NIH K24 Grants — Mid-Career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research

Recent K24 awards from NIH RePORTER

Examples of funded K24 projects across the last two fiscal years. The matching-award count comes from the full result set; funding totals, averages, rankings, and examples use the first 500 records returned by NIH RePORTER. Figures reflect a snapshot last refreshed on September 5, 2026.

Example K24 projects from the sample

• Patient-oriented research mentoring in access and adherence to anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation

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  Jared Magnani · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA · $119,953 · awarded Aug 28, 2026 · NIH

  Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly prevalent condition with significant social and medical costs. Oral anticoagulation is a foremost, guideline-based priority for thromboembolic stroke prevention in individuals with AF. Substantive evidence demonstrates the benefits of anticoagulation for stroke prevention, but adherence is challenging for patients as…

• Mentoring and Patient Oriented Research in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis

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  Pamela Weiss · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA, PA · $132,715 · awarded Aug 28, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT SUMMARY Dr. Pamela Weiss, with the support of this proposal, seeks to expand and improve her research program and her training, mentoring, and career development of greatly needed physician scientists pursuing patient- oriented research (POR) in pediatric rheumatology. Successful mentoring requires both an effective mentee and a skilled mentor, both…

• FOCUS-PTSD: Facilitating Optimal Care for Understanding and Screening for PTSD

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  Neda Laiteerapong · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IL · $128,346 · awarded Aug 27, 2026 · NIH

  Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent, especially in populations that have experienced personal trauma or reside in communities with high levels of violence. The lifetime consequences of PTSD are large, including an increased risk of other psychiatric disorders, substance use disorders, cardiovascular disease, and early mortality. The…

• Patient-Oriented Research Mentoring for the Investigation of Acute and Chronic Sickle Cell Disease Pain

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  Amanda Brandow · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, WI · $120,334 · awarded Aug 25, 2026 · NIH

  The overall goal of this K24 application, “Patient-Oriented Research Mentoring for the Investigation of Acute and Chronic Sickle Cell Disease Pain” is for a mid-career physician-scientist, Dr. Amanda Brandow, to enhance her mentoring skills and develop the next generation of clinical investigators who can advance acute and chronic pain research in…

• Developing Implementation Science Expertise in Cardiovascular Health Services Research

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  Geoffrey Barnes · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR, MI · $133,085 · awarded Aug 24, 2026 · NIH

  Management of anticoagulant medication, including for the management of low-risk pulmonary embolism, is challenging and frequently does not follow evidence-based guideline recommendations. On the one hand, up to 40% of all patients with an acute pulmonary embolism are at sufficiently low risk for complication that guidelines recommend outpatient management…

• Advancing mentorship and science on alcohol consumption, HIV, and cardiovascular health in couples

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  Amy Conroy · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA · $201,679 · awarded Aug 21, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT SUMMARY Alcohol is the most commonly used drug worldwide. Rates of unhealthy alcohol use are substantially higher among people with or at risk for HIV, leading to increased sexual risk behavior, non-adherence to HIV therapy, and low uptake of HIV prevention services. The consequences of unhealthy drinking are profound for people with HIV, including…

• Mentored implementation science research in asthma

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  Michelle Eakin · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD · $120,363 · awarded Aug 21, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The goal of this K24 Mid-Career Investigator award is to provide resources, training and protected time to strengthen and expand Dr. Michelle Eakin's mentoring program that is focused on patient-oriented implementation science. Asthma is the third leading cause for hospitalization in children and the leading cause of school…

• Patient-oriented research for cardiometabolic health in children

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  MIRIAM VOS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, MI · $127,645 · awarded Aug 21, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT SUMMARY The goal of this K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research is to enhance the ability of Dr. Miriam Vos to train, mentor, and support new investigators in patient-oriented research in the field of early cardiometabolic disease. The wide accessibility of dietary sugars in childhood has contributed to the childhood onset of…

• Mentoring and Research in Cardiovascular Device Evaluation

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  Robert Yeh · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, MA · $130,270 · awarded Aug 21, 2026 · NIH

  Dr. Robert Yeh is Director of the Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he leads a program devoted to advancing the evaluation of cardiovascular devices through rigorously-conducted patient-oriented research. This grant will continue to support protected time for mentorship of junior investigators while continuing…

• Mentoring Research in Precision Medicine for Lung Disease

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  PRESCOTT WOODRUFF · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA · $121,148 · awarded Aug 20, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT SUMMARY By combining a firm understanding of the design and conduct of rigorous human studies with the growing toolkit of the molecular biologist and geneticist, modern patient-oriented physician-scientists have the potential to overcome age-old barriers to the development of targeted therapies in common and morbid respiratory diseases. Accordingly,…

• HEARTLINK: Harnessing Effective Approaches for Research and Training in Global Cardiovascular Dissemination, Implementation, and Knowledge Translation

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  Mark Huffman · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MO · $17,404 · awarded Aug 19, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT SUMMARY In this K24 application, I seek to enhance my capability as a leader in patient-oriented cardiovascular research and mentorship at Washington University. The proposed research includes new advanced implementation research using the NHLBI-funded Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria Program, which I co-lead with Dr. Dike Ojji from University of…

• Hormonal Mechanisms of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Activation in Diabetes

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  Anand Vaidya · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, MA · $133,220 · awarded Aug 19, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT ABSTRACT Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). When combined, diabetes with CKD exponentially increases risk for cardiovascular disease and death. Preventing or delaying CKD in diabetes would substantially decrease these adverse outcomes, save billions in healthcare expenditures, and improve quality of life for those at…

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