Drs. Kelvin O. Lim and Marilyn Carroll will serve as the Co-Directors of the CISA. Dr. Lim will be the Directorof the Administrative Core. This Core will assure the smooth operation of the center. Dr. Lim is responsiblefor optimizing the translational approach to research and training, ensuring the ethical conduct of researchand ensuring that all regulatory obligations are met, coordinating the various research projects and cores,assuming the fiscal responsibilities of the grant, and coordinating the resources and environment. TheAdministrative Core includes support for an Administrative Assistant who will assist Dr. Lim in the overall andday-to-day management issues of the IAC. To facilitate the generation of monthly progress reports andtracking the progress and activity across the clinical projects and cores, we will take advantage of a clinicalresearch management software package (GRID) developed by Dr. Lim. A Steering Committee will becomprised of the Center Co-Directors and all Project and Core Directors. In order to optimize collaborationswithin the CISA and the University community, we will organize a bi-monthly collaborators meeting with allCISA investigators, students, and other interested parties. In addition to these meetings, an annual retreatwill be arranged where the progress and direction of the CISA as a whole is reviewed and discussed. AnInternal Advisory Board will be formed to provide ongoing, readily accessible review of the overall goals of theCISA, the scientific content of the individual studies, and our progress. This Board will meet formally twice ayear. An External Advisory Board will be formed to provide advice to the CISA. Members of the ExternalAdvisory Board will be comprised of individuals with national and international repute with interest andexpertise in different research aspects of preclinical and clinical neurobiological research into addiction. TheExternal Advisory Board will officially meet once a year.
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