# Research Support Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · 2020 · $709,948

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY: Research Support Core
We propose a Research Support Core (RSC) in the context of a P50 Research Center of Excellence: The
Center for Translational and Prevention Science (CTAPS). The RSC’s overarching goal is to facilitate a new
generation of research focused on (a) stress-induced alterations in brain-immune signaling that create
vulnerabilities to substance misuse and cardiometabolic disease, (b) the identification of malleable protective
processes that can prevent or mitigate the downstream health consequences of stress, and (c) the
development of interventions for African Americans that prevent substance misuse and cardiometabolic
disease. To this end, the Research Support Core (RSC) will: (a) oversee and execute analyses of
neurocognitive, inflammatory, cardiometabolic, and biostatistical data collected by Center Research Projects
(RPs) and Pilot Studies; (b) provide intellectual consultation to Center scientists regarding design protocols,
promising targets for research and intervention, and interpretation of results; and (c) sponsor educational and
training experiences for CTAPS scientists and the broader scientific community. This Core represents a
continuation of a highly productive collaboration between scientists at the University of Georgia and
Northwestern University, who together have established pipelines for generating inflammatory,
cardiometabolic, and neuroimaging data relevant to African Americans’ substance use and overall health. The
RSC comprises substantial intellectual capital and state-of-the science facilities for analysis of neuroimaging
data and assaying biomarkers of inflammatory and cardiometabolic functioning. It is composed of three
subscores: Neurocognitive (NCO), Inflammatory (INF), and Biostatistical (BSC). The RSC’s aims are to: (1)
provide intellectual consultation to RP directors, transdisciplinary work groups, and pilot project investigators,
(2) help develop protocols for collecting high-quality neuroimaging, inflammatory, and cardiometabolic data, (3)
assay biospecimens for inflammatory and cardiometabolic biomarkers, (4) process and analyze data collected
in neuroimaging paradigms, and (5) provide educational experiences to CTAPS scientists, mentees, and
affiliates, as well as serving as a resource for the scientific community by providing education through online
seminars and preconference workshops.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10023722
- **Project number:** 1P50DA051361-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Gregory Miller
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $709,948
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10023722

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10023722, Research Support Core (1P50DA051361-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10023722. Licensed CC0.

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