# COBRE-Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · 2020 · $807,043

## Abstract

The University of Louisville (UofL) COBRE in Functional Microbiomics, Inflammation and Pathogenicity
comprises a multidisciplinary group of investigators addressing thematic aspects of microbiome, inflammation
and pathogenicity studies. The UofL is uniquely poised to investigate these problems in a coordinated and
efficient fashion, and the COBRE is horizontally integrated with a number of UofL funded initiatives and grant
applications in related areas. The departments of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and
Immunology, and Bioengineering all contribute to the cross-disciplinary nature of the center. These units have
established records of federal funding, mentoring junior faculty, graduate student training, and collaborative
interactions across campus. This application is led by well-qualified and well-funded Center Directors. There are
five outstanding PI-mentees with senior, established, funded mentoring teams. Our proposed COBRE will have
a major positive impact on research throughout UofL, and will help recruit and retain faculty. The germ free
animal facility to be established will be one of only a few in the country. Many of the projects address chronic
inflammatory diseases that occur at disproportionately high incidence in minority communities. Other projects
involving plague and melioidosis have national and international significance. The Administrative Core will
provide overall governance and will ensure that the COBRE projects and cores work together in a cohesive and
coordinated manner. All projects and cores will utilize the Administrative Core. The Specific Aims are: to provide
a formal governance structure to allow coordination, direction and prioritization of activities, including budget
issues, ensuring the quality of all functions; to evaluate progress; to resolve any conflicts as they arise; to provide
a formalized process for mentoring junior faculty; to provide a mechanism to replace mentees as they become
independent; to provide a mechanism to replace any key individuals who may leave; to provide pilot funding for
junior faculty to ensure a pipeline of investigators; to provide biostatistical and bioimaging support; and to
disseminate pertinent information resulting from the COBRE activities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9878110
- **Project number:** 5P20GM125504-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
- **Principal Investigator:** Richard J Lamont
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $807,043
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9878110

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9878110, COBRE-Administrative Core (5P20GM125504-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9878110. Licensed CC0.

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