The Leadership and Administrative Core (LAC) is responsible for strategic planning, organization,administrative operations and evaluation of the OAIC research and training program. The LAC's effortsemphasize coherence, cohesion and maintenance of the OAlC's common research theme, Integratingpathways affecting physical function for new approaches to disability prevention. Goals of the LAC areachieved by the Core Leaders in concert with three committees: the Executive Committee, the JointScientific Review Panel, and the External Advisory Committee. The specific functions of the LAC are to:Provide overall scientific leadership and direction for the OAIC research and training programProvide administrative and budgetary support for the programIntegrate the OAIC cores and projects to: 1) facilitate communication and foster translation betweenbasic and clinical research, and 2) ensure access of investigators to core resourcesCoordinate OAIC resources with other research and training grants and institutional resourcesCommunicate with other OAlCs and the NIA, and foster collaborations with other OAIC investigatorsFacilitate and ensure compliance with all guidelines and regulations regarding financial operations,human subjects, and animal care and useSet productivity benchmarks, monitor progress, and ensure success of individual projects (shared aimwith other cores, especially the Pilot and Exploratory Studies Core) and of junior investigators (sharedaim with the Research Career Development Core)Promote quality, productivity and timeliness in all OAIC activitiesAttract new researchers to aging research from throughout the institution and beyondConduct the annual External Advisory Committee meeting and implement its recommendationsPromote the use of uniform assessment batteries in all OAlC-supported clinical research studies tooptimize the use of OAIC resources and allow integrated analyses of pivotal outcomes across studiesArrange review of proposed pilot and Research Development Projects and selection of Research CareerDevelopment Core candidatesMonitor the productivity and mentoring of Research Career Development Core supported junior facultyThe continued high productivity and innovation of the WFU OAIC is facilitated by sound Core leadership.
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