# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $756,164

## Abstract

Project Summary. The Center for the Study of Tobacco Products (CSTP) aims to build upon previous
successful work on tobacco product evaluation by moving to an integrative theme of impact analysis. The
rationale for this effort is that it will provide a transdisciplinary model with which empirical data from several
domains can help FDA to predict the extent to which potential tobacco product regulation is likely to meet the
mandated “public health standard”. The CSTP’s vision is to provide tools that can be used to guide regulation
development so that, by the time a regulation goes into effect, validated methods have been used to test it,
refine it, and generate data showing that its health-promoting effects are maximized and that any harmful,
unintended consequences are minimized. To realize this vision, the CSTP builds on an existing team of
scientists and educators from multiple disciplines to conduct hypothesis-driven research and test population-
level predictions. A Center with a complex collaborative and transdisciplinary research vision requires a strong
administrative structure to support it. Thus, the specific aims of the Administrative Core are to: (1) facilitate
financial and managerial processes, (2) establish mechanisms for evaluation of progress (3) foster intra-, inter-,
and extra-Center collaboration, (4) disseminate results to FDA, NIH, and other scientists and policymakers (5)
provide centralized recruitment, data management, biostatistical, and participant protections support, and (6)
respond rapidly to regulatory needs. In sum, the Administrative Core will continue to serve and strengthen the
CSTP by reducing management burden; tracking benchmarks of project and Center success; integrating
investigators, appointees, and non-center scientists into CSTP activities; ensuring knowledge transfer to the
public, scientific, and decision-making communities; providing recruitment support and biostatistical expertise;
and responding rapidly to FDA needs. The Administrative Core is led by a team with a proven track record in
transdisciplinary collaboration, project management, reporting, communication and dissemination.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10477268
- **Project number:** 5U54DA036105-10
- **Recipient organization:** VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** THOMAS EVAN EISSENBERG
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $756,164
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2013-09-30 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10477268

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10477268, Administrative Core (5U54DA036105-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10477268. Licensed CC0.

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