# Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · 2024 · $3,997,580

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY. Mississippi has some of the nation's worst health outcomes and was ranked by the
United Health Foundation as the “least healthy state” in 2019. Further, the racial disparities surrounding these
health outcomes are profound. The complexities associated with effectively addressing Mississippians' health
outcomes and ameliorating Mississippi's health disparities necessitate a strong, multi-disciplinary research and
outreach infrastructure. The Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR) was
established in 2016 to provide this infrastructure, equipping researchers with the resources needed to conduct
clinical, translational, and population-based research projects. The MCCTR proposes to continue and expand
its efforts through what it has termed as “Phase II.” In Phase II, the MCCTR will add two new institutional partners,
Mississippi State University and University of Mississippi-Oxford, to its Phase I partners, University of Mississippi
Medical Center, Tougaloo College, and University of Southern Mississippi. It will also add two CTR/CTSAs as
collaborating partners, the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Center for Clinical and Translational Science
and the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences, to its Phase I partners: Mayo Clinic's Center
for Clinical and Translational Science and the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center.
 The Administrative Core will be responsible for managing the administrative, fiscal, and scientific aspects of
the MCCTR, including the oversight, marketing, and coordination of all MCCTR cores and activities. The
Professional Development Core will offer structured mentorship, training opportunities, and protected research
time for early stage investigators at MCCTR partner institutions. The Community Engagement and Outreach
Core will provide training and support to investigators in conducting community engaged research; partner with
healthcare providers through its new Practice-Based Research Network; and work with its expanded Community
Advisory Board to provide bi-directional communication and guidance on community values, concerns, and
needs and represent the MCCTR to Mississippi Communities. The Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research
Design Core will provide training and assistance with research design, data collection and management, and
statistical analysis to increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and success of research conducted by MCCTR
investigators. The Pilot Projects Program will support clinical, translational, and population-based research
projects likely to have a meaningful impact on Mississippi health outcomes and lead to extramural funding. The
Research Services Core will support research projects through study coordination and regulatory support and
will help connect researchers to communities through expanded telehealth and cohort-study resources. Finally,
the Tracking and Evaluation Core will provide accurate and timely info...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10927364
- **Project number:** 5U54GM115428-09
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Joey P. Granger
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $3,997,580
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-08-18 → 2026-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10927364

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10927364, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (5U54GM115428-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10927364. Licensed CC0.

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