Research Capacity Core

The Research Capacity Core (RCC) continues to build and enhance the biomedical research infrastructure that primarily supports the activities of the CTRHD RCMI (U54). The RCC will support 3 full projects, pilot projects, additional (non-RCMI) institutional seed grants and multiple Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) NIH-funded projects. The RCC will leverage resources supported for by other NIH-funded centers and further enhance our resources in both basic biomedical and behavioral sciences; and lay the groundwork for MSM faculty to conduct population and health services research that utilize the Multidisciplinary Translation Team (MDTT) approach to community engagement and health justice. The MSM RCMI RCC will continue to maximize its role in assuring the highest quality and productivity across all research projects within the CTRHD while maintaining support for other investigators at MSM. These goals will be achieved through the proposed three specific aims: SA1: Restructure and enhance the RCC to support basic biomedical and behavioral health disparities research through innovative sub-cores. SA2: Support future pilot projects focused on interdisciplinary basic biomedical, behavioral and population/health services research. The RCC will also support and complement Community Engagement Core (CEC) activities, other health disparities research projects at MSM and complement existing resources. SA3: Support and sustain the RCC sub-cores through a structured synergetic daily management plan that includes usage (cost recovery), governance and communication with other research partners (e.g., universities, research organizations and industry).