Administrative CoreThe goals of the Administrative Core are clearly distinct from those of the scientific cores. Its majortasks are to organize, support, and manage the UIUC Neuroproteomics Center on Cell-CellSignaling. Primary activities include resource management, education and outreach, and datasharingoversight. The Administrative Core brings together the individual core Pis and the biologicalusers with the Center's internal advisory committee and external advisory board. The first areadescribed is the Center's organization and operational plans, with an emphasis on facilitatingcommunication between Center personnel and the users. After all, the goal is to establish a logicallyinterconnected neuroproteomics center and not simply to manage separate projects undertaken byindividual investigators. Successful and continuing efforts to acquire and upgrade our measurementinfrastructure are described. In addition, efforts in outreach and training, both for users of the Centerand for the entire neuroscience and drug abuse research communities are highlighted. We alsopresent an overview of the UIUC Center and the relationship between the cores. Severalneuroproteomics centers were initiated four years ago by NIDA with the stated goals to provideneurobiologists with the ability to (1) benefit from proteomics experiments, (2) build a cadre ofproteomics experts who will develop expertise in analyzing neural samples, and (3) develop andimprove existing technologies as they relate to neurobiology. The Administrative Core is thecohesive force that binds all three of these efforts in the UIUC Neuroproteomics Center on Cell-CellSignaling.
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