Core A The overall objective of the Administrative and Biostatistics Core (Core A) is to provide administrative support services to investigators at the DAB MRRC including: scientific and administrative leadership for the MRRC as a whole;management of the fiscal and personnel activities necessary to achieve the objectives of the MRRC and the research cores;an external Scientific Advisory Committee to provide scientific advice for the MRRC;development of Biostatistics support for MRDD surveillance studies within Alabama including the identification of familial clusters for further genetic study and providing biostatistical support to MRRC Core users;facilitation of center-wide collaborations designed to increase the identity of the MRRC; maintenance of an effective website to facilitate sharing of ideas and findings more generally with relevant groups of practitioners and service providers, advocates and consumers, policy- and decision-makers, and the general public;high quality, media support services to investigators primarily for presentation of findings at scientific meetings and in journals;support for pilot research and feasibility studies critical for determining the MRRC's future direction and for increasing competitiveness of investigators for outside funding; technical assistance and other support services to collaborative teams of MRRC investigators seeking funding for MRDD research and training, including assistance in planning and preparing grants;attraction of new investigators to the MRRC and to the field of mental retardation and neurodevelopmental disabilities, including joint recruitment with relevant departments;and data sharing and communications links to other MRRC's, other investigators at other institutions outside the MRRC network and with the NICHD community.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Center Core Grants (P30)
Project #
5P30HD038985-08
Application #
8141178
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZHD1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2010-07-01
Budget End
2011-06-30
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$326,274
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Alabama Birmingham
Department
Type
DUNS #
063690705
City
Birmingham
State
AL
Country
United States
Zip Code
35294
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