ADMINISTRATIVE CORE: PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Stanford Diabetes Research Center (SDRC) seeks support for its efforts to discover, apply, and translate scientific knowledge about diabetes, obesity, and metabolism to improve public health by reducing the burden of disease from diabetes. The Administrative Core coordinates, allocates and oversees resources and provides oversight to ensure the smooth operation of the SDRC, including the Research Cores, Pilot & Feasibility Award Program, Regional Pilot & Feasibility Award Program, and Enrichment Program. Coordination of these activities is facilitated through the maintenance and curation of a Center website. The Administrative Core includes the Director, the Associate Director, an Administrative Assistant, a Program Manager, and a Web Administrator. The Director assumes responsibility for the scientific and training directions of the SDRC. The Associate Director assists the Director as needed in the operation of the SDRC, and assumes full responsibility for the SDRC when the Director is not present. The Administrative Core aims include fostering membership in the SDRC to stimulate and ensure the growth and maintenance of the vibrant research investigator base, guiding the career development of junior investigators in diabetes related research, enhancing the environment of training, education and knowledge about opportunities in diabetes research at Stanford, and providing a framework for continuous growth and evolution of resources at Stanford, including links to local, national and international constituencies, that enhance diabetes related research. The SDRC Enrichment Program leverages strengths of Stanford University to enhance diabetes research and training. The goals of this program are: 1) To advance diabetes research by serving as the organizing nexus of enrichment activities to foster interdisciplinary education, idea sharing and collaboration, across Stanford and in partnership with regional institutions like the University of California (UC) Davis, and UC Berkeley. 2) To attract, support and train future diabetes research leaders who will advance diabetes-related knowledge and improve patient care; 3) To facilitate and support the numerous local and national community outreach programs that Stanford has established to improve patient awareness, empowerment and advocacy. The SDRC enhances the environment for diabetes research and training at Stanford through multiple efforts including the establishment of diabetes-research affinity groups to facilitate knowledge-sharing and collaboration, monthly diabetes research-in-progress seminar series, multiple regional lecture series for invited speakers, early-stage investigators and trainees, an annual Diabetes Research Day Symposium that showcases new and evolving ideas, career development through mentoring and SDRC-specific course offerings, and the spectrum of training grant opportunities including NIH T32 training programs and numerous pa...