# Core D-Translational Research Enhancement

> **NIH NIH P30** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $129,522

## Abstract

Translational Research Enhancement Core D: Project Summary
 The DDBTRCC Translational Research Enhancement Core (GI-TREC Core D) has as its goal to make
translating basic research findings made by the Core Center Research Base investigators easier and more
efficient to achieve. The GI-TREC was established with the understanding that the uniform and standardized
harvest of biospecimens with associated, comprehensive clinical, epidemiological and research data would
greatly facilitate and improve the study of gastrointestinal physiology and diseases. The two main components
of this repository are the Translational/Clinical Research Unit (GI-TREC-T/CRU) to record clinical data and the
Tissue Bank (GI-TREC-TxB), which collects, manages, and annotates patient specimens with both research
and clinical data. These patient biospecimens include blood, serum, plasma, peripheral blood monocytes,
DNA, RNA, urine, stool, and tissue specimens. Combined, these two integrated units provide a cost-effective,
efficient centralized tissue banking system to provide high quality, data-associated specimens to multiple users
for individual research projects and for fostering collaborations among multiple users. Core D provides the
infrastructure for the cost-effective tissue and data collection that meets Best Practices (BPs) through the
establishment of uniform Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to promote scientific advances by and
scientific interactions among Core users, collaborative investigators and young investigators, without each
investigator having to invest in the equipment/resources or individually work out specific SOPs. The TREC is
aware with bioinformatics resources for translational research being developed and made available by the JHU
CTSA and helps instruct our Research Base in its use. The TREC currently holds >40,000 specimens and
has been used by 24 current Members, 10 Associate Members and a total of 45 Core Center investigators
since the Core Center was funded, and has contributed to 65 publications.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9951051
- **Project number:** 5P30DK089502-10
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** James John Potter
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $129,522
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9951051

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9951051, Core D-Translational Research Enhancement (5P30DK089502-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9951051. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*