# Core A: Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · 2020 · $148,705

## Abstract

ABSTRACT — ADMINISTRATIVE CORE
The main objective of the Administrative Core (Admin Core) is to serve as a central site to facilitate
communication and interaction between the investigators to support collaboration, to the external scientific
communities, and to ensure efficient governance and oversight of the Center. Our Center without Walls (the
Center) will consist of 5 different sites. The research programs in the Center are highly interactive. The
interactions will occur at different levels ranging from the scientific (exchange of information and data, sharing
of resources and specialized personnel, co-mentoring of junior investigators) to the administrative (organization
of meetings and interactions with national FTD centers). In addition, the goals, research strategies, and use of
resources will need to be periodically reevaluated by internal executive committees and external advisors to
maximize progress in achieving the aims of the Center. We propose four specific aims. In Aim 1, the Core will
help the director oversee Center governance and management, including implementation of strategies to
facilitate communication among the various components and maximize the use of internal and external
resources. The core will also coordinate communications among the researchers in each project, between
projects and the cores, between the Center and the internal Executive Steering Committee and the external
Scientific Advisory Committee, and between the Center and the administration of the five sites, NINDS
program staff, and the other national centers on FTD. In Aim 2, the core will promote exchanges among the
projects and cores and monitor their progress toward the stated goals of the Center, including working with
Data core to develop and maintain a web-based project management system, a public website and an intranet
for secured data, and organize on-site meetings and teleconferences. The core will develop and maintain a
web-based interface to help the director and Steering Committee members maximize the generation and use
of resources, both within and external to the Center. The core will ensure that Center activities comply with
federal and institutional regulations by providing information on NIH regulations and will provide timely reports
and updates on compliance to the Clinical Oversight and Executive Steering Committees. In Aim 3, the core
will coordinate external interactions and foster relationships with the broader research and advocacy
communities by facilitating interactions with the Tau Consortium (TC), with Gladstone, and the broader
scientific community. In Aim 4, the Core will ensure timely preparation of progress reports and the
dissemination of research findings and materials, including providing advance notice of manuscripts and
publications to the NINDS program officer and work with the NINDS Office of Communications on press
releases highlighting Center accomplishments.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10011933
- **Project number:** 5U54NS100717-05
- **Recipient organization:** WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV
- **Principal Investigator:** Li Gan
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $148,705
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-30 → 2023-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10011933

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10011933, Core A: Administrative Core (5U54NS100717-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10011933. Licensed CC0.

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