# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $96,704

## Abstract

Project Summary
We propose to establish a Consortium to study “Epigenomic Biomarkers of HIV-Associated Cancers in Nigeria.”
Our research focus and core services development plan has been prioritized by our Nigerian partners at
University of Jos (UniJos), Plateau State, Nigeria located in the center of the country and University of Lagos
(UniLag), Lagos State in the densely populated southwest. Our focus on the epigenetics of HIV-associated
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cervical cancer is justified by our extensive collaborative research history
in viral diseases including HIV, human papilloma virus, hepatitis B and C viruses. Northwestern University and
Mayo Medical School will serve as the high-income American partner institutions which is justified by the long
history of research and research training collaboration with the Nigerian institutions coupled with its expertise in
global health and ample complementary resources. The specific aims of the Administrative Core (AC) are: 1.
establish the administration structure, communication mechanisms, decision making and conflict resolution
processes for the U54 Consortium, 2. define the process for establishing and convening the External Advisory
Group (EAG) which will include policy makers, health education specialists, institutional and government leaders,
key opinion leaders and community advocates from Nigeria, and 3. coordinate administrative efforts between
the Biomedical Informatics and Statistics Core (BISC), Career Enhancement Core (CEC), Pathology and
Genomics Core (PGC) and Projects 1 (HCC) and 2 (cervical). The AC will be responsible for the overall
administration, coordination and management of the Consortium as well as facilitation and coordination of
meetings and activities of all cores and projects. The AC will be responsible for evaluating all Consortium
activities, including monitoring project progress, monitoring proposed timelines, overseeing quality control
procedures, and tracking and reporting progress towards stated research goals. We will develop short, medium
and long term metrics for evaluating the quality, quantity, and continuity of the Consortium. An EAG will be
formed and its membership will include: policy makers, health education specialists, institutional and government
leaders, key opinion leaders and community advocates. The overall goal of the AC will be to support and
facilitate research proposed in Projects 1 (HCC) and 2 (cervical), provide administrative logistics for training
activities under the CEC, and manage research services provided by the BISC and PGC.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10242888
- **Project number:** 5U54CA221205-05
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Lifang Hou
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $96,704
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-01 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10242888

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10242888, Administrative Core (5U54CA221205-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10242888. Licensed CC0.

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