The major function of the Administrative Core is to provide an organizational structure through which theinvestigators can interact and communicate with each other to foster the fundamental goal of the SPORE,i.e., translation of basic biologic information to and from the clinic in order to improve the survival and qualityof life for patients with lymphoma. This core will function via several standing committees of the SPOREincluding the Steering Committee, the Committee of Program and Core Leaders, the DevelopmentalResearch Program Review Committee, the Career Development Program Committee, the InstitutionalAdvisory Committee, and External Advisory Board. These committees consist of the senior leadership of theSPORE and the Universities of Rochester and Arizona, as well as national lymphoma experts and layadvocates. The Administrative Core of the Lymphoma SPORE is the central administrative organizationresponsible for managing all aspects of the SPORE grant including communication with and reporting to theNCI, communication with other Lymphoma SPOREs, grant accounting and reconciliation, submission ofgrant related publications, etc. Dr. Richard Fisher will serve as Director of the Administrative Core, and Dr.Thomas Miller as Co-Director. Dr.'s Fisher and Miller will work collaboratively to provide expertise intranslational and clinical lymphoma research. They have extensive administrative experience and are wellqualified to provide leadership and direction for the Lymphoma SPORE.The Administrative Core schedules and coordinates all internal and external meetings (tabulated at the endof this section) including travel to the annual NCI SPORE meeting, creates and circulates minutes for thosemeetings, and coordinates the travel for all investigators and consultants. The administrative core will alsoestablish a web site to facilitate the dissemination of information and to encourage collaborations with otherinvestigators. The web site will be developed as part of the ongoing James P. Wilmot Cancer Center website, and will be a key mechanism of communication between the University of Arizona and the University ofRochester. Other mechanisms of communication between these two centers, including regular conferencecalls, meetings, and videoconferences will be arranged by the administrative core.
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