Component I - Administrative & Scientific CoresComponent I of the University of Connecticut's renewal application for an Alcohol Research Center P60application is designed to assure that all proposed and ongoing research activities within the Center functionin a coordinated, efficient and productive fashion (Administrative Core) and that multi-study support facilitiesand common resources are shared effectively by related projects (Scientific Cores). Component I of theUConn Center's renewal application describes the Center's organizational framework, the authority and rolesof the Center's Principal Investigator/ Scientific Director, quality control mechanisms, and the variousfunctions of the Administrative Core. The major functions of the Administrative Core include: budgeting,fiscal planning, resource allocation, scientific enrichment, professional development, facilities improvement,acquisition of new technologies, information management, providing linkages to clinical populations forclinical research, data management and analysis, and access to a biostatistical support. This componentalso describes the UConn ARC's linkages to several other relevant resources (e.g., GCRC) within the Schoolof Medicine.Also included in Component I are three proposed Scientific Core facilities [biostatistics, clinical researchevaluation unit, and a genotyping and analysis facility ] that will contribute to the overall goals of the Centerby providing expertise, personnel, laboratory facilities and specialized equipment that are shared by differentprojects and by serving as training sites for post-doctoral fellows, other alcohol researchers, and visitingscientists.An important part of the UConn ARC's mission is to serve as a local, regional, and national resource fornformation dissemination, mentoring and scientific consultation, continuing education, and the facilitation ofscholarly exchanges. In the proposed grant period, these activities will include sponsorship of continuingeducation, dissemination of professional education training materials, providing consultation regardingalcohol policy, journal editorial responsibilities, support for visiting foreign scientists, and post-doctoralraining.
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