# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2020 · $280,234

## Abstract

The objective of the University of Michigan Center for Gastrointestinal Research (UMCGR) Administrative
Core is to provide overall guidance, coordination and leadership for the Center. UMCGR Administrative Core
leadership is provided by Dr. Chung Owyang, Director, and Drs. Juanita Merchant and M. Bishr Omary,
Associate Directors, in conjunction with an Operations Committee, an Internal Advisory Committee, and an
External Advisory Committee. The Operations Committee is comprised of the Director, at least one of the
Associate Directors, at least one Core Director and other Center Investigators selected to serve three year
renewable terms. The Operations Committee meets monthly and assists the Director in establishing the
policies and plans of the Center and in reviewing the operations of the Center. On a yearly basis it reviews and
approves all budgetary allocations as well as final allocations for Pilot/Feasibility Awards. The Internal
Advisory Committee meets in formal sessions every year to review the operations and accomplishments of
the Center and to provide counsel in areas of policy, administration, management and facilitates
communication with institutional leaders to ensure that the Center remains responsive to overall institutional
needs. The External Advisory Committee consists of five internationally prominent investigators who are
leaders in digestive disease research and meets annually in person and by conference call as needed to
provide regular feedback to the Executive Committee. An Administrator and Administrative Assistant provide
the necessary support for real-time financial management and operations of the Center. The Executive
Committee consists of the Director, both of the Associate Directors, the Administrator and Administrative
Assistant and meets quarterly to plan and manage the UMCGR operations. The administrative leadership
assures responsiveness of the UMCGR Cores to the needs of the Research Base and provides oversight for
Core functions. UMCGR's many goals include the promotion of cutting edge digestive disease related
research by: i) fostering collaborative, multidisciplinary research by expanding the technical and collaborative
capabilities of established GI scientists and by attracting investigators from other disciplines; ii) implementing a
robust Scientific Enrichment Program that includes research-in-progress seminars, academic workshops, an
annual research retreat, and a semi-monthly visiting faculty seminar program; iii) nurturing new GI
investigators via a peer reviewed, widely publicized Pilot and Feasibility Program; and, iv) promoting
synergistic interaction between the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR), which houses
the NIH-sponsored Michigan Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) and the Michigan Clinical
Research Center (MCRU), the NIDDK funded Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (MNORC) and
Michigan Diabetes Research Center (MDRC), and among other DDRCCs in...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9978784
- **Project number:** 5P30DK034933-34
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** CHUNG OWYANG
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $280,234
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9978784

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9978784, Administrative Core (5P30DK034933-34). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9978784. Licensed CC0.

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