Administrative Core of the Balance and Auditory Research Center (BARC)
Official title: Administrative Core
Funded at University of Mississippi Med Ctr · NIH-11400983 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This grant funds the administrative backbone for a center that aims to advance balance and hearing research through strong governance, mentoring, and sustainability planning.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Mississippi Med Ctr NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Jackson, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2025 |
| Project end | July 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $852,474 |
| NIH project number | 5P20GM156708-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11400983 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable to a specific patient population; this is an administrative grant supporting a research center.
✕Less likely to help
No direct patient enrollment is required for this core grant.
What this research studies
The Administrative Core provides organizational leadership to support cutting-edge balance and auditory research. It focuses on building a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with education, mentorship, and pilot funding to advance projects in balance disorders and auditory science. It also works on long-term strategies to sustain the center by recruiting new faculty and fostering links with related programs. Wu Zhou, PhD, will lead the center with guidance from an advisory and executive committee to ensure effective governance and resource use.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: A more collaborative research ecosystem could accelerate discoveries and training in balance and auditory health that may eventually benefit patients.
How similar studies have gone: Other COBREs and center cores have shown success in building collaborative, multidisciplinary research environments that accelerate early-career investigators.
Where this research is happening
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University of Mississippi Med Ctr
Jackson, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Zhou, Wu — University of Mississippi Med Ctr
- Study coordinator: Zhou, Wu
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.