# Administrative Core (Core A)

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · 2021 · $201,031

## Abstract

SUMMARY: ADMINISTRATIVE CORE (CORE A)
The Administrative Core, led by Dr. Frederick Lang (Director) and Dr. Juan Fueyo (Co-Director), provides
 critical centralized administrative support to ensure the success of the entire SPORE. The specific objectives
 of the Administrative Core are to:
 • Oversee and administer all SPORE activities.
 • Oversee all SPORE Projects and Core activities.
 • Oversee the Developmental Research and Career Enhancement Programs.
 • Promote integration and communication between the SPORE, the Brain Cancer Program, and the Cancer
 Center Support Grant.
 • Ensure compliance with institutional, governmental, and NCI regulations.
 • Communicate and consult with the NCI program officer and other staff to ensure timely preparation and
 submission of reports, publications, and important events that affect management of the SPORE.
 • Oversee and administer all fiscal and budgetary activities of the SPORE.
 • Manage and provide quality assurance, including data quality control, in cooperation with the Biostatistics
 and Bioinformatics Core.
• Coordinate meetings of the Executive Committee, Internal and External Advisory Boards, monthly
 investigator meetings, lectures, and symposia.
 • Ensure compliance with and improvement of policies for recruitment of women and minorities.
 • Coordinate with other Brain Cancer SPORE programs and investigators, as well as other organ site SPORE
 programs, to promote research communication in meetings, distribution of materials, electronic
 communications, and evaluation of progress reports.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10246328
- **Project number:** 5P50CA127001-13
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** FREDERICK F LANG
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $201,031
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2008-09-01 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10246328

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10246328, Administrative Core (Core A) (5P50CA127001-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10246328. Licensed CC0.

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