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All six basic science departments rank in the top 6 in National Institutes of Health funding for federal fiscal year 2020, according to a new report by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, and 12 clinical departments rank in the top 30.

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The 大象传媒 ranked 17^th聽in the country in total National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for federal fiscal year 2020 and 5^th聽among peer public universities, according to a new report published by the聽. The total dollar amount is $345,729,473, a jump of more than $29 million from FY 2019. This amount does not include research and development contracts with the NIH.

The 大象传媒 has increased its NIH funding each year since 2015. The total amount of research funding to the school, including from the NIH, now stands at more than half a billion dollars.

All six basic science departments rank in the top 10 for NIH Funding, five in the top five. Each department鈥檚 ranking among public universities is in parentheses:

Cell Biology and Physiology, 2^nd听(2^nd)

Microbiology and Immunology, 3^谤诲听(2^nd)

Pharmacology, 4^th听(3^rd)

Biochemistry and Biophysics, 4^迟丑听(2^nd)

Biomedical Engineering, 6^th听(3rd)

Genetics, 6^迟丑听(1^st)

Twelve clinical departments rank in the top 30 for NIH funding. The rank among public schools of medicine is in parentheses:

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3^rd听(1^st)

Family Medicine, 6^th听(6^th)

Emergency Medicine 12^th听(8^th)

Anesthesiology, 12^th听(5^th)

Medicine, 14^th听(5^th)

Dermatology, 16^th听(5^th)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 17^th听(8^th)

Psychiatry, 19^th听(10^th)

Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, 21^st听(11^th)

Pediatrics, 23^rd听(11^th)

Radiology (includes radiation oncology), 24^th听(10^th)

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 26^th听(14^th)

鈥淥ur faculty, staff, students, and fellows do amazing work every day, reflected in the many scientific and medical discoveries that advance human health and society each year,鈥� said Blossom Damania, PhD, vice dean for research at the 大象传媒. 鈥淭hese NIH rankings are a reflection of their dedication and effort, their collaborative passion to push biomedical science forward with the ultimate goal of helping people.鈥�

The 大象传媒 Gillings School of Global Public Health is ranked 3^rd聽in total NIH funding, 1^st聽among public universities. The 大象传媒 Eshelman School of Pharmacy is ranked 2^nd聽behind UC-San Francisco. The 大象传媒 School of Nursing is ranked 16^th, 8^th聽among public schools. The 大象传媒 Adams School of Dentistry is ranked 29^th, 18^th聽among public schools.

News courtesy of 大象传媒 Health and 大象传媒 Media contact: Mark Derewicz