The overall objective of the Administration (Admin) Core efforts is to provide a robust and dynamic infrastructure for the Center of Excellence for Encephalitic Alphavirus Therapeutics that enables consistent and notable progress through the milestones. Led by the Program Director, Dr. Jonsson (UTHSC, University of Tennessee Health Science Center), the Core will be the main interface between the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), the Research Project PIs, and NIAID. To support the achievement of the aims and milestones of the Center, Dr. Jonsson will be supported by Jayne McKinnie (Admin Core Associate) to: (1) ensure coordination and dissemination of information across the research projects, (2) coordinate results required for filing intellectual property, (3) publish results of disclosed leads and provide novel resources to the scientific community, (4) coordinate input into the refinement of the product development plan outlined in the Overall section with our University partners and SAC, (4) attract commercial partners for future SBIR or similar proposal efforts, and (5) administratively support the Center in collaboration with our regulatory consultants to prepare for our meetings with the FDA at the end of year 3 and at the start of year 5.
Specific aims of the Admin Core will be to:
Aim 1. Organize, manage, and document Center communications and findings;
Aim 2. Manage and ensure fiscal responsibility and regulatory compliance;
and Aim 3. Manage lead prioritization and documentation, the refinement of the Product Development Plan and a path to Commercialization.
