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 June 9, 2026.

Example K24 projects from the sample

• (SCANS) Sickle Cell Anemia Neurodevelopmental Screening - Mentoring and Research in Patient Oriented Research

  2K24HL148305-06
  Allison King · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MO · $144,845 · awarded Jun 5, 2026 · NIH

  Project Summary Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) often face significant hurdles in their cognitive development and educational achievements. Despite the availability of evidence-based practices (EBPs) established through clinical trials and guidelines, there is still a substantial gap in their real-world application. This gap can impact the…

• HIV, Education, and Addiction Training (HEAT) Program

  5K24DA060786-03
  Ellen Eaton · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, AL · $185,148 · awarded Jun 3, 2026 · NIH

  This is a career mentoring award to support Dr. Eaton with dedicated time to support a sustainable, structured approach to mentoring for herself, her trainees, and early career faculty mentees. Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, is an infectious disease trained clinician-scientist with expertise developing and testing interventions to reduce infectious consequences of…

• Mentoring the next generation of trainees in patient-oriented, community-engaged obesity research

  5K24HL165161-04
  Melanie Jay · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY · $126,854 · awarded May 27, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Over 42% of adults have obesity. While even modest (3-5%) weight loss improves this risk, populations with limited access to health resources are less likely to lose weight in intervention programs, and we and others have found heterogeneous outcomes with bariatric surgery. To address differences in outcomes and promote health care…

• mGlide-Care: A mHealth Partnership with Care Givers to Improve HTN Management in Patients with Cognitive Impairment

  5K24AG078506-04
  KAMAKSHI LAKSHMINARAYAN · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MN · $170,524 · awarded May 27, 2026 · NIH

  Project Summary The principal investigator Dr. Lakshmi’s goal is to develop evidence-based technology interventions that support chronic disease care in older persons including those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early stage Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementia (AD/ADRD). This K24 application will provide her with…

• Mentoring Multidisciplinary Patient-Oriented Research in TB, HIV, and Global Health

  5K24AI165099-04
  Nippie Shah · EMORY UNIVERSITY, GA · $195,347 · awarded May 26, 2026 · NIH

  Dr. Shah is a physician-scientist with 15 years of experience leading patient-oriented research (POR) on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tuberculosis (TB) globally, including drug-resistant TB and TB/HIV co- infection. Her experience with U.S. and international public health programs, including the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)…

• Mentoring the Next Generation of Patient-Oriented Researchers in Environmental, Microbiome, and Virome Influences on Health

  1K24AI199258-01
  Peggy Lai · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA · $216,098 · awarded May 25, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Although environmental exposures are recognized as risk factors for allergic and infectious diseases, the ways in which these exposures influence the virome—distinct from the bacteriome—and their effects on health are not well understood. Dr. Peggy Lai’s research has examined how the environment and microbiome affect lung health,…

• AI-Driven Frailty Assessment and Molecular Correlation: A Multimodal Mentorship Initiative

  5K24AG088484-03
  Peter Abadir · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD · $198,123 · awarded May 22, 2026 · NIH

  Dr. Peter Abadir is an active Geriatrician and associate professor of Medicine, Electrical, and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). He has put forth this K24 Mid-Career Development proposal dedicated to mentorship in patient-centric translational research. Dr. Abadir’s research connects molecular changes associated with aging to physical…

• Advancing Couple and Family Alcohol Treatment through Patient-Oriented Research and Mentorship

  5K24AA030825-04
  JULIANNE Flanagan · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SC · $191,837 · awarded May 22, 2026 · NIH

  Alcohol misuse has a salient precipitous effect on intimate partner violence (IPV), which is a persistent public health crisis affecting approximately one-third of the U.S. population. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent, has a clear causal effect on alcohol misuse, and it is a robust independent predictor of IPV. However, few studies…

• ReMOTE-BP: Research and Mentorship for Optimizing Treatment and Evaluation of Blood Pressure

  5K24HL179471-02
  Urmimala Sarkar · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA · $130,065 · awarded May 15, 2026 · NIH

  SUMMARY Controlling chronic hypertension reduces a patient’s risk of developing life-threatening conditions over time. Traditionally, measures like home blood pressure monitoring and ongoing clinical support to provide counseling or medication adjustments are used to keep hypertension under control. However, the time, resources, and expertise required for…

• A Mentoring Program in Kidney Care for Older Adults

  5K24AG073615-05
  MANJULA KURELLA TAMURA · STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA · $137,592 · awarded May 12, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This proposal for a Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) will support the research program of Dr. Manjula Kurella Tamura, a nephrologist at Stanford University and Director of the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center. The candidate leads a multi-disciplinary research…

• Behavioral Sleep Medicine: Training in Sleep and Aging

  5K24AG055602-09
  Michael Perlis · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA · $182,244 · awarded May 12, 2026 · NIH

  ABSTRACT Goals: Dr. Perlis requests K24 support to: 1) maintain and expand his mentoring of junior investigators in the area of behavioral sleep medicine (BSM) and in the biopsychosocial approach to the study of insomnia; and 2) expand his program of research on sleep and aging. Background: Dr. Perlis has been involved in patient-oriented research since his…

• Mentoring clinician scientists in patient-oriented substance use disorder research

  5K24DA058882-04
  JOSEPH SAKAI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO · $180,979 · awarded May 12, 2026 · NIH

  PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Substance use disorders are prevalent, are associated with serious morbidity and are common causes of preventable death. Although providers have at their disposal a number of evidence-based treatments, such treatments tend to be of near-moderate effect size, leaving some patients as non-responders. Work is needed to enhance…

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