# Mississippi CCTR Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · 2020 · $606,941

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY. The proposed Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) will
be a partnership involving the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the University of Southern Mississippi,
and Tougaloo College, a historically black college/university, and two collaborating research centers, the
Louisiana Clinical and Translational Research Center, and the Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational
Science. CCTR research will focus on obesity and related conditions, and on factors contributing to racial and
ethnic health disparities in rates of obesity and its complications. The CCTR Administrative Core Leader will be
Dr. James Wilson, who will have ultimate responsibility for implementing all activities of the proposed CCTR.
The Administrative Core will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and supervising all CCTR activities
and for aligning its resources and activities to maximize success. The Administrative Core will establish a
flexible and responsive governance structure with mechanisms to monitor progress toward goals and
milestones and a capacity to re-direct resources as needed for maximal impact. It will establish a Community
Advisory Board and will actively engage with Mississippi's communities to guide the focus and activities of the
CCTR. It will implement policies and procedures that clearly delineate the authority and responsibilities of the
CCTR Director, Core Leaders, Advisory Committees, employees, and investigators to optimize coordination
and efficiency of CCTR activities. The Administrative Core will establish an annual strategic planning process
to identify strengths and address weaknesses of the CCTR cores and Pilot Projects Program, to improve the
quality, effectiveness and profile of CCTR resources and services, and to improve communication and
coordination among the CCTR components. Finally, the Administrative Core will convene Internal and External
Advisory Committees to perform periodic reviews and provide recommendations to improve the performance
and results of the CCTR. Rigorous, flexible, and accountable management of CCTR resources and services by
the Administrative Core will build an efficient and powerful research center that will attract additional extramural
resources from government, philanthropic, and industry sources to ensure the long term success of the CCTR
in addressing obesity and obesity-related diseases and improving health care and outcomes among
Mississippi's citizens.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10009389
- **Project number:** 5U54GM115428-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** James Graham Wilson
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $606,941
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-08-18 → 2021-08-19

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10009389

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10009389, Mississippi CCTR Administrative Core (5U54GM115428-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10009389. Licensed CC0.

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