# Research Translation Core

> **NIH NIH P42** · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · 2021 · $41,557

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The overall goal of the Research Translation Core (RTC) is to disseminate scientific knowledge acquired from
the Louisville Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) in a timely manner to key constituencies in forms
that are targeted and useful to our audience. Our primary target audience are: (a) our local community and
community-based groups involved in protecting human health and the environment; (b) scientists and public
health professionals working at other academic institutions and at local and federal agencies including the
NIEHS itself and the broader SBRP community; (c) local, state, and federal policy makers, and non-
governmental organizations that contribute to the development of environmental regulations and policies; and
(d) local media and press. We will tailor messages to appropriate audiences and use conventional and
innovative tools such as social media, blogs and tweets to communicate with our audience about
environmental issues of mutual interest. Our intent is to cultivate an informed, participatory audience as well as
to enhance awareness and understanding of our Superfund team of environmental issues of interest and
concern to both local and national stakeholders. Serving as a multi-directional bridge, the RTC will facilitate,
maximize, and optimize interactions between our Superfund team and its wider audience. This arrangement
will ensure that environmental issues, particularly those related to VOC exposure and cardiometabolic health,
inform our research activities and that the findings of our research are appropriately disseminated. It will also
ensure that knowledge generated by our program contributes substantially to practices and policies relevant to
environmental health across Kentucky and the nation. The RTC will serve as bidirectional bridge between the
community and the Louisville Superfund Program and develop effective and contextually appropriate
communication strategies and tools. The core personnel will communicate routinely with policy makers and
public health organizations and assist Center investigators in their efforts in disseminating research findings
and facilitate intellectual and technology transfer of promising scientific and engineering applications to
promote timely application of research. The RTC will working closely with the Community Engagement Core to
furnish educational information to be incorporated in their community and trainee education activities and
provide a venue for Training Core participants to experience and learn research translation and regulatory
science. The Core will also evaluate its effectiveness in facilitating communication between the program and
its broad audience and in facilitating technology transfer and enabling educational activities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10137795
- **Project number:** 5P42ES023716-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
- **Principal Investigator:** Aruni Bhatnagar
- **Activity code:** P42 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $41,557
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10137795

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10137795, Research Translation Core (5P42ES023716-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10137795. Licensed CC0.

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