Grants / Core support

Members of C-CEBH laboratories enjoy the combined benefits of individual funding and core support.

All C-CEBH laboratories are individually funded. C-CEBH is made up of 13 core faculty from six different departments at the University of Maryland. These faculty members bring in over $5.5 million dollars in sponsored research each year.

C-CEBH member laboratories also receive core support from both the University of Maryland and NIDCD. Core support encourages and facilitates collaborations across laboratories. This means that exciting new research ideas that occur at the interface of the individual C-CEBH laboratories can be supported and nurtured.

The establishment of the NIDCD P30 Research Core Center(C-CEBH) at the University of Maryland College Park in 2002 was an important step in the evolution of the commitment of the University of Maryland to research related to the mission of the NIDCD. This Core Center has greatly facilitated and enhanced the research opportunities for an outstanding group of UMCP investigators by providing the infrastructure and expertise needed in this era of dynamically changing research approaches and opportunities. The establishment of C-CEBH has allowed further development of a range of services. With the P30 resources, the C-CEBH can positively impact more investigators, facilitate the research endeavors of currently funded investigators, and at the same time create new research opportunities and collaborations for these same investigators.

Support is currently concentrated COMPUTER/ELECTRONIC RESOURCES.

The Computer/Electronic Resources Core provides support of a full-time computer and electronics scientist/engineer to assist C-CEBH investigators in developing new software and hardware to support their research. Techniques developed in one laboratory are made available for use across C-CEBH laboratories. The Computer/Electronic Resources Core also provides training in software and hardware and in the introduction of advanced computing and electronic techniques to C-CEBH laboratories.