# Scientific Outreach Component

> **NIH NIH U54** · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2020 · $299,586

## Abstract

SOC
The Scientific Outreach Component (SOC) will further develop the exRNA Portal to disseminate and provide
for visualization of the exRNA Atlas data; ensure accessibility of ERCP-generated resources and protocols;
and initiate community engagement in exRNA biology using workshops, presentations, and social media. We
will develop topic-specific workshops to be held at Consortium meetings, but also engage with scientific
societies to co-locate workshops at major scientific conferences. SOC established an ERCC Twitter following
over the last several years and we will seek to expand our followers by live tweeting from scientific conferences
and workshops, further communicating about ERCC achievements, and tweeting about ERCC publications,
protocols, and events. We will also continue the ERCC blogging program and create online videos where
researchers share their experiences in the exRNA field.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9994976
- **Project number:** 5U54DA049098-02
- **Recipient organization:** BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID J. GALAS
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $299,586
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-08-15 → 2023-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9994976

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9994976, Scientific Outreach Component (5U54DA049098-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9994976. Licensed CC0.

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