# Administrative and Mentoring Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER · 2023 · $1,187,346

## Abstract

ABSTRACT 
The Administrative and Mentoring Core will manage the administrative and fiscal aspects of the COBRE. 
The Core will also support mentoring of the four Junior Investigators and facilitate the transition of the aging- 
related Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program studies into a resource for aging research. This Core will also 
coordinate the day-to-day management of the Kuakini Medical Center (Kuakini) COBRE-Center for 
Translational Research on Aging (Kuakini COBRE-CTRA). The Administrative and Mentoring Core will 
develop a strong mentoring plan that will involve the participation of the External Advisory Committee (EAC) 
and a Pilot Project Program to encourage the expansion of aging-related investigations. The Administrative 
and Mentoring Core will coordinate all resources required to mentor four Junior Investigators and to support 
the creation of a multi-faceted research center that includes a strong component of translational research. 
The overall goal of this Core is to build an aging research center that will improve current and future 
research competitiveness, and diversify the research breadth and trans-disciplinary scope, of aging 
research in Hawaii. 
This will be accomplished through the following specific aims: 
Specific Aim 1: Provide administrative and fiscal support for the Kuakini COBRE-CTRA. The 
Administrative & Mentoring Core will be directed by Dr. Bradley Willcox, the PI of the Kuakini COBRE- 
CTRA. He will be assisted by the Deputy Director as well as the Associate Directors of the Clinical 
Translational Core. He will also be advised by three current COBRE PIs who have substantial experience in 
COBRE administration (Internal Advisory Committee). The EAC will play both advisory and assessment 
roles for the COBRE. 
A major goal of the Administrative and Mentoring Core will be to coordinate the 
resources supported by the Kuakini COBRE-CTRA, including the support for Junior Investigators, EAC, 
mentors, visiting scientists, and shared cohort resources, for optimizing interdisciplinary translational 
research on aging in Hawaii. 
Specific Aim 2: Manage and coordinate an individual mentoring plan for each Junior Investigator. 
The Administrative & Mentoring Core will develop a detailed mentoring plan for the four Junior Investigators 
that addresses the challenge of mentoring junior faculty in our remote location. The primary element of the 
mentoring plan is the Mentoring Team for each Junior Investigator. This includes a local primary mentor 
who is knowledgeable in the project 
, at least one other external mentor with substantial complementary 
expertise, as well as the COBRE PI, Deputy Director, and Associate Directors. It will be the role of the 
Administrative and Mentoring Core to coordinate relevant aspects of the COBRE for the focused benefit of 
the Junior Investigators. 
Specific Aim 3: Establish a Pilot Project Opportunity that will stimulate and provide extramural 
funding of high quality research propos...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10690709
- **Project number:** 5P20GM125526-05
- **Recipient organization:** KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** BRADLEY JOHN WILLCOX
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $1,187,346
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-09-10 → 2026-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10690709

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10690709, Administrative and Mentoring Core (5P20GM125526-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10690709. Licensed CC0.

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