# Cyberinfrastructure Enhancement Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · 2021 · $150,992

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY: CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT CORE
The vision of the Cyberinfrastructure Enhancement (CE) Key Component Activity (KCA) is to make tools and
technologies available to all investigators which will support and advance the operations, administration and
research activities of the LA CaTS Center. The CE KCA will continue to advance the mission of the LA CaTS
Center by working to support all KCAs and provide investigators with the new specific technology requirements
(i.e. virtual infrastructure, application and database servers, custom development) they require to facilitate
clinical and translational research projects and initiatives. Our Specific Aims are:
Specific Aim 1. To expand existing resources, tools and the required infrastructure to facilitate clinical and
translational research administration and data management, and to allow researchers to conduct research on
common ground, and to achieve an efficient data management workflow.
Specific Aim 2. To enhance existing resources to support educational efforts by providing tools to facilitate
investigator training, community outreach and distance learning, to include video conferencing and media-rich
portal sites deployed over high-speed networks.
Specific Aim 3. To leverage existing web-based tools for disseminating general information and for
enhancing communication among all LA CaTS Key Component activities. CE will provide and support an
advanced central coordination point for both internal and external communication that will serve as the primary
repository of information about the LA CaTS Center for technical and lay audiences alike.
These Aims, when completed, will significantly enhance and support investigators in their goal to improve
health outcomes and address disparities in Louisiana by providing a wealth of computing resources that will
greatly facility their research. Innovation driven by tighter collaboration with all KCAs will yield a more tailored
approach highlighted by adoption, extension and customization of available applications as well as the required
server infrastructure to provide scalable and reliable computing solutions for all LA CaTS Center investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10201627
- **Project number:** 5U54GM104940-06
- **Recipient organization:** LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** David Eugene Alexander
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $150,992
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-08-15 → 2022-08-04

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10201627

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10201627, Cyberinfrastructure Enhancement Core (5U54GM104940-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10201627. Licensed CC0.

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