# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2022 · $816,220

## Abstract

Core A: Administrative Core: Summary/Abstract:
The University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease
Research Center (PITT-ADRC) Administrative (ADM) Core provides the organization and structure for planning
and implementation of ADRC core and research activities. The core supervises all PITT-ADRC functions and
the Clinical, Data Management & Statistics, Neuropathology, Biomarker and Neurogenetics, Neuroimaging,
and Outreach, Engagement and Education Cores, as well as the Research and Education Component. The
ADM Core monitors budgets to ensure fiscal responsibility; organizes the review and funding process for the
Developmental Projects and for the philanthropically funded pilot studies. It monitors all PITT-ADRC research
projects utilizing ADRC subjects or resources. This core determines new research directions, including the
recruitment of new investigators to work in AD. Establishment of outreach efforts to the medically underserved
and minority communities are directed and stimulated by the Core. The Core also oversees participation in
multicenter studies, data transfer to NIA databases, tissue and DNA samples to NIA repositories, cross-ADC
collaborations, and other national and international initiatives. Through the establishment of a comprehensive
communications system the Core Leaders, investigators, and staff maintain an integrated, coherent and
multidisciplinary focus.
 The goals of the ADM Core are achieved by the Executive Committee, which is comprised of the Director,
Co-Director, Advisory Co-Director, Center Administrator, and Core and Project Leaders. It is aided in these
tasks by advice of the Internal and External Advisory Committees, which is chaired by the Senior Vice
Chancellor/Dean of the Medical School, and includes the Chairmen of Psychiatry and Neurology Departments,
and the former Chair of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh. They provide guidance on policy,
administration, and scientific direction, as well as ensure that all schools of the Health Sciences and facilities of
the University of Pittsburgh provide full cooperation in the execution of ADRC activities. The External Advisory
Board is comprised of nationally respected researchers and clinicians with expertise in disciplines relevant to
AD. They provide scientific critiques of research and operations of the PITT-ADRC, as well as
recommendations for new initiatives.
 The ADM Core coordinates a well-established research infrastructure that will serve to the local, national,
and international scientific community. We anticipate that the ADM Core will continue improving the ADRC
data distribution. We have an exemplary record of data sharing and collaboration.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10410381
- **Project number:** 5P30AG066468-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- **Principal Investigator:** Oscar L. Lopez
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $816,220
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-05-15 → 2025-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10410381

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10410381, Administrative Core (5P30AG066468-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10410381. Licensed CC0.

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