# Developmental Core B

> **NIH NIH P30** · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2024 · $248,062

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The Texas D-CFAR Developmental Core B will foster the development of HIV-related research at Baylor
College of Medicine (Baylor), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), and the Texas
Biomedical Research Institute (TxBiomed) through investigator-initiated pilot project awards, career
development mentoring, and support services for HIV investigators. Pilot project applications will be solicited in
high-priority areas of HIV research. Applications will undergo rigorous peer review modeled after the NIH
system. Pilot grant outcomes (e.g., publications, subsequent external funding) will be tracked for a minimum of
5 years. Developmental Core B will also support the Substance Use Scientific Working Group (SU-SWG) that
addresses a critical research topic for people with HIV (PWH) in Texas. Developmental Core B will facilitate
high priority areas of HIV research and SWG-targeted pilot project cycles, supplemented with generous
institutional funds provided by Baylor, UTHealth, and TxBiomed. Infrastructure provided by Core B will also
enable the D-CFAR to respond to NIH supplement opportunities. Developmental Core B will offer a uniquely
comprehensive and proactive mentoring program focused on junior investigators applying for pilot project
funding. A required Letter-of-Intent process will link junior investigators with a research mentor early in the pilot
project grant writing process. The mentoring program will then facilitate the assembly of a mentor team
consisting of three mentors—research, peer, and career—for each junior investigator applying for pilot project
funding. Innovative plans will extend mentoring from the pilot award through the first NIH grant. Developmental
Core B will sponsor an HIV Research Group meeting (HRGM) series, an AIDS Research Forum (ARF) series,
and a Workshop in HIV series. Core B will also sponsor an Annual Texas D-CFAR Conference where HIV
researchers throughout Texas will present their research, allowing investigators to receive critical input and
establish new collaborations.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10819149
- **Project number:** 5P30AI161943-04
- **Recipient organization:** BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Andrew P Rice
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $248,062
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-04-23 → 2026-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10819149

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10819149, Developmental Core B (5P30AI161943-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10819149. Licensed CC0.

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