South Carolina Health Disparities Research Portal: Find Other Researchers

Developed to foster research collaboration and to showcase the wide array of expertise and talent offered by USC faculty. Searchable database allows faculty to share areas of expertise with colleagues and wider world. Search faculty research profiles by using research interest or expertise keywords (e.g. genomics, cognitive development or toxicology). Alternatively, search for a particular faculty member's research profile by entering his or her name. Searches are not case sensitive; entering Robert or RObeRT or rOBERT or robert will yield identical results.

Allows users to explore networking opportunities among HSSC member organizations to enable collaborative research. Enables creation of online bios, which enhances the visibility of faculty on search engines, and supports identification of potential collaborators, researchers, experts, and mentors. Offers visualization tools to browse collaboration networks, view timelines of publication keywords and word clouds, and other tools help facilitate discovery of research networks, team formation, and networking between the research community and industry.

Established in 2005, the MUSC Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR) focuses on research, training, and outreach surrounding racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and rural/urban disparities in health.

Outgrowth of EXPORT Center project, a collaborative partnership between Clemson University’s College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, and Voorhees College’s Center of Excellence in Rural and Minority Health. Made possible through an Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities and Training (EXPORT) grant from National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities at National Institutes of Health.

Partnership between South Carolina State University (SCSU) and Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center. Aims to create a future generation of cancer researchers specially trained to improve cancer health outcomes for South Carolinians.