Perinatal health center to improve outcomes for mothers and babies
Official title: Mississippi Center of Excellence in Perinatal Research, Phase 2
Funded at University of Mississippi Med Ctr · NIH-11416349 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A Mississippi research center is funding Phase 2 work to uncover how conditions before, during, and after pregnancy affect mothers and their children in the long term.
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 | June 8, 2017 |
| Project end | May 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $2,320,889 |
| NIH project number | 5P20GM121334-10 |
| Project ID | NIH-11416349 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are pregnant people and their offspring in Mississippi or similar settings, and researchers collaborating in perinatal health projects.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not directly involved in perinatal health research or those outside the study setting may not experience direct benefits.
What this research studies
This grant supports a multi-disciplinary program at UMMC that studies how events during gestation and early life influence health across a person’s lifespan. It builds infrastructure, cores, and collaborations to translate basic findings into ways to prevent or reduce perinatal diseases. Researchers use human and animal studies to explore health disparities, pregnancy outcomes, and developmental programming with a focus on improving lives in Mississippi. The effort includes both basic science and clinical/population approaches to accelerate discovery and translation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to better prevention and treatment strategies for perinatal diseases affecting mothers and their children.
How similar studies have gone: Previous phases reported increased federal funding, publications, and investigator collaboration, suggesting momentum for related perinatal research.
Where this research is happening
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University of Mississippi Med Ctr
Jackson, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Reckelhoff, Jane F — University of Mississippi Med Ctr
- Study coordinator: Reckelhoff, Jane F
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.