# Tuskegee University Center for Biomedical Research/ RCMI

> **NIH NIH U54** · TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY · 2023 · $4,600,758

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The overall objective of the Tuskegee University Center for Biomedical Research/Research
Centers in Minority Institutions (TU CBR/RCMI) Program is to build upon and expand the
University’s research infrastructure and develop researchers to conduct research related to health
disparities. This initiative is centered around: 1) providing the necessary infrastructure, resources,
services, and technical support to enhance the ability of the University’s researchers to stay on
the cutting-edge of multidisciplinary basic biomedical/clinical health/ and population research
focused on health disparities; 2) supporting the research and career development of post-doctoral
fellows, junior- and mid-level investigators; and 3) enhancing the research excellence by
facilitating the recruitment of competitive and highly expert research scientist. These objectives
are to be achieved primarily through the following aims: 1) Provide pilot-level funding to support
the development and expansion of the research capacity of TU; 2) Provide core research facilities
equipped with the infrastructure, instrumentation, and personnel to support the needs of the TU
research community; 3) Engage the community through RCMI-sponsored activities that include
the research faculty; 4) Expand the clinical health research component in the current initiative;
and 5) Provide mentorship and career guidance to enhance the transition of junior-level
investigators into independent scientists. The overall goal of the CBR/RCMI project (2023-2028)
is to continue the development of its 4 core components, Administrative, Investigator
Development, Research Infrastructure and Community Outreach infrastructure and increase the
numbers and skill proficiency of minority scientists engaged in scientific areas that includes basic
biomedical, clinical health and population research focused on health disparities. The three
scientific areas, basic biomedical, clinical health and population research have research
objectives focused on breast cancer, obesity and cervical cancer, all of which disproportionately
affect African Americans and underrepresented minorities. The goal is to continue support for a
competitive, multidisciplinary collaborative environment that advances these scientific areas of
research. Tuskegee University has distinctive strengths because it is located in the heart of the
Southeast, a region with a large, historically underserved, African American population, and it has
a large number of minority faculty members as well as undergraduate and graduate trainees. The
goal of the CBR/RCMI will be accomplished through establishment of three synergistic research
cores, with services to enable investigative research on health inequities among minority groups,
especially African-Americans residing in the ‘Black Belt’ counties of Alabama.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10809404
- **Project number:** 2U54MD007585-32
- **Recipient organization:** TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Deepa Bedi
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $4,600,758
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1997-07-07 → 2028-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10809404

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10809404, Tuskegee University Center for Biomedical Research/ RCMI (2U54MD007585-32). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10809404. Licensed CC0.

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