI
TGF-beta Activity in the Subchondral Bone and Onset of OA$434,866
R01 · FY2017 · AR · contact PI
Trap+ Mononuclear Cells in Periosteal Bone Formation$359,334
R01 · FY2017 · AR · contact PI
TGF-beta Activity in the Subchondral Bone and Onset of OA$434,866
R01 · FY2016 · AR · contact PI
TGF-beta Activity in the Subchondral Bone and Onset of OA$434,866
R01 · FY2015 · AR · contact PI
TGF-beta Activity in the Subchondral Bone and Onset of OA$434,866
R01 · FY2014 · AR · contact PI
Mechanism of Smad1 Mediated Osteoblast Differentiation$316,602
R01 · FY2014 · DK · contact PI
TGF-beta Activity in the Subchondral Bone and Onset of OA$434,866
R01 · FY2013 · AR · contact PI
PTH-Induced Endocytosis of TbetaRII/PTH1R as a Complex$337,366
R01 · FY2013 · DK · contact PI
Mechanism of Smad1 Mediated Osteoblast Differentiation$305,521
R01 · FY2013 · DK · contact PI
PTH-Induced Endocytosis of TbetaRII/PTH1R as a Complex$349,602
R01 · FY2012 · DK · contact PI
Mechanism of Smad1 Mediated Osteoblast Differentiation$316,602
R01 · FY2012 · DK · contact PI
PTH-Induced Endocytosis of TbetaRII/PTH1R as a Complex$349,602
R01 · FY2011 · DK · contact PI
Mechanism of Smad1 Mediated Osteoblast Differentiation$316,602
R01 · FY2011 · DK · contact PI
Mechanism of Smad1 Mediated Osteoblast Differentiation$410,000
R01 · FY2010 · DK · contact PI
PTH-Induced Endocytosis of TbetaRII/PTH1R as a Complex$389,664
R01 · FY2010 · DK · contact PI
The Mechanism of Coupling Bone Resorption and Formation$307,884
R01 · FY2010 · AR · contact PI
Human Bone Cell Production Core$117,004
P30 · FY2010 · AR · contact PI
PTH-Induced Endocytosis of TbetaRII/PTH1R as a Complex$111,771
R01 · FY2010 · DK · contact PI
The Mechanism of Coupling Bone Resorption and Formation$274,964
R01 · FY2009 · AR · contact PI
PTH-Induced Endocytosis of TbetaRII/PTH1R as a Complex$256,944
R01 · FY2009 · DK · contact PI
PTH-Induced Endocytosis of TbetaRII/PTH1R as a Complex$120,824
R01 · FY2009 · DK · contact PI
Human Bone Cell Production Core$117,004
P30 · FY2009 · AR · contact PI
The Mechanism of Coupling Bone Resorption and Formation$274,964
R01 · FY2008 · AR · contact PI
Mechanism of Smad1 Mediated Osteoblast Differentiation$241,584
R01 · FY2008 · DK · contact PI
Human Bone Cell Production Core$117,004
P30 · FY2008 · AR · contact PI
Mechanism of Smad1 Mediated Osteoblast Differentiation$32,482
R01 · FY2008 · DK · contact PI
The Mechanism of Coupling Bone Resorption and Formation$280,575
R01 · FY2007 · AR · contact PI
Mechanism of Smad1 Mediated Osteoblast Differentiation$275,920
R01 · FY2007 · DK · contact PI
Human Bone Cell Production Core$86,902
P30 · FY2007 · AR · contact PI
Mechanism of Smad1 Mediated Osteoblast Differentiation$284,162
R01 · FY2006 · DK · contact PI
Mechanism of Smad1 Mediated Osteoblast Differentiation$290,916
R01 · FY2005 · DK
Smad6/7 as Sex Steroid Hormone Receptor Corepressors$253,750
R01 · FY2005 · DK
Smad6/7 as Sex Steroid Hormone Receptor Corepressors$253,750
R01 · FY2004 · DK
MECHANISM OF SMAD1 MEDIATED OSTEOBLAST DIFFERENTIATION$249,533
R01 · FY2004 · DK
Smad6/7 as Sex Steroid Hormone Receptor Corepressors$253,750
R01 · FY2003 · DK
MECHANISM OF SMAD1 MEDIATED OSTEOBLAST DIFFERENTIATION$249,533
R01 · FY2003 · DK
Tumor suppressor DPC4/Smad in pancreatic cancer$0
P20 · FY2003 · CA
Smad6/7 as Sex Steroid Hormone Receptor Corepressors$253,532
R01 · FY2002 · DK
MECHANISM OF SMAD1 MEDIATED OSTEOBLAST DIFFERENTIATION$249,533
R01 · FY2002 · DK
Core--Human bone cell production$0
P30 · FY2002 · AR
MECHANISM OF SMAD1 MEDIATED OSTEOBLAST DIFFERENTIATION$260,408
R01 · FY2001 · DK
CALRETICULIN AND OSTEOCLAST FUNCTION$131,642
R01 · FY2001 · DK
Core--Human bone cell production$0
P30 · FY2001 · AR
CALRETICULIN AND OSTEOCLAST FUNCTION$125,466
R01 · FY2000 · DK