# Core B

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · 2021 · $963,710

## Abstract

MISSISSIPPI CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PERINATAL RESEARCH (CEPR)
RESEARCH RESOURCES CORE B
SUMMARY
The goal of the Research Resources Core B of the CEPR is to provide COBRE investigators and trainees with
access to state-of-the-art equipment and technical expertise needed to perform their research. New Sub-cores
that will be developed in this COBRE include a Pediatric Echocardiography (ECHO) Sub-core, a Telemetry
Sub-Core, and a Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) Sub-Core. There will also be a Biostatistics and
Bioinformatics Sub-Core in Core B since there will be considerable genomic data that will need to be analyzed
for Project IV and there is no capacity for this in the other COBREs. These sub-cores are novel and are not
funded by the existing COBREs, the Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases Research COBRE (P20 GM104357)
(CMDR) or the Center for Psychiatric Neurosciences COBRE (P30 GM103328) or the University of Southern
Mississippi INBRE program. Additional resources will be put into existing CMDR COBRE Sub-Cores for use by
the CEPR investigators, the Bioanalytical Sub-Core, the Genomics Core and the Histology and Imaging Sub-
Core.
The Specific Aims of the Research Resources Core B include the following:
1) To provide services that foster cutting edge clinical and basic research of the highest quality.
2) To provide a Pediatric Echocardiography Sub-Core that can perform both neonatal and fetal sonography.
3) To provide a centrally located, well-equipped Telemetry Sub-Core for the chronic measurement of blood
pressure, heart rate, activity and body temperature in rodents.
4) To provide a well equipped Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting Sub-Core that can be used to separate
immune cells, such as populations of T cells, macrophages, etc, into groups for analysis and quantification.
5) To provide Biostatistics and bioinformatics analyses of data collected in the Projects and by the Sub-Cores.
6) To provide maintenance and supervision of key equipment and provide training, technical support, and
supervision for all investigators, staff and students in the proper utilization of Core B equipment.
7) To provide salary and supply support for the CMDR Genomics Sub Core Director to perform genomic
analyses for consanguinity for Project IV.
8) To provide salary and supply support for the CMDR Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy Sub-Core
to develop and measure sex steroids for Project II and III.
9) To provide supply support for the CMDR Bioanalytical Subcore so as to allow the CEPR COBRE
investigators to have access to cutting edge RIA and ELISA assays necessary for completion of their Projects
I-III.
10) To provide supply support for the CMDR Histology and Imaging Sub-Core so junior investigators have
access to state-of-the-art imaging (specifically, computed tomography), and histology and morphology.
11) To optimize all assays and core services, to provide improvement in existing assays and services, and to
assist in the interpretation of res...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10189640
- **Project number:** 5P20GM121334-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Heather A Drummond
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $963,710
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-06-08 → 2022-08-04

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10189640

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10189640, Core B (5P20GM121334-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10189640. Licensed CC0.

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