# CORE A: Administrative (ADM) Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2020 · $200,400

## Abstract

ABSTRACT 
The primary function of the Administrative Core (Core A, ADM) is to provide strong, consistent scientific 
leadership and to enunciate and execute a clear vision for the scientific direction of the Rose F. Kennedy 
IDDRC at Einstein/Montefiore. This is achieved through active supervision and evaluation of the 4 scientific 
Cores that provide the fundamental infrastructure of the Center, which are coupled to, and tightly integrated 
with, our Research Project focused on intellectual disability in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. ADM Core 
leadership ensures prioritization of access to these scientific Cores for IDDRC investigators and consistently 
monitors Core utilization, quality control and cost effectiveness. They also ensure scientific Core optimization 
and modernization through regular monitoring as well as a rigorously pursued annual survey. The leadership 
promotes the activities and successes of the Center and its investigators through dissemination of IDDRC work 
via our website, internal and external publications including a biannual newsletter and through national media 
outlets. ADM personnel organize the annual Isabelle Rapin Conference on Communication Disorders, as well 
as specialized mini-workshops to promote investigator collaborations and community outreach. ADM is also an 
ongoing sponsor of IDD-related “interest groups” on various topics ranging from Rett syndrome to dendrito- 
genesis, as well as IDD-trainee luncheons for pre- and postdoctoral and clinical fellows. The ADM leadership 
also oversees a College-funded pilot grant program that draws new investigators into the field of IDD research 
and provides seed funds for innovative work related to IDD. The RFK Director and Associate Director (Drs. 
Walkley and Molholm, respectively) work with their Executive Council to lead the Center and rely on other 
standing committees (Internal and External Advisory Committees and a Parent Advisory Committee) for 
strategic planning and feedback. They are also active members of the national IDDRC network. The ADM 
Core is also the major outreach arm that acts to connect basic science labs at Einstein with IDD-focused 
clinics, including those at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and the Children's Evaluation and 
Rehabilitation Center (CERC) at Einstein. Through this committed leadership and vigorous advocacy on 
behalf of IDD research, the ADM Core aggressively promotes and nourishes excellence in IDD-related basic, 
clinical and translational research at Einstein/Montefiore.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9999348
- **Project number:** 5U54HD090260-06
- **Recipient organization:** ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Steven Upshaw Walkley
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $200,400
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-22 → 2021-07-22

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9999348

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9999348, CORE A: Administrative (ADM) Core (5U54HD090260-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9999348. Licensed CC0.

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