# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P01** · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · 2024 · $7,964

## Abstract

The Administrative Team will provide support in three principal areas: 1) administrative, fiscal and scientific 
oversight; 2) coordination and communication about the Center to maximize its interaction with and impact on 
external research, engagement, and translation; 3) evaluation of the Center to provide ongoing feedback and 
quality improvement with respect to all its goals. Because of the inherent complexity of research and 
engagement around microplastics (MPs) and human health, we have carefully structured an Administrative 
team and structures to coordinate between two institutions (the University of Rochester and the Rochester 
Institute of Technology), multidisciplinary researchers, the central role of the Materials and Metrology Core 
(MMC), and engagement with multiple partners. Our internal coordination will be facilitated by an Internal 
Steering Committee which will meet monthly, along with quarterly "All Hands" meetings to encourage 
interaction among all members of the Center, including trainees, staff, and faculty, and monthly meetings of the 
Microplastics Research Workgroup of Western New York. The Administrative Team supports multi-directional 
interactions with external stakeholders by facilitating the Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Engagement and 
Research (LOMPER) group, comprised of organizations with significant roles in management, private sector, 
or public decisions related to MPs. Core A also manages communications with and annual meetings of our 
External Advisory Committee, co-hosting an annual Regional Microplastics Research Workshop, and 
facilitating presentations about Center research with academic audiences. The Administrative Team has 
dedicated effort to comprehensive formative evaluation and feedback on all aspects of the Center. In addition 
to standard measures of research progress success, such as publications and presentations, we will monitor 
use of the MMC, document non- scholarly products (e.g. news media, CEC materials, science briefs), and 
engagement of Center members in CEC activities. Findings will be reporting on a regular basis to the Internal 
Steering Committee, LOMPER, and External Advisory Committees to inform future activities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10732583
- **Project number:** 1P01ES035526-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Katrina S Korfmacher
- **Activity code:** P01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $7,964
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-03-11 → 2029-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10732583

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10732583, Administrative Core (1P01ES035526-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10732583. Licensed CC0.

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