THE HAMPTON ROADS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (HRBRC) WAS FOUNDED IN 2020 AS A STATE-SPONSORED INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES, JUMPSTART SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND DEVELOP A ROBUST BIO-HEALTH VERTICAL IN HAMPTON ROADS. TODAY, THE HRBRC IS A DYNAMIC, COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE OF EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL, NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY, OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, AND SENTARA H…