Consortium of Rural States (CORES) Pilot Awards

The Consortium of Rural States (CORES, formerly known as the Western States Consortium) consists of six institutions (University of Arkansas, University of Iowa, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of New Mexico and University of Utah) that have received Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS).

Eligibility for this pilot funding application is limited to members of these institutions' faculty, including early career or senior investigators across all title series. At least two of the participating CTSAs must be collaborating on each protocol, and projects must be approved at each CTSA in order to qualify for funding.

 

2022 Awardees

  • Jessica Blackburn, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky

    Jessica Blackburn

    Analiz Rodriguez, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Analiz Rodriguez

    Sheri Holman, PhD

    Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Utah

    Precision Medicine Model for Pediatric Glioblastoma

    Sheri Holman
  • Lauren Whitehurst, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences (UK)

    Lauren Whitehurst, PhD

    Olivia Veatch, PhD, MS

    Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center

    Olivia Veatch

    Edwin (Ted) Abel, PhD

    Professor, Department of Neuroscience & Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa

    Edwin (Ted) Abel

    Bengi Baran, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa

    Bengi Baran

    Jacob Michaelson, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Iowa

    Jacob Michaelson

    Matt Mosconi, PhD

    Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The University of Kansas

    Matt Mosconi

    David Shaha, MD

    Assistant Professor of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa

    Evaluating sleep disturbances in adolescents and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

    David Shaha

2021 Awardees

  • Michele Staton, PhD

    Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine (UK)

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    Nickolas Zaller, PhD

    Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health (UAMS)

    Nickolas Zaller, PhD headshot

    Megha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH

    Professor, Department of Population Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine

    Developing a CTSA Research Network to Support Translational Science Across the Criminal Justice Continuum

    Megha Ramaswamy headshot
  • Javier A. Neyra, MD, MSCS, FASN

    Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine (UK)

    Javier Neyra headshot

    Kirby Mayer, DPT, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences (UK)

    Kirby Mayer headshot

    Benjamin R. Griffin, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

    Benjamin Griffin headshot

    J. Pedro Teixeira, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico

    The Impact of Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy on the Incidence and Recovery from Critical Illness Muscle Wasting

2020 Awardees

  • Thomas Prisinzano, PhD

    Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy (UK)

     

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    Nancy Muma, PhD

    Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy (KU)

    Development of Novel Drugs with Biased Signaling for the Treatment of Schizophrenia

    Nancy Muma headshot
  • John Gensel, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine (UK)

    John Gensel, MD

    Candace Floyd, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine (Utah)

    Pro-Inflammatory Lipid Biomarkers after SCI

     

    Candace Floyd headshot

2019 Awardees

  • Cale Jacobs, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, College of Medicine (UK)

    C Jacobs

    Dustin Richter, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (UNM)

    Cartilage breakdown and Arthrofibrosis after multiple ligament KneE injury (CAKE Trial)

    This Phase 1 multicenter study will investigate the roles of dysregulation of inflammatory pathways and early weightbearing on arthrofibrosis and cartilage degradation following multiple ligament knee injury.

     

    D Richter

2018 Awardees

  • Kristin Ashford, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC

    Associate Professor, College of Nursing (UK)

    Kristin Ashford, PhD

    Sherry Weitzen, PhD, MD

    Assistant Professor, College of Medicine (UNM)

    Models of care for pregnant women with opioid use disorder, and infants with opioid exposure

    Sherry Weitzen, PhD, MD
  • Kenneth Campbell, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine (UK)

    Kenneth Campbell, PhD

    Omar Wever-Pinzon, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine (Utah)

    Identify novel molecular determinants of cardiac failure and recovery

    Omar Wever-Pinzon, MD
  • Elizabeth Salt, PhD, RN, APRN

    Associate Professor, College of Nursing

    Treating Pain with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Trial (T-PACT Trial)

    Salt
  • Kate Kosmac, PhD

    Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences (UK)

    Kate Kosmac, PhD

    Richard Dennis, PhD

    Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Geriatric Research

    Protein Aggregation, Fat Accumulation, and Interventions for Sarcopenia

    Richard Dennis, PhD