# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · 2020 · $274,750

## Abstract

Project Summary – Administrative Core
The overall goal of the UC Davis CounterACT Center of Excellence is to identify and advance improved medical
countermeasures for stopping seizures and preventing long-term consequences of acute intoxication with
chemical threat agents, specifically organophosphate cholinesterase inhibitors like diisopropylfluorophosphate
(DFP), paraoxon and soman, or GABAA receptor blockers like tetramethylenedisulfotetramine (TETS) and
picrotoxin. The UC Davis CounterACT Center comprises three projects, three scientific cores, a research
education core and multiple committees — all of which must work closely together to ensure success. The role
of the Administrative Core is to oversee and coordinate the scientific and administrative operations of the
Center's activities and to foster interactions and synergism among Center research projects and scientific cores,
ultimately ensuring the Center meets annual milestones established in collaboration with NIH CounterACT
program officer(s). Additionally, the Administrative Core will coordinate interactions with the UC Davis
administration and external entities, such as the NIH CounterACT administration, the Center's External Advisory
Committee, the larger CounterACT research community, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), and commercial partners. The Core's
objectives are: (1) Develop a strategic plan for achieving annual Center milestones and ensure its effective and
efficient implementation; (2) Provide scientific leadership and logistical support to coordinate and integrate
Center activities and promote interactions among Center investigators; (3) Facilitate data and resource sharing
among Center investigators and other CounterACT investigators; (4) Provide budgetary oversight and grant
management; (5) Ensure the safety and security of personnel, materials, data and facilities; (6) Coordinate the
development of intellectual property (IP) strategies and the transitioning of leads for advanced development; (7)
Coordinate with FDA, BARDA and other federal government agencies; and (8) Identify, engage and coordinate
communications with commercial partners.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9963372
- **Project number:** 5U54NS079202-09
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Pamela J Lein
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $274,750
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9963372

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9963372, Administrative Core (5U54NS079202-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9963372. Licensed CC0.

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