# USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · 2023 · $636,451

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY: Administrative Core (AC)
The mission of the USC TCORS in the upcoming funding period is to provide the FDA with evidence to inform
regulation across the spectrum of non-combustible tobacco products to protect young people. The Administrative
Core (AC) will catalyze, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate research within the USC TCORS 3.0 Center. It will
serve as a hub for the coordination of the scientific interactions among the integrated projects and cores that
comprise this U54 Center. The AC will utilize strategic planning and evaluation processes with tangible
deliverables and milestones to ensure quality and productivity of the science generated. The Specific Aims are:
1) To ensure the scientific and regulatory impact of the USC TCORS through effective oversight, management,
planning, and evaluation; 2) To enhance communication and interdisciplinary team science; 3) To implement a
rapid response project program that addresses emerging scientific and regulatory developments; and 4) To
facilitate interactions with other TCORS, CASEL, CRST, and federal agencies and disseminate the results of
TCORS research. The experts comprising the External Advisory Committee will convene annually to review the
progress of all TCORS components and to identify new scientific opportunities. To evaluate our progress, the
AC will apply several metrics including : (1) number of publications, impact factors, and new translational and
interdisciplinary grant applications; (2) number of publications cited in FDA policy documents including PMTA
rulings, enforcement priorities, advanced notice of proposed rule-making, proposed rule, and final rule, and
guidances; (3) evidence of new synergistic collaborations among TCORS investigators and trainees and,
importantly, with other TCORSs and federal partners; (4) ability to attract new investigators to TCORS and
regulatory science and develop their careers, emphasizing capacity to increase the diversity of the TRS
workforce; (5) development of novel materials and methods for dissemination; and (6) application of new theories
and models for tobacco regulatory science. Leveraging a strong base of existing resources and programs
developed within the USC TCORS and supplementing this with new activities, the AC will provide and connect
Center investigators and trainees with the essential resources they need to optimize their success and the impact
of the overall center. The AC will be co-led by MPIs Adam Leventhal, PhD (MPI of the USC TCORS 2.0) and
Caryn Lerman, PhD (MPI of the UPENN TCORS 1.0).

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10664810
- **Project number:** 2U54CA180905-11
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Adam Matthew Leventhal
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $636,451
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2013-09-19 → 2028-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10664810

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10664810, USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (2U54CA180905-11). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10664810. Licensed CC0.

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