# Admin-Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $160,749

## Abstract

ADMINITRATIVE CORE ABSTRACT
The Native Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center in Minority Aging Research (NAD-RCMAR) will be directed by
3 Principal Investigators: Dedra Buchwald, MD, a Professor in the Elson S. Floyd School of Medicine and
founding Director of Partnerships for Native Health at Washington State University, who is nationally recognized
for her research, experience, and leadership in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) in American
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, her mentoring of underrepresented minorities, and her efforts to
eliminate health disparities. She is joined by Thomas Montine, MD, PhD, who holds an endowed Professorship
and Chairs the Department of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine, is an expert clinician, a
respected mentor, and an internationally known scientist, and Spero Manson, PhD, a Distinguished Professor of
Public Health and Psychiatry, Director of the Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, and
Colorado Trust Chair in American Indian Health at the University of Colorado, who is nationally known for his
excellence in mentoring AI/ANs and his research on the health of AI/ANs. The Administrative Core will provide
day-to-day and long-term direction and support for Pilot Studies, RCMAR Scientists, and the Analysis Core. The
Specific Aims of the Core are to: 1) Support logistical and field operations across academic sites, including
coordination of meetings and travel, and facilitate interactions with the Satellite Centers; 2) Oversee a plan for
management, organization, and communication that stimulates, coordinates, integrates, and monitors activities
and functions across the Research Education Component, the Analysis Core, and academic institutions; 3)
Supervise and facilitate implementation of key strategic decisions, research regulatory processes, and data
sharing plans; 4) Collaborate on program planning, review, and evaluation to ensure that the NAD-RCMAR
achieves its goals and maintains its focus on population-based research in ADRD-related health disparities; 5)
Convene the Executive Committee, the External Advisory Committee, the Publications and Presentations
Committee, and the Data Safety and Monitoring Board; 6) Develop strategies to recruit and retain
underrepresented minority RCMAR Scientists; support mentoring and training relationships among these
professionals, their mentors, and our Expert ADRD Group; and maximize effective use of resources at affiliated
institutions, and 7) Solicit and review Pilot Study applications and monitor the progress of RCMAR Scientists in
their conduct of Pilot Studies. The Administrative Core will be led by Dr. Buchwald, who will be responsible for
overall planning and coordination, including budget preparation and oversight of personnel appointments, space
allocation, and other aspects of management and operation. Drs. Manson will facilitate the identification and
recruitment of RCMAR Scientists, especially those o...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9986604
- **Project number:** 5P30AG059295-03
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** DEDRA S BUCHWALD
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $160,749
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9986604

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9986604, Admin-Core (5P30AG059295-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9986604. Licensed CC0.

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