Core A: Administrative SupportThe most critical aspect of administrative support is oversight of the science in the component projects. Dr.Robertson, Principal investigator, will meet with project leaders at least monthly on an individual bases toreview progress and to plan further research strategies, particularly emphasizing areas in which advances inone project may lead to the formulation of new hypotheses, or otherwise alter the conduct of studies in adifferent programmatic area. Dr. Robertson will be accompanied at these meetings by the PPGbiostatistician, Dr. William Dupont.Biostatistical support is a critical component of any clinical study. In view of the intensity of such patient-oriented investigations in this program project grant proposal, Dr. William Dupont, of the Division ofBiostatistics, has served all components of this proposal as a consultant and collaborator, functions that willcontinue throughout the duration of the program. Support for Dr. Dupont is therefore budgeted in this core.Investigators in this Program will be supported by the administrative services of this Core, particularly inpreparation of non-competing renewals, in financial management, and in organization of the annual mini-sitevisits of the Advisory Committees.Several investigators in the Program devote effort to more than one Project or Core, so Other Supportservices, such as telephone, medical illustrations, and reprint charges as well as Travel are budgetedcentrally here.The administrative core will be responsible for coordinating the office management of the PPG. Amy Sheltonand Glenna Osborn, efficient administrative officers, are housed in the Division of Pharmacology in MedicalResearch Building 1, where grant management for most of the PPG participants is normally handled.
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