# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI · 2024 · $1,422,159

## Abstract

ADMINISTRATIVE CORE 
Project Summary/Abstract 
The mission of the Mississippi INBRE (MS INBRE) is to enhance biomedical research capacity of Mississippi 
through building a network of colleges and universities to promote competitiveness, provide access to 
infrastructure to enable discovery, and establishing a pipeline of students into research and careers that impact 
health. Through these activities MS INBRE will continue to positively address health disparities that plague 
Mississippians. The role of the Administrative Core (AC) is to provide leadership and organizational support for 
the network and coordinate the activities of all cores to ensure the program's three main goals are 
accomplished: 1) Improve research capabilities at MS Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs); 2) Build 
capabilities and collaboration among academics and community-based organizations; and 3) Develop a skilled 
and diverse workforce in biomedical research and health-related. As the only statewide network that engages 
all biomedical researchers in the state, it is critical that the AC efficiently coordinates network activities to 
maximize impact. The MS INBRE cores have been designed to work synergistically to accomplish the overall 
mission of promoting biomedical research excellence and workforce capacity of the state of MS. The AC 
provides logistical support and oversight for all network cores. MS INBRE policies and procedures are 
developed with active participation of the Steering Committee (SC) and the External Advisory Committee 
(EAC). We have developed the following aims to efficiently carry out the goals of MS INBRE: 1) Provide 
leadership and administrative support for all MS INBRE activities; 2) Establish and support research at PUIs 
and community-based organizations (CBOs); 3) Enhance educational opportunities for students to enhance 
the biomedical workforce; 4) Broaden participation of women and minorities in biomedical research and health- 
related careers; 5) Promote sustainability and support of core facilities; 6) Represent MS regionally and 
nationally; and 7) Coordinate formative and summative evaluations of all cores and the overall program.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10850645
- **Project number:** 5P20GM103476-23
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
- **Principal Investigator:** Kelly Lucas
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $1,422,159
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-09-20 → 2028-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10850645

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10850645, Administrative Core (5P20GM103476-23). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10850645. Licensed CC0.

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