Core F - Administration (also referred to as the 'Administrative Core') will support the organizationalstructure of the SCCOR. It will provide the administrative mechanisms for implementing the policy decisionsmade by the SCCOR leadership to foster interactions between investigators, accelerate the pace ofresearch, coordinate the projects and cores, and insure a productive research effort. The AdministrativeCore will be directed by the Principal Investigator of the SCCOR, Dr. Ronald Crystal, in order to ensurequality control, to effectively administer both clinical and basic research, to integrate all component Projectsand Cores of the SCCOR, and to establish, maintain, and utilize links with existing resources external to theSCCOR such as the Weill Cornell General Clinical Research Center (5 M01 RR00047-45) and the WeillCornell Curriculum Development Award (1 K30 HL078583-01). The Administrative Core will also beresponsible for SCCOR coordination activities to enhance opportunities for collaboration and communicationamong participating SCCOR centers. The Administrative Core has in place substantial resources whichprovide a broad and deep ongoing foundation. The Department of Genetic Medicine, which is chaired by Dr.Crystal, will provide the Administrative Core a total of 1,053 square feet of administrative space to supportSCCOR activities. The Administrative Core will organize and staff a total of 16 meetings per year re theSCCOR: 12 meetings of the SCCOR Management Committee and 4 meetings of the SCCOR ExecutiveCommittee, 2 of which will include the Internal Advisory Committee, and one of which will include theExternal Advisory Committee. The Administrative Core will be responsible for financial management:allocations of all personnel percent effort on a monthly basis, and ordering of all supplies and consumablereagents for the Projects and Cores. The Administrative Core will prepare manuscripts for publication andwill help prepare presentations at relevant meetings. The Director and Associate Director have substantialprior experience at organizing and directing multi-project clinical, translational, and basic research initiativeswhich are subject to initial and ongoing peer review.
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