Project Summary. The Administrative Core supports the four Resource Cores of the Vision Center Core at Washington University. The Four Resource Cores are: Imaging, Molecular Genetics, Visual Function Testing, and Biostatistics & Bioinformatics. The Administrative Core supports the overall management of the Center Core by providing an organizational structure by which the efforts of the four Resource Cores are coordinated. With the help of the Internal Advisory Group (the steering committee for the Center Core), the Administrative Core controls the distribution and utilization of funds, provides a mechanism for dispute resolution, furnishes the NEI with timely updates (in the form of RPPR reports) as to the progress of the Center Core, and helps implement changes in services or staffing to keep the Core finely attuned to the scientific needs of the user group.