# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · 2022 · $540,979

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT - Administrative Core
The mission of the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (UCD ADRC) is to advance the science of
healthy brain aging while caring for those affected by dementia. To accomplish this mission, we have
created a highly integrated and collaborative environment with extensive resources to support studies
on the heterogeneity of cognitive aging and progression to dementia among diverse populations. The
Administrative Core (AC) supports this mission through overall direction and optimal utilization of center
resources with emphasis on strategies that encompass 1) development of new research initiatives, 2)
leveraging available resources through integration of research effort and pursuit of research funding, 3)
program growth through local, national and international collaborations and initiation of new programs, and,
finally, 4) pursuit of funding sources for training of junior scientists so as to expand and provide continuity for
our program of research on aging and ADRD. Our approach addresses a number of milestones set by the
National Alzheimer’s Project Act by 1) evaluating disparities among ethnic and racial minority populations that
are at higher risk for AD to mitigate risk and improve cognitive outcomes, 2) fully characterizing mixed
pathologies and identifying unique risk factors,3) accelerating the development of treatments that would
prevent, halt, or reverse the course of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), 4) improving early diagnosis through
discovery of novel imaging and serum biomarkers, 5) developing novel dementia treatment strategies, and 6)
supporting caregiving through funded caregiver research. The AC also has a long tradition of supporting the
overall NIA ADC Network to achieve NAPA goals “…through increasing flexibility and collaboration by
leveraging resources, capabilities and research participants across the network”. Consistent with our overall
approach, the AC also has historically contributed to efforts to “…unify goals, ensure that resources are most
efficiently utilized, and is suitably flexible to facilitate the ability of the ADC network to respond to a dynamic
scientific environment while incorporating the needs of all stakeholders…” As such, the AC provides
outstanding leadership along with the infrastructure and the administrative support needed to meld the various
Cores and geographically dispersed units of the UCD ADRC into a true, coherent and effective research
center. Specifically, the AC will direct and strategically plan to utilize the full complement of resources and
expertise of the UCD ADRC, incorporating the developmental projects, our community based research
approach and extensive research training program to fulfill the milestones of NAPA.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10461121
- **Project number:** 5P30AG072972-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Charles DeCarli
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $540,979
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-08-15 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10461121

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10461121, Administrative Core (5P30AG072972-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10461121. Licensed CC0.

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