Katherine S. Pollard

Gladstone Institutes

Full Professor(heuristic)

Gut microbiota and health · Molecular Biology

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Publications472
Citations42,860

Grants

16 total · 5 active

NIH #R01CA313882

Computational prediction of anti-cancer drug metabolizing enzymes in the human microbiome

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2026-06-08 → 2031-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #P01AI195327

Advanced Computational Core

Active
Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2026-05-11 → 2031-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #R01AG087959

Human‐specific vulnerabilities and compensatory adaptations to age‐related stressors in selectively vulnerable midbrain dopaminergic neurons

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2024-08-15 → 2029-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

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All Grants

16 total · 5 active

NIH #R01CA313882

Computational prediction of anti-cancer drug metabolizing enzymes in the human microbiome

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2026-06-08 → 2031-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #P01AI195327

Advanced Computational Core

Active
Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2026-05-11 → 2031-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #R01AG087959

Human‐specific vulnerabilities and compensatory adaptations to age‐related stressors in selectively vulnerable midbrain dopaminergic neurons

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2024-08-15 → 2029-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #R01MH134981

Discovering human divergent activity-regulated elements using comparative, computational, and functional approaches

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2023-09-15 → 2028-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #P01AG073082

Core B: Integrative Data-Science Core

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2021-08-15 → 2027-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #R01HL160862

Linking microbiome genetic variants with cardiovascular phenotypes in 50,000 individuals

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2022-08-01 → 2026-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #U01HL157989

Genetic determinants of 4D genome folding in human cardiac development

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2020-09-21 → 2025-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #R03OD034499

Deciphering the 3D genome of pediatric brain tumors

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2022-09-20 → 2024-09-19
PIs
3

Awarded at WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV

NIH #P01HL146366

Core B: Advanced Bioinformatics Core

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2019-09-01 → 2024-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #R01MH123178

Resolving single-cell brain regulatory elements with bulk data supervised models

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2020-04-15 → 2024-02-29
PIs
1

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #R01MH116438

Massively parallel characterization of psychiatric disease associated regulatory elements in defined cell types

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2018-07-06 → 2023-12-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #U01MH116438

Massively parallel characterization of psychiatric disease associated regulatory elements in defined cell types

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2018-07-06 → 2023-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #R01MH109907

Massively parallel dissection of psychiatric regulatory networks

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2016-05-01 → 2021-02-28
PIs
2

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #UM1HL098179

The Epigenetic Landscape of Heart Development

Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2009-09-30 → 2020-07-31
PIs
3

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #P01AI131374

Core B: Bioinformatics/Biostatistics Core

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
— → —
PIs
1

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

NIH #P01HL089707

Advance Bioinformatics Core

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2008-09-01 → —
PIs
1

Awarded at J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES

Recent Public Signals

  1. New preprint: Quantitative detection of gut microbial eukaryotes with EukDetect2 reveals global distribution of commensal protists and association with distinct microbial community structure2026-06-25
  2. New NIH award: Computational prediction of anti-cancer drug metabolizing enzymes in the human microbiome2026-06-08
  3. New paper: Expanding vaginal microbiome pangenomes via a custom MIDAS database reveals Lactobacillus crispatus accessory genes associated with cervical dysplasia (DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals))2026-06-01

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ORCID: 0000-0002-9870-6196

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