# Physiology and Technology Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $257,262

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Auditory Vestibular Technology Core
 Core facilities are centralized shared research resources that provide access to instruments, technologies,
as well as expert consultation and other services to scientific and clinical investigators. Core facilities are crucial
for competitive multidisciplinary science and have become an integral part of biomedical research. The Auditory-
Vestibular Technology (AVT) Core will be established to provide infrastructure to support Research Project
Leaders and principal investigators associated with the Translational Hearing Center at Creighton University to
conduct multidisciplinary auditory and vestibular research. We will achieve this goal by: 1) Providing state-of-
the-art methodologies and instrumentation to faculty conducting auditory and vestibular studies in animal models.
The AVT Core will provide state-of-the-art technical and scientific support for COBRE-supported translational
auditory and vestibular researchers in the area of auditory and vestibular electrophysiology, molecular biology,
imaging and mass spectrometry. The AVT Core will also provide the infrastructure necessary to capitalize on
emerging technological developments. 2) Mentoring Core users in multidisciplinary research to successfully
compete for research funding. To promote an interdisciplinary scientific environment within the Core itself, and
among investigators in the region generally, the Core is dedicated to an intensive outreach program designed to
encourage inter-investigator communication and introduce junior investigators to interdisciplinary methodologies
available in the AVT Core. 3) Developing a sustainability plan to provide Core services for new and established
investigators beyond COBRE funding. To meet this goal, an active outreach program will be implemented and a
fee-for-service structure will be developed. The AVT Core will play an essential role to the establishment of
multidisciplinary Translational Hearing Center by providing services to research projects that validate
ototherapeutics. The core will also augment the intellectual and scientific atmosphere of the local and Midwest
auditory research community, now and beyond COBRE support.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10364615
- **Project number:** 5P20GM139762-02
- **Recipient organization:** CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** David Z He
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $257,262
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-03-05 → 2026-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10364615

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10364615, Physiology and Technology Core (5P20GM139762-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10364615. Licensed CC0.

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