# Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Pathogen Host Interactions

> **NIH NIH P20** · MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $657,836

## Abstract

Abstract Administrative Core (Core A)
 The role of Core A is to implement the goals (Specific Aims) identified in the Overall Section by achieving
the following Specific Aims: 1) Improve the Administrative Core developed in Phase I by addition of new
scientific personnel who were successful in Phase I. 2) Monitor investigator milestones and share this
information with the investigators and the leadership team. 3) Coordinate mentoring activities and interactions
with internal and external mentors and the External Advisory Committee. This includes immediate planning for
an R01 application for each Investigator. 4) Establish and maintain communication between Phase I and
Phase II investigators to enhance collaborations that already exist and promote development of independent
research groups. 5) Manage sustainable Technical Cores to support continued growth of the biomedical
research enterprise at MSU, and report to the P.I. and leadership team on the usage and effectiveness of the
Cores. 6) Manage fiscal aspects of the COBRE in partnership with the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) and
fiscal officers in the colleges and departments involved in the COBRE and maintain the COBRE web site and
coordinate outreach activities. Specific plans are presented to allow each of these aims to be achieved. In
addition, investigator services and outreach activities will be centered in Core A. Investigator services include
individual assistance in preparing grant applications by our most successful Phase 1 investigator. Also, the
services of a scientific illustrator will be available for preparing effective, textbook quality illustrations for
manuscripts and grant applications. The same individual is also an expert web designer, and will be in charge
of our COBRE Web Site, which will be a major component of our outreach efforts. Another investigator service
will be monthly financial projections for each project. During Year 4 of Phase I, the COBRE ended the grant
year with only 1.69% of the original funds remaining. This was possible only because investigators received
regular feedback and reminders regarding their rate of spending during the course of the grant year. This will
continue in Phase II. Mentoring is a key role for the Administrative Core, and the COBRE Business manager
will monitor milestones and attendance at regular COBRE meetings (a monthly seminar, a monthly work-in-
progress meeting, monthly contact with external and internal mentors and yearly participation in a COBRE
Symposium attended by the External Advisory Committee and all mentors). A milestone that is stated in the
Phase II Funding Opportunity Announcement is submitting a major Research Project Grant (RPG) by the end
of the second year of funding. This will be monitored carefully, and the P.I., mentors, and the leadership team
of the COBRE will begin working with each investigator as soon as the grant is funded to develop a competitive
R01 application with ample preliminary data. Mechani...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10261565
- **Project number:** 5P20GM103646-09
- **Recipient organization:** MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** STEPHEN B PRUETT
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $657,836
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2013-09-30 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10261565

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10261565, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Pathogen Host Interactions (5P20GM103646-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10261565. Licensed CC0.

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