# Administration Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE · 2020 · $166,208

## Abstract

The Administrative Core (AC) of the District of Columbia Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research
Center (DC-IDDRC) provides leadership and coordinates all DC-IDDRC activities at the four partnering
institutions: Children’s National Health System (CNHS), George Washington University (GWU), Georgetown
University Medical Center (GU) and Howard University (HU). This core plays a crucial role to ensure that our
DC-IDDRC continues to be an efficient, effective, cohesive and integrated interdisciplinary program for the
advancement of IDDR. The primary objectives of the AC are to provide: (a) Overall vision, strategic planning
and direction of the DC-IDDRC and supervision, integration and management of the research cores; (b)
Educational and training programs; (c) A home for the IDDR community (“centeredness”) at each of the
member institutions by bringing together a diverse group of investigators; (d) Dissemination of new knowledge;
(e) Advocacy and engagement with philanthropic agencies/foundations, governmental agencies and patient
advocacy groups to enhance support for IDDR; (f) Collaborations with other IDDRCs within the Network. Our
specific aims to reach these goals include: (a) assure that all DC-IDDRC investigators have access to state-of-
the art, high quality, cost-effective research core support; (b) promote integration of basic/applied, translational
and clinical investigation; (c) closely monitor effectiveness, cost/charge backs and needs for support of
research cores; (d) ensure quality control, coordination and integration of services between cores; (e) evaluate
and develop new technology required by DC-IDDRC investigators; (f) enhance visibility of core laboratory
services to our research community and potential users, and promote recruitment of new investigators at DC-
IDDRC institutions; (g) assist DC-IDDRC investigators in familiarizing themselves with core functions; and (h)
provide leadership and be an active participant in the Mid-Atlantic IDDRC Consortium with Children’s Hospital
Philadelphia and Kennedy Krieger Institute, and more broadly for the national IDDRC Network. The DC-IDDRC
educational goals include: (a) supporting DC-IDDRC seminars and related lecture series; (b) attract and recruit
outstanding junior investigators to IDD-related research programs through training grants and fellowships that
are specifically targeted to this cohort; and attract/recruit senior investigators into IDDR; (c) disseminate and
communicate DC-IDDRC research findings; and (d) support/promote the overall goals of the DC-IDDRC and of
the IDDRC Network through networking and advocacy. In summary, the AC will play a pivotal role in future
development and expansion of the DC-IDDRC through Administration, Research, Education and Training,
Advocacy, and Dissemination.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9998685
- **Project number:** 5U54HD090257-05
- **Recipient organization:** CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- **Principal Investigator:** Vittorio Gallo
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $166,208
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9998685

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9998685, Administration Core (5U54HD090257-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9998685. Licensed CC0.

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