# Investigator Development Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $482,239

## Abstract

Abstract – Investigator Development Core (IDC)
Preparing researchers and, importantly, inclusion of diverse researchers from underrepresented racial and ethnic
groups to gain skills and health disparities (HD) expertise is vital to addressing health inequalities. Thus,
investigator development remains an essential component of capacity building for HD research. Multiple
departments across NCCU offer a diverse pool of faculty and scientists who will be targeted and supported for
career development in these areas. The Investigator Development Core (IDC) proposes two specific aims that
complement each other to cultivate researchers focusing on important issues of minority health. SA1: Administer
and employ a rigorous and competitive pilot project program to stimulate new biomedical, behavioral and
population health disparity (HD) research at NCCU: This aim provides funding and administrative support to
allow NCCU researchers (including senior postdocs and research and tenure-track faculty at the instructor and
assistant professor level) to generate preliminary data for subsequent HD grant applications. Funding 4 to 6 pilot
projects per year are proposed for years 6-11. SA2: Provide support for NCCU faculty to develop as basic
biomedical and behavioral population health researchers by (a) Instituting a structured mentoring plan including
the development of an individualized career development program; (b) Enhancing the HD research capacity
through training and ancillary activities such as seminars, workshops, fostering partnerships with neighboring
institutions including other NIH funded Centers for capacity building; and (c) Developing an internal grant review
framework similar to the NIH online grant review process to ensure timely and rigorous review of NCCU grants
before submission to external agencies. IDC will work closely with other cores with the Center including (Internal
(IAC), External (EAC) and Mentoring (MAC Advisory Committee), Research Capacity Core (RCC), and
Community Engagement Core (CEC) co-leads and faculty leads of RCC sub-cores to assure seamless
interaction between pilot awardees and RCHDR resources. Meeting the mission of RCHDR lies in large part on
the success of the IDC fostering the growth of new investigators. The integrated infrastructure of the IDC will
meet these goals.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10556583
- **Project number:** 2U54MD012392-06
- **Recipient organization:** NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Kevin Sean Kimbro
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $482,239
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2017-09-20 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10556583

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10556583, Investigator Development Core (2U54MD012392-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10556583. Licensed CC0.

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