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Research Infrastructure Core Facilities at Research Centers in Minority Institutions: Part I—Research Resources Management, Operation, and Best Practices

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  • Paul B. Tchounwou

    (RCMI Center for Health Disparities Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA)

  • Mohamad Malouhi

    (RCMI Center for Health Disparities Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA)

  • Elizabeth O. Ofili

    (Department of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA)

  • Emma Fernández-Repollet

    (Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00936, USA)

  • Daniel F. Sarpong

    (Office of Health Equity Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA)

  • Richard Yanagihara

    (Department of Pediatrics & Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Renato J. Aguilera

    (RCMI Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA)

  • Cecilia Ayón

    (School of Public Policy, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA)

  • Xiaoxin Chen

    (RCMI Center for Health Disparities Research, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 27707, USA)

  • Asok Dasmahapatra

    (RCMI Center for Health Disparities Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA)

  • Song Gao

    (Center for Biomedical and Minority Health Research, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004, USA)

  • Cimona V. Hinton

    (Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314, USA)

  • Robert Holt

    (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA)

  • Vladimir Kolesnichenko

    (College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA)

  • Michael D. Powell

    (Department of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA)

  • Fatima Merchant

    (Department of Engineering Technology, College of Technology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA)

  • Kinfe K. Redda

    (College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA)

  • Abiel Roche-Lima

    (Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR 00936, USA)

  • Cecilia M. Shikuma

    (Department of Pediatrics & Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Jacqueline J. Stevens

    (RCMI Center for Health Disparities Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA)

  • Jose A. Torres

    (Department of Basic Sciences, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716, USA)

  • Robert T. Trotter

    (Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA)

  • James Wachira

    (RCMI Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA)

  • Paul Wang

    (Department of Radiology, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA)

  • Kristen J. Wells

    (Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA)

  • Jason White

    (RCMI Center for Biomedical Research, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA)

  • Yanyuan Wu

    (Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA)

Abstract

Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program fosters the development and implementation of innovative research aimed at improving minority health and reducing or eliminating health disparities. Currently, there are 21 RCMI Specialized (U54) Centers that share the same framework, comprising four required core components, namely the Administrative, Research Infrastructure, Investigator Development, and Community Engagement Cores. The Research Infrastructure Core (RIC) is fundamentally important for biomedical and health disparities research as a critical function domain. This paper aims to assess the research resources and services provided and evaluate the best practices in research resources management and networking across the RCMI Consortium. We conducted a REDCap-based survey and collected responses from 57 RIC Directors and Co-Directors from 98 core leaders. Our findings indicated that the RIC facilities across the 21 RCMI Centers provide access to major research equipment and are managed by experienced faculty and staff who provide expert consultative and technical services. However, several impediments to RIC facilities operation and management have been identified, and these are currently being addressed through implementation of cost-effective strategies and best practices of laboratory management and operation.

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  • Paul B. Tchounwou & Mohamad Malouhi & Elizabeth O. Ofili & Emma Fernández-Repollet & Daniel F. Sarpong & Richard Yanagihara & Renato J. Aguilera & Cecilia Ayón & Xiaoxin Chen & Asok Dasmahapatra & Son, 2022. "Research Infrastructure Core Facilities at Research Centers in Minority Institutions: Part I—Research Resources Management, Operation, and Best Practices," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-26, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:24:p:16979-:d:1006755
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