# Core 07: Clinical Research Resources Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · 2022 · $492,814

## Abstract

Project Summary: Clinical Research Resources Core 
The Clinical Research Resources (CRR) Core met its goals in the second funding cycle by developing and 
growing a multi-institutional research infrastructure and is now poised to grow further by deepening the 
partnership with clinical trial units at three more institutions and by supporting multi-institutional grants across 
the LA CaTS network. There are three Specific Aims for this next cycle defined as follows: Aim 1. Support 
clinical activity and ensure efficient and effective data collection in ongoing clinical trials including the All of Us 
study and the Long-COVID PASC/RECOVER trial. Aim 2. Expand support through development of infrastructure 
and human resources for clinical and translational research at LSU Health Shreveport and the VA and UMC 
hospitals in New Orleans. Aim 3. Enhance competitive clinical and translational research programs through 
training and professional development. Specifically, we will add a new marketing, recruitment and retention focus 
to our ongoing training activities. Aim 4. Extend the reach of CRR beyond the traditional clinical trial unit to 
engage underserved and underrepresented populations within the state. Specifically, we will collaborate with 
the Community Engagement and Outreach (CEO) Core to establish and maintain a network of disease-focused 
community members in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport. Network members will be recruited through 
CEO as well as Federally Qualified Health Centers and Agriculture Extension agents working with underserved 
and rural populations. Accomplishment of these aims will significantly enhance the infrastructure for clinical 
research in the State of Louisiana, leading to improved health outcomes and reduced health disparities for State 
residents with chronic diseases such as cancer, obesity, diabetes, and COVID-19.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10667110
- **Project number:** 2U54GM104940-07
- **Recipient organization:** LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** JUDD E SHELLITO
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $492,814
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2012-08-15 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10667110

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10667110, Core 07: Clinical Research Resources Core (2U54GM104940-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10667110. Licensed CC0.

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