Scientists, researchers, community leaders, clinicians and other professionals in the healthcare industry in Hampton Roads now have a state-of-the-art facility to collaborate on innovative projects and jump-start scientific research to address health disparities in the region.
The Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium (HRBRC), a state-sponsored partnership among Old Dominion University, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Sentara Healthcare and Norfolk State University, celebrated the opening of its headquarters on April 7 at ODU Tri-cities Center in Suffolk.
HRBRC was funded by Virginia lawmakers in 2020 to advance and serve as a catalyst for emerging research and economic drivers in Hampton Roads, while also addressing the region’s significant healthcare inequity and disparities. Since its creation, the consortium has secured $10 million in government grants and has another $15 million pending.
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