# Investigator Development Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $314,556

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY (IDC) 
The RCMI Center for Health Disparities Research (RCMI-CHDR) Investigator Development Core (IDC) will 
design and implement an effective Pilot Project Program (PPP) that will catalyze the scientific growth and 
professional development of promising junior faculty and postdoctoral fellow investigators. The RCMI-CHDR 
IDC will manage the PPP through a campus-wide program solicitation that is coupled with a rigorous peer- 
review process. The endpoint of this process is the awarding of financial support to meritorious and innovative 
pilot research proposals that will address important health disparities issues of concern to minorities and 
underserved communities. In addition, the RCMI-CHDR IDC will develop and implement a robust mentoring 
and professional development infrastructure to support biomedical research training and accelerate research 
independence of early stage investigators including senior postdoctoral fellows and assistant professors. The 
RCMI-CHDR IDC will accomplish these important initiatives through the following specific aims: 
Specific Aim 1. Design and implement an effective Pilot Project Program to provide financial support 
for junior faculty and senior postdoctoral fellows to conduct scientifically novel and impactful pilot 
research projects. Approach: Advertise and disseminate funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to JSU 
research community. Release the request for application (RFA) to the JSU research community. Collect, 
review, and sort applications. Develop and implement a rigorous NIH-type reviews process to select and fund 
the most meritorious pilot projects. Work collaboratively with the Administrative Core to perform formative and 
summative evaluations of the IDC strategic activities. Specific Aim 2. Provide a comprehensive research 
training and career development program for early stage investigators. Approach: Organize meetings 
with each PPP PI to develop an individualized research training and career development plan. Develop a 
mentoring team and ensure that all each PPP PI has a senior mentor and a scientific advisor. Implement 
strategic activities to help investigators achieve mentoring and professional development goals. Implement 
quarterly “Research Chat & Chew” to serve as a forum for the JSU research community to become familiar 
with one another, discuss pertinent research topics of interest, and forge beneficial intra- and inter- 
departmental collaborations/partnerships. Work with the Administrative Core to organize other research 
training and career development activities including research seminars and conferences, as well as 
grantsmanship, research compliance, and laboratory management workshops. By accomplishing these 
specific aims, the RCMI-CHDR IDC will make a significant impact on the career trajectory of early stage 
investigators at JSU. Assessments of key IDC outcomes including the numbers of peer-reviewed publications, 
scientific presentations, productive...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10145504
- **Project number:** 1U54MD015929-01
- **Recipient organization:** JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** TIMOTHY TURNER
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $314,556
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-08 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10145504

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10145504, Investigator Development Core (1U54MD015929-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10145504. Licensed CC0.

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