# Core A: Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P01** · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2020 · $131,778

## Abstract

The Administrative Core A of this Program Project is designed to provide scientific leadership and mentoring to 
trainees, effective communication, and an administrative support structure to ensure the coordination of all 
Program Project activities. The essential services provided by the Core include: administrative support for all 
project and core leaders; fiscal management and oversight for all components of the Program Project; and 
organization and communication of all Program Project meetings and activities. The overall goal of this Core is 
to provide effective and efficient leadership of the P01. The roles of the Core Leaders and administrative staff 
are to facilitate communication while stimulating scientific and technological interactions between the Projects, 
Cores and the associated staff and trainees. In order to achieve this goal, the Core has established three 
Aims: Aim 1: Establish and maintain an administrative structure to provide support for and 
management of all Program Project activities. Leadership will be provided by the Program PI (Dr. Berger) 
and Co-PI (Dr. Marmorstein) with input from the Executive Committee (Drs. Berger, Marmorstein, Adams, 
Zhang, Noma, Garcia, Lan and Schultz). Oversight of the program will also be provided by face-to-face Internal 
and External Scientific Advisory Board meetings on years 2 and 4 of the grant cycle. An Administrative 
Assistant (Sophia Castro, 50 % effort) will aid in communication among members of the projects, 
communication with Internal and External Scientific Advisory Boards and in coordinating fiscal management 
and timely grant reporting. Aim 2: Foster an environment to maximize collaborative research among 
Program Project investigators and between other P01 and NIA initiatives. This will be facilitated by 
Program Project Meetings every third week involving the Program Leaders, their trainees working on the 
project, and Core staff, with one group or Core presenting per meeting on a rotating basis. We will also have 
Program Project Retreats on years 1 and 3 of the grant cycle involving the Program Leaders and members of 
their respective groups and Cores to present talks and posters and interact at an off-site location. The PI will 
also advocate for space, personnel and resources for the Program Project and communicate with the NIA. Aim 
3. Ensure compliance with all institutional, governmental and NIA regulations and policies. The PI will 
ensure compliance with animal research and ensure that the outlined Data Sharing Plan is followed.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9950950
- **Project number:** 5P01AG031862-13
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- **Principal Investigator:** SHELLEY L BERGER
- **Activity code:** P01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $131,778
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9950950

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9950950, Core A: Administrative Core (5P01AG031862-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9950950. Licensed CC0.

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