Table 1.

Morehouse SOM MDTT Database Projects List.

MDTT	Description Project/Purpose	Member Types *	Success to Date	Sustainability Efforts
COVID MDTTs
National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN)	To collaborate with community-based organizations across the nation to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic	AD, BehS, BS, C, COM, ED, PH, SS	44 community partners https://ncrn.msm.edu/ (accessed on 30 December 2022) National Advisory Board National Community Coalition Board Dissemination of culturally and linguistically appropriate information	Leveraged network to secure additional funding
COVID—CEAL	To understand factors that contribute to the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 in underserved communities and establish effective, community-engaged research and outreach response strategies.	AD, BehS, BS, C, COM, ED, PH, SS	Community coalition governing board 313 discrete national media presentations (TV, radio, social media, webinars, newspapers) 1700 community residents vaccinated and 225 enrolled in COVID Novovax vaccine trial	Initial funding $1 M/year Secured $1.4 M in additional funding
Natural Products Research Center (NPRC) MDTTs
Medical Cannabis & Endocannabinoid Workgroup	To demonstrate Morehouse SOM’s multidisciplinary Tx approach to the understanding and study of the use of medical cannabis and the endocannabinoid system in the 65+ population.	AD, BS, C, COM, ED, LIB, PH, S/L, SS	Cannabinoid & Endocannabinoid Research Spectrum National Roundtable and Town Hall Feb 2021 Recruitment of a faculty endocannabinoid specialist (in process) Research partner with state selected medical cannabis producer	$2.75 M Kessler Research Foundation grant Pending funding from medical cannabis production companies
HIV & Emerging Pathogens	To expand our Morehouse SOM research in the areas of emerging pathogens, including HIV, Ebola, Zika, Malaria, Herpes and Coronavirus	AD, BS, C, IP, PH, S/L Global members	Identification, isolation & sequencing of 30 kD protein, MoMo30 COVID patent issued Macaque study completed Publication: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215227	Morehouse SOM Innovation Funds $986,086 over 3 years COVID supplement funded
RCMI Project MDTTs
Reduced DNA Repair Capacity Leads to Increased Risk of Uterine Fibroids in African Americans	To identify genomic and epigenomic risk profiles associated with increased susceptibility to UFs in AA women and will inform an efficient precision medicine approach for development of novel preventative and therapeutic strategies.	AD, BS, C, COM, S/L	National Uterine Fibroid Town Hall Webinar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jV7ntbbKs8US (accessed on 30 December 2022) Congressional Testimony 2019 1 Publication: Elkafas, Ali, Elmorsy et al. (2020) https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9061459	Submission of a Collaborative R01 to NIEHS Plans to submit a Multi-PI R01 to ICER
Project GRIT- Building Biobehavioral Goal Directed Resilience Among African American (AA) Women	To implement an innovative intervention to help expand existing paradigms to promote culturally centered, trauma-informed mental health care and wellness for AA women with PTSD.	BehS, C, COM, ED, PH, S/L, SS	4 scientific presentations made Established and disseminated Community Mental Health Equity Newsletter (Institutional Cross Disciplinary Collaboration Resilience: Black Women and Public Health (in press)	R01 submitted but not funded Ongoing development TA consultation with Morehouse SOM Office of Research Development
African American Women Treated with tPA	To investigate the effectiveness of TPA in African American women through a prospective study and to investigate blood transcriptome profiles to predict response to TPA in women	BS, C	The COVID pandemic halted patient identification and selection The team will supplement prospective study with retrospective analysis of tPA in African American women	NIH RO1 application submitted
Advancing Rural Health Disparities Through Innovation	To expand a multi-sectorial coalition to guide, advise and advance health disparities research in rural counties in southwest Georgia	AD, C, COM, ED, PH, BUS	Conducting community listening tours with key information interviews utilizing PhenXToolkit Conducted virtual Town Halls Women’s Health Fair with local hospital Use of Morehouse SOM’s Health 360x technology	Leveraging coalition for next round of RCMI funding
Childhood Lead Exposure An MDTTs Approach to Addressing Low-Level Lead Exposure in Georgia Children	Decrease health disparities associated with sub-clinical lead exposure through the identification of socioeconomic risk factors and molecular biomarkers in children	BS, C, PH, S/L AD, COM	1 Publication: Dickinson-Copeland CM, Immergluck LC, Britez M, Yan F, Geng R, Edelson M, Kendrick-Allwood SR, Kordas K https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105163	Received Tx Pilot Project Award Pediatric and Reproductive Environmental Health Scholars-Southeastern Environmental Exposures and Disparities (PREHS-SEED K12)—$200,000
Other Morehouse SOM MDTTS
Interprofessional Education QEP is IPE	To develop IPE experiences to prepare Morehouse SOM students for future health teams	AD, BS, C, ED, S/L	Included in Morehouse SOM ten-year accreditation plan. Required curricula component for all entering Morehouse SOM students	Institutional Support $1.304 million over 5 years
Office of Global Health Equity (OGHE)	To develop global learning experiences for Morehouse SOM students, faculty & staff to work with immigrant populations within the State of Georgia	AD, BehS, BS, C, COM, ED, IP, PH, S/L	Global Health Webinar Series—Five webinars conducted to date related to COVID-19	575,000 in institutional and extramural funding received
HBBB—HIV from Bench to Bedside and Beyond	To coordinate HIV activities across Morehouse SOM	AD, BehS, BS, C, COM, ED, PH, S/L	Collaboration with Emory University Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) on new Scientific Working Group—Health Equity Morehouse SOM MD4 Human Sexuality elective created Developing stigma reduction project in Black gay men using at-home anal swab testing	Leveraged COVID-19 Vaccine Trial infrastructure to launch HIV vaccine trial. infrastructure to launch HIV vaccine trial
Choice Neighborhood	To improve the economic, education and health outcomes of community residents.	AD, C, COM, PH, S/L	Community Health Worker teams for insurance navigation Involvement (patient referral) to Morehouse SOM student run HEAL Clinic (free clinic services) Presentation at Beyond Flexner Conference 2021	HUD continuation application submitted
Center for Maternal Health Equity at Morehouse SOM	To pursue equity in maternal health by reducing maternal morbidity and mortality locally, nationally and globally by building and strengthening community-academic partnerships, developing a competitive translational research program and offering interdisciplinary and professional training	BS, C, COM, ED	Development of a maternal mortality prevention and optimal reproductive health promotion mobile app—Prevent Maternal Morbidity & Mortality Mobile Technology (PM3) Creation of a simulation model—Respectful Maternity Care Developed Community-Based Perinatal Patient Navigator Training	Successful advocacy to obtain State of Georgia matching funds in the $500,000/year for FY 20 & FY21 and now in state base budget Institutional support of $500,000/year Extramural support from Johnson & Johnson, Deloitte, Amerigroup, Health Care Georgia and Goldman Sachs
Health Equity—Tx Work Group	To lead the work of Morehouse SOM’s Tx approach and philosophy to health equity	AD, BehS, BS, C, ED, PH,	Coordination of 2 successful rounds of Tx pilot projects to advance health equity in communities. Development of a national Health Equity Survey	Morehouse SOM institutional provided for pilot grants $75,000 per grant—7 funded to date = $525,000
Data Science Across the Atlanta University Center (AUC)	To advance data science on topics that impact Black American and to diversify the data science workforce	AD, BS, C, S/L	Seminar series focused on research, education and community engagement New course for AUC students—Data & the African Diaspora Development of Learning & Research Communities (LRC)	United Health Group AUC (HBCU) Data Partnership $8.25 M over five years

* Member Types: AD—administrator/staff, BehS—behavioral scientist, BS—basic science, BUS—business, C—clinical, COM—community, ED—education, IP—international partner, LIB—librarian, PH—public health, S/L—student/learner, SS—social scientist.