# Investigator Development Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · 2024 · $484,291

## Abstract

Abstract- Investigator Development Core
The Investigator Development Core of the “UTEP Center for Investigator Training and Community
Engagement in Transdisciplinary Minority Health Disparities Research,” will be critical in advancing the Center
goals for a robust model of community engaged transdisciplinary minority (Hispanic) health disparities research
training. The University of Texas at El Paso's (UTEP) unique US-MX Border location and strong community
engagement and servingness with local Hispanic communities (83% Hispanic) will be utilized for implementing
investigator development. Social determinants of health intersect and interact to significantly impact health
disparities in minority (Hispanic) communities like the ones we serve. However, health disparities research
design less frequently tends to incorporate such complex intersections and interactions at the big picture level
to holistically and collectively shape health span of minority populations. The specific aims of the investigator
development core are: (1) to enhance minority health disparities research and community engagement of
investigators of all levels across disciplines at UTEP through career enhancement opportunities in
transdisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary health disparities research that spans multiple domains and levels of
influence on risk and resilience and, (2) to foster an institution-wide culture change for investigator
development in inter/transdisciplinary, translational and community engaged scholarship to help develop,
expand and retain a network of minority health disparities researchers during and beyond program years 1-5.
Investigator training in Minority (Hispanic) Health Disparities Research will be fostered through two main
components: (i) Pilot Project Program and (ii) Community Engaged Mentoring. Community engaged pilot
projects (N=21), Intensive Active Coaching in grantsmanship for early career investigators (N=50), a
comprehensive community engaged health disparities research workshop series for investigators at all career
levels across all disciplines (N=150), an innovative minority-user centered academic mentor-community
mentor-investigator mentee triad model mentoring for early career investigators (N=50) and, support for a
network community engaged minority health disparities researchers will be implemented through Program
Years 1 to 5. Outcomes expected include (i) a sustainable institutional level scalable community-campus
mentorship model for transdisciplinary minority health disparities research; (ii) effective mentor-mentee
relationships for investigators of all levels, (iii) expanding networks of health disparities researchers who can
address syndemics in inter/transdisciplinary and community engaged study designs, (iii) established multi-
sectorial community partnerships (iv) sustained investigator grantsmanship progress in community engaged
minority health research (v) increase in community engaged scholarship dissemination, and (v...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10900396
- **Project number:** 1P50MD019494-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO
- **Principal Investigator:** Thenral Mangadu
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $484,291
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-07-13 → 2029-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10900396

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10900396, Investigator Development Core (1P50MD019494-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10900396. Licensed CC0.

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