# Administrative Core_Pizzagalli

> **NIH NIH P50** · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · 2021 · $459,130

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY (Administrative Core, Core Leader: Pizzagalli, McLean Hospital)
The overarching goals of the Administrative Core, which will be led by the Center Director, are to (1) oversee
all scientific and administrative operations across projects and participating scientists; (2) maximize integration
and synergies across the four Projects and the Computational Modeling Core; (3) coordinate and implement
training and educational activities within the Center, with a specific focus on attracting new investigators to the
field of affective translational neuroscience from diverse background; and (4) interact with existing resources to
enhance the research, education and community outreach goals of the center. Several initiatives and activities
will be pursued to accomplish these important goals. First, the Administrative Core will oversee day-to-day
activities of the Center, including adherence to regulatory requirements, budget monitoring, and submission of
progress reports. Second, the Core will monitor the progress of each Project and will ensure that data and
information are shared across Center components. Third, the Core will be responsible to support the proposed
scientific priorities by organizing regular meetings for Center Investigators (monthly), Internal Advisory Board
(twice a year), External Advisory Board (once a year), and a monthly Center Speaker Series. Fourth, the Core
will foster the educational/training component of the Center by ensuring ample opportunities for junior faculty,
postdoctoral fellows and students to play important roles in the proposed projects. These career development
efforts will be supplemented by providing annual pilot grants to junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows to
spearhead independent projects expected to further augment the Center’s goals. Moreover, and leveraging
numerous T32 training grants and fellowship opportunities at sites across Projects, the Core will prioritize
recruitment and retention of women and minority scientists. The Center Director and Project PIs all have a
strong mentorship track record (as manifested by the many K, NRSAD, and NARSAD grants they have
sponsored over the years), and plan to maintain this commitment to mentorship during the award period. Fifth,
the Core will develop, maintain and promote a Center website to engage the larger scientific community and
general public; provide a platform to share information across Center investigators; and provide a platform for
data and resource sharing (e.g., to make freely available novel computational models). In addition, in year 5,
the Core will organize a Public Symposium to engage the community and educate them about depression and
mental health more generally as well as the scientific discoveries that emerged from the Center grant. These
efforts will be augmented by a School Outreach Program. Sixth, the Core will proactively engage in outreach
efforts to the regional mental health community and patient advocacy organizations...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10142532
- **Project number:** 5P50MH119467-02
- **Recipient organization:** MCLEAN HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Diego A Pizzagalli
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $459,130
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-04-15 → 2025-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10142532

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10142532, Administrative Core_Pizzagalli (5P50MH119467-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10142532. Licensed CC0.

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