# Core A: Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · 2021 · $201,416

## Abstract

Core A: Administrative Core
7. Project Summary/Abstract
The Administrative Core is the nucleus of the COBRE by providing supervision, coordination, and management
of the entire range of center activities. The whole experienced leadership team of the COBRE, which has been
responsible for the successful track record in Phase I and II, will return for Phase III. The leadership team
includes Founding Director and Associate Director, five members of the External Advisory Committee who are
leaders in the musculoskeletal research field in the world, the Internal Advisory Committee which consists of
key academic and administrative leaders in our Institution, and the Steering Committee which contains COBRE
Core and Program Directors. In addition, the leadership team has been enhanced by the addition of graduated
target COBRE investigators in Phase I and II. They will bring their unique experience in “growing up”
professionally in the nurturing environment and contribute to mentoring of a new generation of investigators in
COBRE. The specific aims of the Administrative Core are: 1) Provide strong leadership in translational
research by promoting scientific interaction and collaboration of COBRE investigators in different disciplines
(biologists, engineers and clinicians), by organizing enrichment programs including research seminars,
multidisciplinary journal club, and grant workshops, and by facilitating technology transfer and education; 2)
Provide biostatistical support by assisting the collection, handling, and analysis of the data of pilot projects and
research cores through the statistical subunit directed by Dr. Jason Machan; 3) Manage, coordinate, and
supervise the entire range of center activities including prioritizing and allocating fiscal resources among
Technical Cores and Pilot Projects Program through the Steering Committee; 4) Evaluate performance,
achievements, and adjustments of Technical Cores and Pilot Projects Program through compiling an annual
report to the External Advisory Committee (EAC) and organizing the annual meeting of EAC, which is
responsible for external review, ranking, and selection of pilot projects and providing advice for the general
direction of COBRE; 5) Prepare and maintain documentation relating to projects, cores and overall program
management, implement resource sharing plan, and maintain the communication with and submit the
appropriate progress reports to the NIH; 6) Implement the transition of COBRE into Brown Center of
Musculoskeletal and Motion Sciences (BCMMS) within the Brown Institute for Translational Sciences (BITS)
internally and compete for extramural support of Center of Research Translation (CORT) from NIH externally.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10372259
- **Project number:** 3P30GM122732-04S1
- **Recipient organization:** RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** QIAN CHEN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $201,416
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2017-09-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10372259

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10372259, Core A: Administrative Core (3P30GM122732-04S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10372259. Licensed CC0.

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