# Administrative Core - EPIC

> **NIH NIH P20** · CLEMSON UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $689,384

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY 
Eukaryotic pathogens cause significant disease globally, and more locally, threaten the health of citizens in South 
Carolina and the Southeastern United States. Clemson University’s strength in eukaryotic pathogens research 
led the Clemson University Board of Trustees to approve formation of the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation 
Center (EPIC) in January 2013. The overarching theme of EPIC is the study of globally important eukaryotic 
pathogens using state-of-the-art molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic, chemical, biophysical, and genomic 
approaches. The Specific Aims of the Administrative Core proposal are: (1) to continue building Clemson EPIC 
into a nationally and internationally recognized research center, (2) to recruit high quality faculty with diverse 
research interests to build critical mass and expand the breadth of EPIC, and (3) to develop and administer a 
comprehensive mentoring program to enhance Target Investigator (TI) success in research and grantsmanship. 
Three key approaches to achieving these aims are: (i) expanding the breadth of expertise by hiring additional 
faculty and postdoctoral researchers in the area of eukaryotic pathogenesis and providing them with 
comprehensive and intensive mentoring in research and grantsmanship to provide them with the tools to 
successfully compete for NIH R01 or equivalent funding; (ii) continuing to host presentations by top researchers 
in the field at the Cellular Biology of Eukaryotic Pathogens meeting and at Center/Departmental/College 
seminars to raise EPIC’s profile; and (iii) enhancing research infrastructure within EPIC and the Clemson Light 
Imaging Facility and the Clemson University Genomics and Bioinformatics core facilities to aid in the research 
enterprise. The overall plan for the EPIC Administrative Core combined with the demonstrated commitment of 
the College of Science and the Clemson University Administration will position EPIC to truly achieve the status 
of a Center for Biomedical Research Excellence.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10887397
- **Project number:** 5P20GM146584-03
- **Recipient organization:** CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** KERRY Scot SMITH
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $689,384
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2022-07-15 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10887397

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10887397, Administrative Core - EPIC (5P20GM146584-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10887397. Licensed CC0.

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