# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · DUKE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $185,094

## Abstract

ADMINSTRATIVE CORE: SUMMARY ABSTRACT
The primary goal of the Administrative Core is to manage and oversee the actions of the proposed P20 benign
urology center entitled, Center for Urological Laser Technologies (CULT) at Duke University. The Administrative
Core will be led by Pei Zhong as the Center Director who is experienced in shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), laser
lithotripsy (LL), and stone research. His team includes three Research Team Directors with combined experience
in the clinical management of stone disease and photonics: Drs. Michael Lipkin, Glenn Preminger, and Joseph
Izatt—and the Educational Enrichment Program (EEP) Director, Dr. Neal Simmons. The CULT team will be
guided by an Advisory Board (AB) made up of members internal and external to Duke that are preeminent
leaders in the fields of urology and engineering. Lastly, CULT will work closely with two NIDDK-sponsored
urology centers and an industry partner to coordinate research and educational collaboration efforts. The
Administrative Core has four specific aims: (1) Provide organizational structure and administrative support to
build an infrastructure that can attract new talent and facilitate fundamental multidisciplinary research in
advancing laser lithotripsy (LL) technologies and techniques for the clinical management of nephrolithiasis; (2)
Develop an EEP that trains the next generation of biomedical scientists and engineers in close collaboration with
urologists in engineering design and entrepreneurship to be more apt in innovating breakthroughs related to
benign genitourinary research; (3) Act as the central hub for all communication, coordination, and research
compliance-related activities; and (4) Establish outreach efforts that will include a Center website, reports, and
other outreach materials to communicate about the Center's successes, breakthroughs, and new directions
related to both its research and education. As such, CULT will be well-positioned to foster multidisciplinary
research collaborations at Duke; engage with proximate healthcare providers, universities, and industry; and
provide high level training in research, innovation, and entrepreneurship; all of which provide an ideal and
powerful combination for research and educational engagement. Furthermore, this infrastructure will help CULT
seek future R01, P01, and/or U54 funding, amplifying the impact of CULT's potential to be a leader in propelling
technology innovation and development in LL systems to benefit stone patients nationally and worldwide.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10019535
- **Project number:** 5P20DK123970-02
- **Recipient organization:** DUKE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** PEI ZHONG
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $185,094
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10019535

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10019535, Administrative Core (5P20DK123970-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10019535. Licensed CC0.

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