Core A (Administrative Core), led by the Program's Director, Paul M. Hassoun, MD, and Co-Director,Rubin M. Tuder, will provide essential administrative and secretarial support and ensure overall directionand organization of the entire Program. In addition, this Core will provide accounting support that willensure appropriate fiscal and scientific oversight, monitoring and compliance with federal and institutionalgrant management regulations, the latter through several formal mechanisms. The objectives of theAdministrative core are (i) centralization of all administrative actions and financial recording keeping, (ii) toassist with statistical and data processing support for the projects (iii)to prepare scientific and financialreports as required by the university and the NHLBI, (iv) to ensure that the SCCOR research meets thehighest standards through periodic review by the internal and external review panels, (v) to facilitate theuse of common resources, (vi)to foster exchange of scientific information and ideas, and (viii) provide theprojects and cores with a review of all expenditures on a monthly basis and deal with UniversityAccounting and Grants offices concerning grant budgets. Core A will coordinate the inter-project, andinter-departmental, collaborative arrangements and evolve new arrangements as deemed necessary forthe scientific progress of the SCCOR project as a whole. Core personnel will orchestrate monthlymeetings of the project leaders that will be held to discuss scientific and administrative matters. Core Awill organize regular research seminars on Thursday mornings which will allow SCCOR investigators topresent their work in progress to other researchers. Coordinated administrative services will ensureoptimal purchasing practices, facilitate communications, and promote scientific interaction.
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