# Administrative Core - Core A

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2022 · $220,842

## Abstract

Michigan Integrative Musculoskeletal Health Core Center – Core A
Project Summary
The Michigan Integrative Musculoskeletal Health Core Center (MiMHC) will provide outstanding, state-of-the-art
resources and training to support research programs aimed at understanding mechanisms of musculoskeletal
health and disease. The MiMHC is structured to be consistent with broader initiatives at UM aimed at promoting
interactions across disciplines to treat complex diseases and to advance healthcare. Like the University, the
MiMHC also recognizes that initiating and sustaining a culture of collaboration is essential for high impact
research that will significantly advance our understanding of mechanisms of disease and injury. To achieve
MiMHC goals, an Administrative Core will provide leadership and administrative support, thereby insuring
success of the Resource Cores in their mission to enable the Research Community to conduct rigorous
multidisciplinary research that is highly relevant to the NIAMS mission. The Administrative Core will accomplish
its objectives through the execution of three Aims. First, the Administrative Core will establish, administer, and
provide guidance to the Resource Cores to allow them to offer state of the art technologies and specialized
assays that are generally not available through institutional cores but are needed to support center investigators
studying bone, muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, and enthesis. Second, the Administrative Core will perform
oversight of Core operations and provide the feedback needed to continually increase the effectiveness by which
the Resource Cores enhance the scientific programs of Center investigators. Third, an Enrichment Program will
promote greater interactions between basic scientists and clinicians, support career development of junior
investigators building research programs in musculoskeletal health, and expand membership through outreach
programs, education, and the development of new technologies for use by musculoskeletal researchers and
their collaborators. In addition, the Administrative Core will establish a pilot program to promote novel basic
musculoskeletal research focused on cross-tissue interactions and sex-specific differences as well as emerging
translational research. Continual feedback from Center investigators and regular Center meetings will allow the
Administrative Core to be adaptable and effective to best enable investigators to conduct outstanding research,
create a rich community of musculoskeletal scientists, and promote new collaborations among musculoskeletal
researchers to accelerate understanding of musculoskeletal health, injury and disease mechanisms.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10459374
- **Project number:** 5P30AR069620-07
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** KARL J JEPSEN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $220,842
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-08-01 → 2026-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10459374

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10459374, Administrative Core - Core A (5P30AR069620-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10459374. Licensed CC0.

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