# Administrative Core - EPIC

> **NIH NIH P20** · CLEMSON UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $448,108

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Eukaryotic pathogens cause significant disease globally, and more locally, threaten the health of citizens in South
Carolina and the Southeastern United States. Clemson University’s strength in eukaryotic pathogens research
led the Clemson University Board of Trustees to approve formation of the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation
Center (EPIC) in January 2013. The overarching theme of EPIC is the study of globally important eukaryotic
pathogens using state-of-the-art molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic, chemical, biophysical, and genomic
approaches. The Specific Aims of the Administrative Core proposal are: (1) to continue building Clemson EPIC
into a nationally and internationally recognized research center, (2) to recruit high quality faculty with diverse
research interests to build critical mass and expand the breadth of EPIC, and (3) to develop and administer a
comprehensive mentoring program to enhance Target Investigator (TI) success in research and grantsmanship.
Three key approaches to achieving these aims are: (i) expanding the breadth of expertise by hiring additional
faculty and postdoctoral researchers in the area of eukaryotic pathogenesis and providing them with
comprehensive and intensive mentoring in research and grantsmanship to provide them with the tools to
successfully compete for NIH R01 or equivalent funding; (ii) continuing to host presentations by top researchers
in the field at the Cellular Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens meeting and at Center/Departmental/College
seminars to raise EPIC’s profile; and (iii) enhancing research infrastructure within EPIC and the Clemson Light
Imaging Facility and the Clemson University Genomics and Bioinformatics core facilities to aid in the research
enterprise. The overall plan for the EPIC Administrative Core combined with the demonstrated commitment of
the College of Science and the Clemson University Administration will position EPIC to truly achieve the status
of a Center for Biomedical Research Excellence.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10494463
- **Project number:** 1P20GM146584-01
- **Recipient organization:** CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** KERRY Scot SMITH
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $448,108
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-07-15 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10494463

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10494463, Administrative Core - EPIC (1P20GM146584-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10494463. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*