# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · 2021 · $2,382

## Abstract

ABSTRACT/PROJECT SUMMARY
The research theme of the proposed consortium focuses on the early detection of cancer, deciphering cancer
pathogenesis, and the identification of potential biomarkers of Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS) and ocular surface
squamous neoplasia (OSSN), two of the most prevalent AIDS-associated cancers in Zambia. The Zambia
AIDS Malignancies Diagnosis and Pathogenesis Program (ZAMDAPP)’s goal, which will link key expertise and
resources of the Nebraska Center for Virology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Zambia
University Teaching Hospital, and Zambia’s Cancer Disease Hospital (CDH), is to develop the CDH cancer
research infrastructure in three areas critical to the consortium’s overall research theme: cancer diagnosis, viral
oncology, and cancer treatment. An Administrative Core will provide the administrative and programmatic
leadership and infrastructure necessary to ensure the consortium functions efficiently and effectively. The
Administrative Core will pursue four specific aims: 1) provide the administrative expertise and resources
necessary to support the consortium’s Career Enhancement Core, Shared Resources Cores, and research
projects in the accomplishment of their goals and specific aims; 2) implement a consortium-wide series of
operational processes designed to create a collaborative research environment and build capacity for
increased self-sufficiency in Zambian health institutions; 3) provide communications infrastructure to engage
key stakeholders and promote the consortium locally and globally; and 4) establish and cultivate a strong
working relationship with an External Advisory Group composed of key stakeholders and expertise leaders to
connect research efforts with Zambian communities and identify research outcomes that will inform healthy
policy changes. The organization of the Administrative Core is designed to be responsive, inclusive, and
robust, which is essential to successfully address the broad mission and complex relationships within
ZAMDAPP, among partnering and collaborating institutions, and with NIH. This core will focus on meeting the
needs of the partnership and collaborators in the current climate of rapidly changing scientific and
technological advances, which will result in a sustainable consortium with vibrant research programs that work
toward the reduction of cancer in Africa.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10242674
- **Project number:** 5U54CA221204-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN
- **Principal Investigator:** Charles Wood
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $2,382
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-15 → 2021-10-15

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10242674

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10242674, Administrative Core (5U54CA221204-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10242674. Licensed CC0.

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