# Core A - Administrative, Mentoring and Education Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · 2022 · $883,775

## Abstract

CORE A – ADMINISTRATIVE, MENTORING AND EDUCATION CORE 
SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 
The Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases Research Center (CMDRC) has diverse functions and is comprised 
of multiple components, including research projects of 4 investigators, a Pilot Grants Program, a Mentoring and 
Education Program, administrative units, and two Research Resources Cores. Core A provides administrative 
support and coordinates all Center activities, develops and implements mentoring and education programs, 
and interfaces with the NIGMS, University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) administration, the UMMC 
Grants and Contracts office, the departments represented in the CMDRC, and the investigators and trainees of 
the Center. Specific functions of Core A are: 1) to provide leadership for enhancement of infrastructure, 
mentoring programs, and core facilities that foster research excellence and lead to development of an 
internationally recognized CMDRC; 2) to develop, implement and monitor a Mentoring and Education Program 
that facilitates progress of the research projects and development of the junior/early career investigators (ECI) 
into independent, funded researchers who are also effective collaborators on multidisciplinary research teams; 
3) to further enhance the Pilot Grants Program for promising new investigators, with emphasis on recruiting 
and mentoring underrepresented minority (URM) investigators; 4) to further develop and implement 
educational programs that facilitate collaborations and interactions among investigators from multiple 
disciplines at UMMC, as well as with external partners; 5) to develop and implement programs for recruiting, 
training, and mentoring a diverse group of postdoctoral fellows, undergraduate and graduate student trainees 
to become the next generation of CMDRC researchers; 6) to provide formative and summative evaluation 
strategies for progress and effectiveness of all CMDRC programs and Cores; 7) to provide high-level program 
administrative support to the research project and pilot grant investigators and core directors; 8) to provide 
fiscal oversight of all research projects and cores and central services for purchasing; 9) to further develop and 
maintain the CMDRC website, provide assistance to investigators in design and operation of their computer 
systems, insure that all data and documents are securely stored on the server and on external drives, install 
new software and make minor repairs of computer equipment for CMDRC investigators; 10) to develop and 
implement mechanisms for effective communication among the Center investigators, Core leaders, Center 
staff, External Advisory Board (EAB), Internal Advisory Board (IAB), and Executive Committee, other centers 
within UMMC, and external partner institutions; 11) to organize scientific meetings and seminars related to the 
CMDRC as well as meetings of the EAB, IAB, and Executive Committee, and an annual retreat/symposium; 
12) to ensure that all...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10403629
- **Project number:** 5P20GM104357-10
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** John E Hall
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $883,775
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2013-09-05 → 2023-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10403629

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10403629, Core A - Administrative, Mentoring and Education Core (5P20GM104357-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10403629. Licensed CC0.

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