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
Analiz Rodriguez, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Sheri Holman, PhD
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Utah
Precision Medicine Model for Pediatric Glioblastoma
Lauren Whitehurst, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences (UK)
Olivia Veatch, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center
Edwin (Ted) Abel, PhD
Professor, Department of Neuroscience & Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa
Bengi Baran, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa
Jacob Michaelson, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Iowa
Matt Mosconi, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The University of Kansas
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
2021 Awardees
Michele Staton, PhD
Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine (UK)
Nickolas Zaller, PhD
Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health (UAMS)
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
Javier A. Neyra, MD, MSCS, FASN
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine (UK)
Kirby Mayer, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences (UK)
Benjamin R. Griffin, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
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)
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
John Gensel, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine (UK)
Candace Floyd, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine (Utah)
Pro-Inflammatory Lipid Biomarkers after SCI
2019 Awardees
Cale Jacobs, PhD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, College of Medicine (UK)
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.
2018 Awardees
Kristin Ashford, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC
Associate Professor, College of Nursing (UK)
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
Kenneth Campbell, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine (UK)
Omar Wever-Pinzon, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine (Utah)
Identify novel molecular determinants of cardiac failure and recovery
Elizabeth Salt, PhD, RN, APRN
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Treating Pain with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Trial (T-PACT Trial)
Kate Kosmac, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences (UK)
Richard Dennis, PhD
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Geriatric Research
Protein Aggregation, Fat Accumulation, and Interventions for Sarcopenia
