# Recruitment Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · 2021 · $729,534

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The goal of the Recruitment Core is to identify and recruit talented clinical coordinators and faculty who will
strengthen, extend, and diversify the research capacity and infrastructure of the Border Biomedical Research
Center (BBRC) and the institution. Proposed new hires will fill existing gaps in expertise and contribute to the
development and implementation of new research directions that will aid in the treatment, diagnosis, and
prevention of Hispanic cancer health disparities. In addition, the new faculty hires will play key mentorship
roles for junior faculty, students, and postdoctoral associates, and provide strategic insight regarding
continued growth and sustainability of the BBRC and research programs in health disparities. The
Recruitment Core will be implemented through the following Specific Aims
Specific Aim 1: Hire three Certified Clinical Coordinators to execute processes essential for the acquisition
of cancer patient biospecimens from collaborating hospitals, thereby playing a pivotal role in the development
of the first comprehensive Cancer Tissue Biorepository with tissue from primarily Mexican origin patients.
Specific Aim 2: Hire four established investigators to lead health disparities research initiatives, develop
collaborative research projects, enhance research competitiveness, and provide academic mentorship.
Specific Aim 3: Promote investigator and programmatic integration and success by 1) implementing
processes to facilitate the retention of Clinical Coordinators and faculty, and 2) positioning senior-level
scientists in key mentoring roles for early-career investigators thereby facilitating development of the next
generation of health disparities research investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10140144
- **Project number:** 5U54MD007592-28
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO
- **Principal Investigator:** Michael J Kenney
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $729,534
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1998-06-15 → 2024-02-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10140144

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10140144, Recruitment Core (5U54MD007592-28). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10140144. Licensed CC0.

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