# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · 2021 · $411,441

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The Administrative Core (AC) provides administrative oversight, support and facilitates communication among
BBRC and with RTRN/RRCN researchers as they pursue new discoveries through scholarly inquiry. The AC
will continue to ensure the success of the mission for the UTEP Border Biomedical Research (BBRC)
interdisciplinary program built upon goals to solve cancer health disparity issues affecting our community and
the general Hispanic population. The AC will ensure the success of this proposal by supporting the following
Specific Aims:
Aim 1. To manage, coordinate and supervise the efficient implementation of proposed activities and the
optimal functioning of oversight structures and advisory committees.
Aim 2. To provide administrative support to successfully carry out BBRC programmatic activities such as
pilot projects, workshops, meetings and seminars.
Aim 3. To monitor, evaluate and report on the progress of proposed research, student and post-doc
training, faculty career development, recruitment activities and pilot projects.
Aim 4. To provide management and oversight of award funds.
Aim 5. To ensure that BBRC activities adhere to research compliance and responsible conduct of
research requirements.
Aim 6. To facilitate collaborations with other RCMI Institutions, actively participate in the RCMI Translational
Research Network (RTRN, now the RCMI Research Coordination Network (RRCN)), and effectively
communicate/disseminate BBRC information such as available resources, research progress and findings
with the local and scientific communities.
In summary, the AC will be responsible for the overall management and coordination of the RCMI Program at
UTEP. It will facilitate thoughtful communication, engage community partnerships, and promote hypothesis
driven research that will yield findings of high significance to achieve cancer health equality in our border
community.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10140138
- **Project number:** 5U54MD007592-28
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO
- **Principal Investigator:** Robert A. Kirken
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $411,441
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1998-06-15 → 2024-02-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10140138

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10140138, Administrative Core (5U54MD007592-28). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10140138. Licensed CC0.

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