# Developmental Research Project Program

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI · 2020 · $1,180,290

## Abstract

MISSISSIPPI INBRE
DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECT PROGRAM
Project Summary/Abstract
Mississippi INBRE's scientific themes focus on cancer, infectious diseases, and obesity, as these three major
health challenges affect Mississippi more than any other state. The Developmental Research Project Program
for MS INBRE has been developed to grow the human capital within biomedical research enterprises in MS
through supporting investigators at Partner Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), training students in biomedical
research, and providing opportunities for professional development. Establishing research programs at
undergraduate institutions in MS is challenging. Critical barriers are budgetary issues that limit the ability of
undergraduate institutions to release faculty from teaching, creation or renovation of laboratory space,
purchase and maintenance of equipment, purchase of research supplies, and provision of research support
staff. This program will specifically address these challenges through the following three specific aims: 1) Fund
Research Development Grants to hire and support promising new junior investigators at PUIs; 2) Fund Pilot
Project Grants, Community-Based Pilot Project Grants, and other small grants to support current biomedical
investigators at undergraduate institutions; and 3) Provide professional development to PUI investigators. At
the completion of this project, we will significantly increase the number of competitive biomedical investigators
at undergraduate institutions and enhance the overall biomedical infrastructure in Mississippi.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9985889
- **Project number:** 5P20GM103476-19
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
- **Principal Investigator:** Mohamed Omar Elasri
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,180,290
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9985889

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9985889, Developmental Research Project Program (5P20GM103476-19). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9985889. Licensed CC0.

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