# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · 2024 · $995,748

## Abstract

Summary
 The Administrative Core (Core A) will oversee operation of the Center for Molecular Interactions in
Cancer (CMIC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), including all organizational and
budgetary aspects. Center Director, Dr. Robert Eoff, will lead the Administrative Core. Dr. Eoff has the scientific
expertise, administrative background, and mentoring track record required to serve as Center Director. Center
Deputy Director, Dr. Fen Xia, will assist Dr. Eoff in the operational oversight of the Center, adding scientific and
administrative expertise to the CMIC leadership team. During Phase 1, the Administrative Core will develop an
organizational framework that provides a scientific and administrative infrastructure that serves the needs of
Center members. The short-term goals of the Administrative Core will be to coordinate all Center activities,
implement a Faculty Development Plan, develop 2 productive and efficient research cores, oversee a Pilot
Project Program to fuel the growth of the Center, facilitate interactions with the Advisory Committee and
institutional officials, maximize use of IDeA resources, and coordinate evaluation of all Center components.
These activities will enhance the ability of junior investigators to compete for NIH individual research grants or
equivalent extramural supportensuring the longevity of the Center by building a critical mass of successful
researchers interested in using structural biology and quantitative molecular approaches to address critical gaps
in our understanding of cancer etiology and treatment, which aligns with the long-term goal of transitioning the
CMIC to a self-sustaining, thematic center that increases the biomedical research capacity at UAMS and its
affiliate institutes. To achieve the short-term and long-term goals of the CMIC, Center leadership will pursue the
following Specific Aims in the Administrative Core: (Aim 1) establish an organizational framework to manage all
Center components and activities, (Aim 2) implement a Faculty Development Plan that includes formal
mentoring and structured training opportunities designed to increase the likelihood that junior investigators will
successfully compete for NIH individual grants and build capacity within the Center, and (Aim 3) support the
growth and evolution of the Center by overseeing a Pilot Project Program to fuel replenishment of the RPL
pipeline and coordinating a comprehensive evaluation program that monitors progress for all Center members
and components using quantitative milestones and goals as metrics.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10769962
- **Project number:** 1P20GM152281-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS
- **Principal Investigator:** ROBERT L EOFF
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $995,748
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-03-05 → 2028-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10769962

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10769962, Administrative Core (1P20GM152281-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10769962. Licensed CC0.

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