Tarun M. Kapoor

Rockefeller University

Full Professor(heuristic)

Microtubule and mitosis dynamics · Cell Biology

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h-index65
i10-index116
Publications245
Citations16,068

Grants

6 total · 1 active

NIH #R35GM130234

Chemical Biology of Cell Division

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2019-02-01 → 2029-01-31
PIs
1

NIH #R01GM065933

Motor Protein Dynamics and Mitotic Mechanisms

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2002-08-15 → 2019-07-31
PIs
1

NIH #R01GM098579

Studying chromosome function using chemical biology

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2011-09-15 → 2019-04-30
PIs
1

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All Grants

6 total · 1 active

NIH #R35GM130234

Chemical Biology of Cell Division

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2019-02-01 → 2029-01-31
PIs
1

NIH #R01GM065933

Motor Protein Dynamics and Mitotic Mechanisms

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2002-08-15 → 2019-07-31
PIs
1

NIH #R01GM098579

Studying chromosome function using chemical biology

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2011-09-15 → 2019-04-30
PIs
1

NIH #T32CA009673

Mechanisms of cell regulation and transformation

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
1991-09-01 → 2013-06-30
PIs
1

NIH #P41RR000862

KINESIN INHIBITORS

Amount
<$100K
Period
2011-03-01 → 2012-03-31
PIs
1

NIH #R24GM071772

Chemical genetic analysis of intracellular Transport

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2004-08-01 → 2008-07-31
PIs
1

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: BPS2026 – Using nanopore tweezers to observe SARS-CoV-2 helicase inhibition at single-nucleotide resolution (Biophysical Journal)2026-02-01
  2. New preprint: Structure of the microtubule anchoring factor NEDD1 bound to the γ-tubulin ring complex2024-11-05
  3. New NIH award: Chemical Biology of Cell Division2019-02-01

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  • Grants as of 2026-09-03

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