# CACHET - Admin Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · 2024 · $520,965

## Abstract

1. ADMINISTRATIVE CORE: ABSTRACT
The Administrative Core (AC), through shared leadership by Center Co-Directors Dr. Habibul Ahsan at the
University of Chicago (UofC) and Dr. Gail Prins at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), coordinates all
programmatic and research activities within the ChicAgo Center for Health and EnvironmenT (CACHET) and
implements its strategic vision. CACHET strives to achieve a strong identity in the City of Chicago and the State
of Illinois by promoting improved public health through reduced exposures to adverse environmental factors,
particularly within regions of racial/ethnic health disparities. In the renewal period, the AC will continue to provide
a centralized organizational infrastructure that integrates and coordinates all CACHET activities, recruits and
organizes members with excellent research capability in environmental health sciences (EHS) and builds inter-
institutional research programs across Focus Groups and trans-disciplinary research teams. The AC is
supported by effective management and oversight of Facility Cores to meet the evolving needs of EHS
investigators. The AC promotes translational research opportunities through CACHET Facility Cores, engaging
community stakeholders to advance bi-directional communications that drive targeted research efforts on
emerging environmental issues. Central to these endeavors are interactive education and communication
strategies for CACHET members, including seminars, retreats, workshops, multi-media platforms that
incorporate social media tools and an interactive website. The AC also facilitates career development of young
investigators through a robust Career Development Program and builds EHS research capacity through a vibrant
Pilot Project Program as well as targeted faculty recruitment. The AC management team maintains databases
for membership, Facility Core utilization logs, and careful record-keeping of all sponsored activities and
outcomes. Similarly, this support team works with the Directors to provide efficient operations and effective
management of financial and progress reports to the NIEHS. Oversight is maintained through regular meetings
of the Executive Committee and Internal and External Advisory Boards. The Directors will continue to act
promptly upon their recommendations to maintain and enhance Center programs. The AC furthers the CACHET
mission to mitigate environmental health disparities by developing strategic partnerships with university leaders,
local/regional/national Public Health officials, regional stakeholders, other NIEHS Core Centers and liaisons with
NIEHS program officials. Finally, the AC will strive to coordinate and integrate all Center research and activities
to provide a cohesive direction towards the CACHET goals/mission will.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10818447
- **Project number:** 5P30ES027792-07
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
- **Principal Investigator:** Mallory Rachael Ward
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $520,965
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-30 → 2027-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10818447

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10818447, CACHET - Admin Core (5P30ES027792-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10818447. Licensed CC0.

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