RCMI Health Disparities Program at Meharry Medical College
Official title: The RCMI Program in Health Disparities Research at Meharry Medical College
Funded at Meharry Medical College · NIH-11382213 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A national research center at Meharry Medical College works to understand and reduce health disparities affecting African American communities, with a focus on basic science, behavior, and clinical research supported by biostatistics and genomics tools.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Meharry Medical College NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Nashville, United States) |
| Project start | September 30, 1997 |
| Project end | May 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $2,488,885 |
| NIH project number | 5U54MD007586-40 |
| Project ID | NIH-11382213 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Researchers and clinicians at Meharry and collaborating institutions who study health disparities and related diseases, including those focusing on African American women.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not involved in health disparities research or not connected to Meharry's collaborative projects may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This NIH-funded program brings together researchers across disciplines to study health disparities from molecules to communities. It provides centralized resources for study design, biostatistics, data science, genomic analyses, CRISPR-Cas9 work, informatics, and cross-training to help investigators at Meharry. The center also emphasizes the development of early-career investigators and stronger community engagement to translate findings into real-world impact. The goal is to understand why health disparities persist and to develop strategies that improve health outcomes for minority populations, especially African American women.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this program could accelerate discoveries that reduce disparities and improve health for African American communities through better research methods and targeted interventions.
How similar studies have gone: Prior health disparities research programs have shown that centralized cores and cross-training can boost productivity and translational impact.
Where this research is happening
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Meharry Medical College
Nashville, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Adunyah, Samuel Evans — Meharry Medical College
- Study coordinator: Adunyah, Samuel Evans
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.