# The Human and Population Research Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · 2022 · $292,258

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY – Human and Population Research (HPR) Core
The Human and Population Research (HPR) Core will facilitate and accelerate high-quality, new and existing
clinical and translational human research by the COBRE faculty. It does not duplicate existing services at
UVM. The core will have four components as well as educational opportunities. Components include a)
Research Navigator consultations, b) Regulatory and Study Management services, c) Biostatistics and Data
Management, and d) Biorepository and Specimen Management. A key feature of the HPR Core will be its
Research Navigator component, which will coordinate a senior faculty team to advise junior investigators in the
development of new research ideas and initiatives, maturation of hypotheses, and design of proposed
research. The core will also accelerate research progress by diminishing roadblocks in the practical
performance of the proposed research. Complementing the Research Navigator, the core will offer hands-on
assistance in training and maneuvering the complexity of clinical and translational research, including
regulatory and compliance services and study team build-up, as well as access to datasets, advanced
biostatistics, specimens, international field sites, and relevant human populations. These services will benefit
the junior faculty by facilitating and developing their ability to design, plan and initiate innovative, high-quality
research. The HPR Core will benefit the overall development of the center by serving as a research platform to
amplify the center's research capabilities, develop investigators at all levels of training, and to extend the
theme of Global Infectious Disease research. It will provide a continuous flow of new, high-quality data to
complement the COBRE's Mathematical and Computational Predictive (MCP) Modeling Core. The HPR Core's
educational features will include fundamental training in clinical and translational research, including regulatory
practices and research ethics, as well as seminars that leverage current strengths (e.g., development of
vaccines and candidate therapeutics).

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10476543
- **Project number:** 5P20GM125498-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE
- **Principal Investigator:** Kristen Pierce
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $292,258
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-15 → 2023-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10476543

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10476543, The Human and Population Research Core (5P20GM125498-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10476543. Licensed CC0.

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