# Leadership & Administrative Core (LAC)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2020 · $128,900

## Abstract

The Leadership Administrative Core (LAC) is responsible for the organizational, communication and
regulatory functions of the Pittsburgh Pepper OAIC. The LAC receives valuable input and direction from 5
advisory groups including 1) the External Advisory Board (EAB) (national experts), 2) the Institutional Advisory
Board (multidisciplinary group of experts on aging from the University and the UPMC health system), 3) the
Community Advisory Board (representatives from local health care agencies, IRB, media, and local leaders), 4)
the REC Advisory and the PESC Advisory groups (both internal and external experts). These boards provide
advice and insight to the Executive Committee composed of leaders and co-leaders of OAIC cores.
Our specific aims are to:
1. Foster communication and multidisciplinary collaboration among OAIC investigators, cores and projects.
2. Promote awareness and involvement in our work by relevant investigators and research programs in and
 outside the University of Pittsburgh.
3. Represent the OAIC to the University through the Institutional and Community Advisory Boards.
4. Represent the OAIC to other OAICs and the larger academic, NIH, clinical and lay communities.
5. Through the EAB, maintain independent oversight of OAIC processes, resources and progress.
6. Establish new independent REC and PESC oversight committees as requested by NIA.
7. Provide research oversight and safety monitoring for all OAIC human studies and help establish a Data
 and Safety Monitoring Board as necessary.
8. Sponsor a Research Seminar series, an Annual Retreat, Workgroups, a publication/communication
 committee, formal grant reviews, and new partnership initiatives.
9. Increase basic and translational research partnerships.
10. Provide administrative support and manage financial records for the OAIC as a whole.
11. Collaborate outside the Institution on OAIC related themes.
For this renewal, we implement several innovative programmatic changes. First, we add a new discrete
Resource Core, the Biology of Mobility and Aging Core (BMAC), derived from new and existing Basic Science
laboratories. Second, we add TEAM Science sessions to incorporate complementary basic and clinical
presentations and foster cross talk and collaboration. Third, a new telemedicine workgroup will pursue novel
opportunities for distance technology clinical research. Fourth, we extend our Visiting Professorships to
National thought leaders to increase attention to basic and translational Biology of Mobility and Aging. Fifth, we
will expand our dissemination efforts by 1) supporting a Dissemination Champion(community leader) and 2)
implement innovative “Story Booth” podcasts of OAIC participants sharing their clinical research experience.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10024552
- **Project number:** 2P30AG024827-16
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- **Principal Investigator:** SUSAN L GREENSPAN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $128,900
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2004-09-30 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10024552

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10024552, Leadership & Administrative Core (LAC) (2P30AG024827-16). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10024552. Licensed CC0.

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