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Stem Cell Research - Umbilical Cord Blood/ Placenta - Human: 52 NIH awards ($54.1M) to 40 organizations

52 NIH awards ($54.1M) in the NIH spending category Stem Cell Research - Umbilical Cord Blood/ Placenta - Human, to 40 organizations, read 2026-11-03. NIH fiscal years 2021 to 2025.

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AwardAgencyInstitute or divisionFiscal yearAmount in windowStartEndPrincipal investigatorSource
Inherited T cell defects: Diagnosis, Mechanisms and TreatmentsNIHNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2021 to 2024$9,040,281September 8, 2020August 31, 2025MARSON, ALEXANDERreporter.nih.gov
Molecular Circuits in the Hematopoietic Stem Cell NicheNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021 to 2024$6,422,507August 15, 2020May 31, 2025DALEY, GEORGE Qreporter.nih.gov
Multimodal Analysis of Gestational Health and Placental Injury in Opioid-Affected PregnanciesNIHNational Institute on Drug Abuse2023$3,092,159August 15, 2023July 30, 2026OUYANG, YINGSHIreporter.nih.gov
Investigating the effectiveness of COVID-19 testing choices, community engagement, and culturally-embedded mHealth literacy delivery in a medically-underserved, community-based sampleNIHNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences2021 to 2022$2,906,922November 11, 2020July 31, 2023AL-HENDY, AYMANreporter.nih.gov
Transcriptional Control During ErythropoiesisNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021 to 2024$2,660,464September 16, 2013October 31, 2025RANISH, JEFFREY Areporter.nih.gov
Treating Kidney Injury by Modulating Heat Shock Proteins Using Soundwaves Combined with Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Extracellular VesiclesNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021 to 2024$2,048,853August 30, 2021July 31, 2025THAKOR, AVNESH SINHreporter.nih.gov
Engineered Neuroprotective Stem-Cell Exosomes for In Utero Spina Bifida TherapyNIHNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke2021 to 2024$1,972,069September 30, 2020August 31, 2025FARMER, DIANA LEEreporter.nih.gov
Prenatal metal mixtures and neurodevelopment: Role of placental extracellular microRNAsNIHNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences2021 to 2023$1,860,956June 1, 2019May 31, 2024WRIGHT, ROSALIND Jreporter.nih.gov
Hippo Signaling Effector and PlacentationNIHEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development2021 to 2024$1,816,512April 1, 2020March 31, 2026PAUL, SOUMENreporter.nih.gov
Regulation and function of hematopoietic stem cell nichesNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021 to 2023$1,682,486March 1, 2000December 31, 2024GRITSMAN, KIRAreporter.nih.gov
Role of VGLL1 in human placental development and trophoblast specificationNIHEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development2021 to 2023$1,539,133February 1, 2019January 31, 2025SONCIN, FRANCESCAreporter.nih.gov
A novel approach for treating diabetes using pulsed focused ultrasound and intra-arterial delivery of mesenchymal stem cell based therapies directly into the pancreasNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021 to 2023$1,349,935September 1, 2019May 31, 2024THAKOR, AVNESH SINHreporter.nih.gov
Efficient Sendai virus mediated CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to protect hematopoietic stem cells from HIVNIHNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2021 to 2022$1,241,707June 11, 2018May 31, 2024AN, DONG SUNGreporter.nih.gov
Optimization of small molecule integrin activators to enhance cord blood transplantNIHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2022 to 2023$1,094,056February 15, 2022January 31, 2025VANDERSLICE, PETERreporter.nih.gov
Estrogen Receptor Signaling in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Proliferation and MobilizationNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021 to 2023$1,082,400August 20, 2020May 31, 2025OGURO, HIDEYUKIreporter.nih.gov
Single-cell multi-omic analysis of opioid-mediated HIV disease pathogenesisNIHNational Institute on Drug Abuse2023 to 2024$1,009,425September 30, 2023August 31, 2025COLLINS, KATHLEEN L.reporter.nih.gov
Pericyte reprogramming in fibrosisNIHNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering2023 to 2024$970,522August 1, 2023July 31, 2025GONZALEZ, ANJELICAreporter.nih.gov
A small molecule integrin activator to enhance cord blood transplantNIHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2021$928,941September 1, 2016February 28, 2023VANDERSLICE, PETERreporter.nih.gov
Novel humanized mouse model developed from cord blood CD34 positive HSC and autologous iPS cell derived thymusNIHNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2021$782,684May 1, 2017April 30, 2022BREHM, MICHAEL ALLENreporter.nih.gov
Immune Compromised Zebrafish for Cell TransplantationNIHOffice of the Director, National Institutes of Health2021$769,909August 1, 2013June 30, 2022LANGENAU, DAVID MICHAELreporter.nih.gov
Dissecting gene dysregulation at the maternal-fetal interface in preeclampsiaNIHEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development2021 to 2022$737,270July 1, 2018December 31, 2023FISHER, SUSAN J.reporter.nih.gov
A Human Organoid Model of Polycystic Kidney DiseaseNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021 to 2022$706,000September 15, 2018June 30, 2023FREEDMAN, BENJAMIN SOLOMONreporter.nih.gov
Combined Molecular Excision Therapy (CMET) for Eliminating HIV-1NIHNational Institute of Mental Health2021$676,262September 20, 2017July 31, 2024GENDELMAN, HOWARD Ereporter.nih.gov
Epigenetic programming of infant mesenchymal stem cells: mechanisms for obesity and diabetes risk in humansNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021 to 2022$620,449July 25, 2018June 30, 2024BOYLE, KRISTEN ELIZABETHreporter.nih.gov
Novel humanized mouse model of mucosal immunityNIHOffice of the Director, National Institutes of Health2023 to 2024$525,000January 1, 2023December 31, 2024PALUCKA, ANNA KAROLINAreporter.nih.gov
The Role of Placental Maternal Vascular Underperfusion in Neonatal Pulmonary HypertensionNIHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2022$517,030February 15, 2018January 31, 2024MESTAN, KAREN Kreporter.nih.gov
Selective Glucocorticoid Action in the Developing BrainNIHEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development2021$509,336March 1, 2017January 31, 2022DEFRANCO, DONALD Breporter.nih.gov
The Role of Placental Maternal Vascular Underperfusion in Neonatal Pulmonary HypertensionNIHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2021$484,884February 15, 2018September 30, 2021MESTAN, KAREN Kreporter.nih.gov
Integrating health informatics in a scalable stepped care self-management program for survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantationNIHNational Cancer Institute2022$459,965May 1, 2017November 30, 2023BAKER, KEVIN Sreporter.nih.gov
Exploring the features of HIV exceptional elite controllers in humanized miceNIHNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2021 to 2022$437,798August 20, 2021July 31, 2024AKKINA, RAMESHreporter.nih.gov
Enhancing CAR T Cell Homing Through GlycoengineeringNIHNational Cancer Institute2023 to 2024$407,075March 9, 2023February 28, 2026AL-ATRASH, GHEATHreporter.nih.gov
Off-the-shelf engineered NK cells for the treatment of AMLNIHNational Cancer Institute2021$366,000December 20, 2016November 30, 2022REZVANI, KATYreporter.nih.gov
High Fidelity Diffusion MRI for Children with Cerebral Palsy in Stem Cell TherapyNIHNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke2021$352,188February 15, 2012June 30, 2023SONG, ALLEN Wreporter.nih.gov
Improving The Reproducibility and Genetic Stability of IPSC and Differentiated Cells Through Oncogene-Free Reprogramming and Fully Human Growth FactorsNIHNational Institute of General Medical Sciences2021$346,021August 15, 2020August 14, 2022MOY, ALAN Breporter.nih.gov
Stem cell-based biomaterials for spinal regeneration in neural tube defectsNIHEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development2021$318,709September 1, 2017May 31, 2023KUNISAKI, SHAUN MICHAELreporter.nih.gov
Antibodies in the neurologic effects of COVID-19NIHNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke2024$300,000September 6, 2024August 31, 2025AL-HARTHI, LENAreporter.nih.gov
Manipulating the Stem Cell Epigenome to Improve Bone Marrow TransplantationNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021$283,500August 1, 2019May 31, 2022CHALLEN, GRANT ANTHONYreporter.nih.gov
Mechanisms that Enhance and Suppress HIV-1 Resistance in Gene Edited Primary Human CellsNIHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2023 to 2024$262,494August 12, 2023April 30, 2025DUDEK, AMANDA Mreporter.nih.gov
Investigating the role of epitranscriptomic A-to-I RNA editing in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNIHNational Cancer Institute2021$191,213September 1, 2019February 28, 2023JIANG, QINGFEIreporter.nih.gov
Enhancing the potency of mesenchymal stem cell therapies for kidney diseases using lab-on-a-particle technologyNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021$185,208September 21, 2021January 20, 2023DI CARLO, DINOreporter.nih.gov
Mesenchymal stem cell senescence in diabetic nephropathy (K23 COVID Admin Supplement)NIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021$163,935May 19, 2020December 31, 2022HICKSON, LATONYA Jreporter.nih.gov
Investigating and targeting the translational landscape of DBANIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2023$150,000August 15, 2023July 31, 2024BARNA, MARIAreporter.nih.gov
Investigating thrombocytopenia absent radius syndrome during primitive and definitive hematopoiesis using an induced pluripotent stem cell modelNIHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2022 to 2024$131,182September 1, 2022August 31, 2025NATIONS, CATRIANAreporter.nih.gov
Transcriptional Control of HIV Latency in Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor CellsNIHNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2021 to 2023$116,315September 1, 2021August 31, 2024VIRGILIO, MARIAreporter.nih.gov
Developmental disruption in the transplacental transmission strategy of Toxoplasma gondiiNIHNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2022 to 2024$104,687May 1, 2022April 30, 2025CABO, LEAH FRANCESreporter.nih.gov
Deciphering the molecular mechanism of ineffective erythropoiesis in MDS-5qNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2023$99,999April 21, 2023March 31, 2025ABKOWITZ, JANIS Lreporter.nih.gov
Proteotranscriptomic regulation of homing and engraftment in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for hematopoietic cell transplantationNIHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2021 to 2022$79,956September 30, 2021October 29, 2022ROPA, JAMES PATRICKreporter.nih.gov
Effect of Pre- and Peri-Implantation Zika Virus Infection on Fetal DevelopmentNIHEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development2021$72,630September 1, 2019August 31, 2022LACKO, LAURETTA A.reporter.nih.gov
Johns Hopkins Retinal Degenerations and Visual Electrophysiology Conference 2023.NIHNational Eye Institute2023$70,000September 1, 2023August 31, 2024SINGH, MANDEEPreporter.nih.gov
Novel Regulators of GPCR Signaling in Hematopoietic Stem CellsNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021$68,562September 16, 2019September 15, 2022NEVITT, CHRISTOPHER DAVIDreporter.nih.gov
Electrophysiological characterization of human pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes and their application as biological pacemakersNIHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2021$40,175May 1, 2020February 28, 2022WOLFSON, DAVIDreporter.nih.gov
Investigating nephron-vascular crosstalk in tissue patterning and maturationNIHNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021$6,856September 30, 2020October 4, 2021RYAN, ANNE REGINAreporter.nih.gov

Organizations

OrganizationPlaceNIH awardsNIH amountNSF awardsNSF amount
University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA2$9.8 million0$0
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA1$6.4 million0$0
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA4$3.8 million0$0
Magee-Women's Res Inst and FoundationPittsburgh, PA1$3.1 million0$0
University of ChicagoChicago, IL1$2.9 million0$0
Institute for Systems BiologySeattle, WA1$2.7 million0$0
University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, CA3$2.2 million0$0
University of California at DavisDavis, CA1$2 million0$0
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY1$1.9 million0$0
University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City, KS1$1.8 million0$0
Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY1$1.7 million0$0
University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA2$1.4 million0$0
University of Michigan at Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI2$1.1 million0$0
Texas Heart InstituteHouston, TX1$1.1 million0$0
University of Connecticut SCH of Med/dntFarmington, CT1$1.1 million0$0
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT1$970,5220$0
7 Hills Pharma, LLCHouston, TX1$928,9410$0
University of WashingtonSeattle, WA2$805,9990$0
Univ of Massachusetts Med SCH WorcesterWorcester, MA1$782,6840$0
University of TX MD Anderson Can CTRHouston, TX2$773,0750$0
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA1$769,9090$0
University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE1$676,2620$0
University of Colorado DenverAurora, CO1$620,4490$0
University of Pittsburgh at PittsburghPittsburgh, PA2$614,0230$0
Jackson LaboratoryBar Harbor, ME1$525,0000$0
Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL1$484,8840$0
Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA1$459,9650$0
Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO1$437,7980$0
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD2$388,7090$0
Duke UniversityDurham, NC1$352,1880$0
Cellular Engineering Technologies, INCCoralville, IA1$346,0210$0
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL1$300,0000$0
Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO1$283,5000$0
Mayo Clinic JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL1$163,9350$0
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA1$131,1820$0
Indiana University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN1$79,9560$0
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell UnivNew York, NY1$72,6300$0
ST. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN1$68,5620$0
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA1$40,1750$0
Ut Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX1$6,8560$0

Funding by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNIH awardsNIH amountNSF awardsNSF amount
202414$7,610,9260$0
202324$14,323,0320$0
202224$12,588,3170$0
202137$19,540,3450$0

Open federal funding opportunities

From Grants.gov: notices that funded awards in this table, and open notices on the same agency and assistance listing.

Open opportunityNumberAgencyListingClosesAward ceilingWhy it matches
Limited Competition for the Continuation of the Caring for OutPatiEnts after Acute Kidney Injury (COPE-AKI) Clinical Centers (U01 Clinical Trial Required)RFA-DK-27-125NIH93.847November 6, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Single Source for the Continuation of the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) Study Research Center (Collaborative U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)RFA-DK-27-112NIH93.847November 9, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Single Source for the Continuation of the Caring for OutPatiEnts after Acute Kidney Injury (COPE-AKI) Scientific and Data Research Center (U01 Clinical Trial Required)RFA-DK-27-139NIH93.847November 9, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Single Source for the Continuation of the Physiology of the Weight Reduced State (POWERS) Study (U01- Clinical Trials Required)RFA-DK-27-122NIH93.847November 17, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)RFA-OD-24-011NIH93.847December 4, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional)PAR-27-039NIH93.847January 5, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)PAR-25-379NIH93.847January 7, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
HEAL Initiative: Studies to Enable Analgesic Discovery (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)RFA-NS-25-023NIH93.847January 15, 2027$350,000Same assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Diabetes Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)RFA-DK-26-310NIH93.847January 27, 2027$1 millionSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
NIDDK Multi-Purpose Resource-Related, Multi-Component Research Services Centers Cooperative Agreement (U2C - Clinical Trial Optional)RFA-DK-28-114NIH93.847January 28, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
KUH P30 Resource Core Center (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)RFA-DK-28-312NIH93.847January 30, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
KUH U24 Center Coordinating Hub (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)RFA-DK-28-313NIH93.847January 30, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (P30-Clinical Trial Optional)RFA-DK-27-119NIH93.847February 10, 2027$750,000Same assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Multimodal AI to Accelerate Precision Medicine for Type 1 Diabetes (U01- Clinical Trials Not Allowed)RFA-DK-28-116NIH93.847February 10, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Continuation of the Cardiovascular Repository for-Type 1 Diabetes (CARE-T1D) Consortium U01 (Open Competition)- Research (U01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)RFA-DK-27-108NIH93.847March 10, 2027$500,000Same assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Single Source Competition for Continuation of Understanding and Targeting the Pathophysiology of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Centers (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)RFA-DK-28-115NIH93.847March 10, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)PA-27-100NIH93.847April 5, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional)PA-27-102NIH93.847April 5, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)RFA-OD-25-003NIH93.847April 9, 2027$200,000Same assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)PA-24-175NIH93.847May 7, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 93.847 as 15 awards here

Updated November 3, 2026. Read from NIH RePORTER ExPORTER and NSF Award Search. Published by NIH and NSF as U.S. government data. NIH awards are fiscal years 2021 to 2025 (NIH files published to 2026-07-09); NSF awards are fiscal years 2022 to 2026 (NSF files published to 2026-11-02). NIH amounts are the total cost of each fiscal year in the window; NSF amounts are the funds obligated in the window. Organizations are matched on the UEI. Open opportunities come from Grants.gov and match on agency and assistance listing number, and on the notice number NIH prints on an award. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.