# Administrative: Core A

> **NIH NIH U54** · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · 2020 · $140,070

## Abstract

(ADMINISTRATIVE CORE: CORE A)
PROJECT SUMMARY
Description: The Administrative Core provides oversight for overall Center function, including the research,
educational and advocacy missions. The core executes these roles through the following activities: (1)
ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT: (a) Overall governance of the IDDRC; (b) Communications with NICHD, including
submission of annual progress reports; (c) Circulation of all relevant announcements; (d) Management of the
IDDRC budget; (e) Organization and convening of the Internal and External Advisory Committees; (2)
RESEARCH MISSION: (a) Oversee admission of new projects to the Center; (b) Ongoing assessment of core
services, including regular reviews of user satisfaction; (c) Bring in new research services when requested by
users; (3) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: (a) Organize Monthly IDDRC Seminar and the Monthly “Chalk Talk” Series;
(b) Administer IDDRC-sponsored awards, including the Alavi-Dabiri Award, New Program Development
Supplement for Clinician Trainee Stipends, and the McMorris Fellowship; (c) Support T32 Training Grant in
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities; (4) ADVOCACY MISSION: (a) Participate in IDDRC Network to advance agenda
of IDD Branch of NICHD; (b) Promote recruitments of high-quality investigators in field of IDD-related research;
(c) Foster inter-disciplinary IDD-related research by working with Administration to create Centers of
Excellence; (d) Collaborate with community support/patient groups, to: (i) Advocate for their needs, (ii) Sponsor
educational seminars for a lay audience, and (iii) Create and support opportunities for families to gather and
exchange information; (iv) Advise support groups regarding latest scientific advances; (e) Work with
departments of health (NJ, PA, DE) to improve newborn screening services for inherited disease.
Relevance to IDDRC Mission: Our Center enhances IDD-related research in 4 ways: (a) Creating a sense of
“IDD Community”, thereby favoring allocation of resources for IDD research; (b) Support for core laboratories
(c) Recruiting young people into the field; (d) Working with the Network to foster collaboration and promote the
goals of the IDD Branch of NICHD. The Administrative Core is essential to each function. It ensures that: (a)
Core laboratories provide state-of-the-art services; (b) IDD research figures prominently in the institutional
agenda, and that the CHOP/UPenn research community is supported in their rapidly adapting to and
incorporating innovations that emerge, which will advance IDD research; (c) Young investigators are drawn to
the field; and (d) The Network is an effective instrument for advocacy.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9831574
- **Project number:** 5U54HD086984-05
- **Recipient organization:** CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA
- **Principal Investigator:** MARC YUDKOFF
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $140,070
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9831574

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9831574, Administrative: Core A (5U54HD086984-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9831574. Licensed CC0.

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