# Leadership and Administrative Core (LAC)

> **NIH NIH P30** · DUKE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $174,081

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT – Leadership and Administrative Core (LAC)
The Leadership and Administrative Core (LAC) has responsibility for the overall direction and operation of the
Duke Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC). The LAC directs and ensures the functional
integration of all Center components: a Research Education Component, a Pilot/Exploratory Studies Core, and
three Resource Cores: the Molecular Measures Core (MMC), the Physical Measures Core (PMC) and the
Analysis Core (AC). Operations of the Duke OAIC are directed by an effective central leadership and decision
making body called the Internal Operating Committee (IOC), which consists of the Duke OAIC Director, Co-
Director, and the Core Leads. The LAC also provides administrative support for a Data Integration Working
Group, a forum providing collaborative research activities and accessible expertise. Another key function of the
LAC is to ensure the Duke OAIC is fully integrated at the institution by soliciting input from and promoting
interactions with members of other units of the Medical Center, the University, and the Durham VA. Finally, the
LAC ensures appropriate expertise is available to direct the selection of future projects, pilots, and junior
faculty awardees by engaging experts to serve in an Independent Review Panel and External Advisory Board.
The overall goal of the LAC is to provide the scientific leadership and administrative infrastructure for aging and
geriatrics research in our theme: to understand and optimize reserve and resilience. The specific aims of
the LAC are: (1) To provide overall coordination, integration and administration of the Duke OAIC; (2) To
stimulate, assist, monitor and evaluate the progress of the OAIC towards achieving the research and education
goals of the Duke OAIC;( 3) To assess scientific opportunities for innovative research in our theme with an
emphasis on translational and interdisciplinary research; (4) To utilize and develop resources effectively to
meet the goals of the Duke Pepper OAIC. Through these Aims, the LAC promotes the development of early
investigators in aging and geriatrics research and ensures the coordination, integration, funding, and
translation of research within the Duke OAIC in support of our theme and our ultimate goal of improving the
independence of older adults.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9971414
- **Project number:** 5P30AG028716-15
- **Recipient organization:** DUKE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Kenneth E Schmader
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $174,081
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9971414

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9971414, Leadership and Administrative Core (LAC) (5P30AG028716-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9971414. Licensed CC0.

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