The Administrative Core of the UCLA CFAR will provide infrastructure support that adds value to all AIDSrelatedresearch and programs at UCLA. The Administrative Core is responsible for overseeing alloperational and governance aspects of the UCLA CFAR. The joint administration of the UCLA CFAR andthe AIDS Institute provides the following forms of support for the CFAR: fiscal administration and grantsmanagement, procurement of equipment and supplies, short- and long-range planning, administrativesupport for CFAR symposia, colloquia, and think tanks (including financial, editorial, graphic-design, andlogistical support), development of educational programs for scientists and laypersons, on-campus andcommunity-based outreach activities, administrative support for seed grant and fellowship reviews,compliance with all UCLA, University of California and NIH requirements, marketing and fund-raising,respond to requests for information and assistance (from the NIH, from our colleagues and collaborators,from the press and public), and supervision of all of the day-to-day activities of the CFAR.The Administrative Core will provide efficient, effective management of all CFAR programs through anaccessible, streamlined and responsive administrative operation. The Administrative Core is overseen jointlyby the Principal Investigator of the CFAR, Dr. Jerome Zack, and the Co-Pi of the CFAR, Dr. In/in Chen, whois also the Director of the UCLA AIDS Institute.
The specific aims of this Core are:
Aim 1. Program Development: Develop, implement and coordinate programs that support the widerangingresearch activities of the UCLA CFAR through a flexible and responsive administrativestructure designed to maximize access to information and assistance, to enhance communicationand to encourage collaboration.
Aim 2. New Investigator Development: Facilitate the work of all UCLA AIDS researchers, butparticularly junior, new and minority investigators, through specific mechanisms, such asmentorship programs and assistance with IRB applications, human-subject recruitment, dataanalysis, and grant writing, that reduce time, costs, and effort.
Aim 3. Business Affairs Administration: To provide an infrastructure dedicated to AIDS researchthrough funding of administrative services and overall coordination of research activities, thinktanks, seed grant reviews and other activities of the CFAR.
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