# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P01** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2020 · $62,721

## Abstract

The Administrative Core (Admin) will function as the organizational structure that coordinates the activities of 
the P01, facilitating its scientific mission and external evaluation and promoting synergy with UTMB research 
programs. Day-to-day operations of Admin are directed by Dr. Allan Brasier, an experienced and productive 
leader who brings considerable leveraging strength to facilitate the P01’s research mission. In situations when 
Dr. Brasier is unavailable or unable to provide oversight to the program, Dr. Garofalo will assume leadership of 
the Admin Core. The major goals of Admin are to assist the Project Leaders (PLs) and Core Directors by: 1) 
Promoting Project Interactions and Synergy. To ensure continuing productive interactions among the 
research projects (RPs) and scientific alignment to the central theme of this P01, Admin coordinates twice- 
monthly research-in-progress meetings and quarterly business meetings. Admin monitors expenditures, will 
reallocate resources as necessary, and will facilitate resolution of any conflicts that might arise during the 
conduct of these studies. Admin will further promote inter-project communication and assist in facilitating 
research design, statistical analysis and data management for all three RPs. 2) Providing Statistical 
Analysis and Data Management. Dr. Heidi Spratt, a PhD-trained biostatistician with relevant experience in 
multivariate statistics, will collaborate with all three RPs on statistical aspects of experimental and clinical study 
design, power calculations, and data analysis. 3) Serving as the Single Point of Contact to the NIAID and 
the UTMB Office of Sponsored Programs. Admin will be responsible for ensuring appropriate compliance 
with all policies, laws, and regulations of UTMB, the State of Texas, NIH, and the NIAID, as well as reporting, 
and fiscal management of the P01 and its projects, including submitting the documentation and project reports 
required by the NIAID. 4) Coordinating P01 External Reviews. Admin will facilitate site visits with the NIAID 
Project Officer, Internal Advisory Committee (IAC), and External Advisory Committee (EAC), fulfilling their 
missions and communicating their recommendations to the NIH PO and the P01 PLs. As co-PI of this P01, the 
Director of Admin will assume responsibility for implementing these recommendations. 5. Integrating P01 
RPs with ongoing asthma-related research in UTMB centers and institutes. The Admin Director will 
ensure ongoing integration of the P01 with other major UTMB research entities, including Departments, 
Centers, and Institutes to coordinate research projects and develop new ones. In the most recent project 
period, these entities have been a major source of intellectual and resource support and have significantly 
advanced the goals of this P01. By performing these functions, Admin will help to ensure continued efforts 
towards programmatic goals, facilitate internal and external communications, a...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9974463
- **Project number:** 5P01AI062885-13
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Roberto P Garofalo
- **Activity code:** P01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $62,721
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2004-09-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9974463

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9974463, Administrative Core (5P01AI062885-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9974463. Licensed CC0.

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