# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2020 · $289,432

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 
The New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center (NYONRC) provides the scientific resources and 
cultivates the rich institutional and NYC intellectual communities that are critical in sustaining and developing 
obesity research programs at Columbia University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein). 
Through its efforts, the Center maximizes the productivity of scientists and clinicians studying obesity by 
creating a vibrant environment that encourages innovation and productivity. The Administrative Core (AC) is 
the organizing center of the NYONRC providing leadership, infrastructure and oversight in support of all the 
Center's activities. This Core proactively monitors the needs of its communities and adjusts programmatic 
activities/services to maximize the impact of the Center. 
The scientific resources provided by the three Research Cores - Human Phenotyping, Animal 
Phenotyping and Molecular Biology/Molecular Genetics– rely on the oversight and administrative support 
of the AC. In its oversight role the AC ensures relevance of and access to the scientific Cores, continually 
assessing them to ensure that they meet the evolving needs of the NYONRC community. The AC interfaces 
with administrative entities at Columbia and Einstein to provide each core with purchasing and accounting 
support. The AC also interfaces with other Cores and Centers at its respective institutions to prevent 
duplications of services. It negotiates and mediates access for members of the NYONRC, and maintains the 
NYONRC website giving members direct access to the Cores and to their staffs, in addition to information on 
seminars, grant applications, and other resources. A key component of scientific studies supported by the AC 
is appropriate statistical consultation and analysis. To support the statistical needs of its constituency, the AC 
has established a collaboration with the Department of Biostatistics at the Mailman School of Public Health to 
provide NYONRC members consultative services on obesity and nutrition-related research projects. 
Beyond access to scientific resources, sustaining a vibrant obesity research community depends on a 
broad intellectual infrastructure cultivated by the AC. The NYONRC provides a vehicle to convene – formally 
and informally - obesity researchers for productive collaborations, discussions and support. The AC is 
responsible for shaping and sustaining this community. The most important ingredient in the Center's past and 
future success is its membership. The AC maintains and enhances the NYONRC community by recruiting 
members and providing administrative support and oversight for Pilot & Feasibility Programs. The P&F 
program, in particular, identifies and encourages new areas of research and support, primarily for the efforts of 
young investigators. The exchange of ideas is critical to spur innovative projects and facilitate current 
programs. The Enrichment Program cultivates t...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9901508
- **Project number:** 5P30DK026687-40
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** RUDOLPH L LEIBEL
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $289,432
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9901508

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9901508, Administrative Core (5P30DK026687-40). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9901508. Licensed CC0.

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