This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing theresources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject andinvestigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source,and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed isfor the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator.The Administrative Core will provide the organizational management for this program. The objectives of this Core are to; A) facilitate information exchange between projects, faculty, training programs and institutional entities; B) ensure that physical and human resources are utilized to their maximum advantage throughout the program; C) monitors and adjust, as needed, structural and functional aspects of the program (i.e., committee memberships, adding or deleting workshops, etc.); D) establish operational mechanisms for the program such as meetings, budgetary control and programmatic reporting; E) establish outreach mechanisms and commercial relationships and F) coordinate public relations. Appropriate administrative structures are important components to the success of our program. Already, we have tested these structures during the last 15 years of extensive multi-departmental, multi-institutional collaborations. During the last 2 years while funded by out- NPEBC planning grant we refined these systems and tuned them to maximize the cooperative efforts of our computer science, mathematical and biological expertise. The collaborative practices were developed in keeping with the mission and philosophy of a successful multidisciplinary program. Building upon many years of management experience with several multidisplinary programs we will develop an administrative structure that is responsive, efficient and constructive. This Core is organized into the following sections; 1) Progress Report, 2) Committee Structure, 3) Advisory Board, 4) Communications and Monitoring, 5) Scientific Projects Committee, 6) Project Manager, 7) Leadership, 8) Institutional Support and 9) Experimental Subjects and Ethical Oversight.
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