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Weikang Cai
Joslin Diabetes Center
$2,379,308
Attributed
$2,379,308
Total exposure
3
Grants
3
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. They are the sole PI on all grants (the two match).
Funding over time
peak $627.3K · FY2019–25$1M$750K$500K$250K$0
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'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
Funding mix
By agency
NIH$2,379,308 · 3
By mechanism
R01$1,634,566 · 1
K01$438,742 · 1
R03$306,000 · 1
Top collaborators
No co-investigators on record.
Most similar at Joslin Diabetes Center
Same institution · by research overlap
- C Ronald Kahn$71,437,361
- Laurie J Goodyear$33,157,365
- Liangyou Rui$17,766,338
- Martin G Myers$27,450,270
- Lori M Laffel$14,202,298
Others in their field
Other Emerging Leaders on “Exocytosis”
- Shigeki Watanabe · Johns Hopkins University$4,810,480
- Wei Lu · Van Andel Research Institute$4,058,147
- Tomohiro Nakamura · Scripps Research Institute, The$3,512,996
- Ulf Dettmer · Brigham And Women'S Hospital$2,504,321
- Ian B Hogue · Arizona State University-Tempe Campus$2,247,894
- Shyam S Krishnakumar · Yale University$2,238,233
Research focus
ExocytosisInsightSignal TransductionNeurotransmittersAstrocytesBrainNeuronsPlayImpairmentAlzheimer&AposLinkEatingInsulinIn VivoInsulin SignalingMetabolicMajor Depressive DisorderDopamineBehaviorMediatingDiabetes MellitusMental DepressionGlutamatesHomeostasis
Grant awards (10)
Astrocyte-derived signals for neuronal and behavioral modulation and its implications in mental illness.$346,500
R01 · FY2025 · MH · contact PI
Astrocyte-derived signals for neuronal and behavioral modulation and its implications in mental illness.$321,300
R01 · FY2024 · MH · contact PI
Astrocyte-derived signals for neuronal and behavioral modulation and its implications in mental illness.$321,300
R01 · FY2023 · MH · contact PI
Astrocytic exocytosis of ATP in amyloid pathology and Alzheimer's disease$187,000
R03 · FY2023 · AG · contact PI
Astrocytic exocytosis of ATP in amyloid pathology and Alzheimer's disease$119,000
R03 · FY2023 · AG · contact PI
Astrocyte-derived signals for neuronal and behavioral modulation and its implications in mental illness.$317,894
R01 · FY2022 · MH · contact PI
Astrocyte-derived signals for neuronal and behavioral modulation and its implications in mental illness.$327,572
R01 · FY2021 · MH · contact PI
Investigating the role of astrocytes on neuronal activity and behavioral modulation$147,334
K01 · FY2021 · DK · contact PI
Investigating the role of astrocytes on neuronal activity and behavioral modulation$143,014
K01 · FY2020 · DK · contact PI
Regulation of neural function by astrocyte insulin and IGF-1 receptor signaling$148,394
K01 · FY2019 · DK · contact PI