Administrative Core

行政核心的主要职能是协调项目管理和所有项目相关活动。例如，计划活动将包括双周研究进展会议，年度内部计划务虚会，包括调查人员和内部咨询委员会，外部咨询委员会的外部审查，以及每年每个项目一位嘉宾的年度研讨会。行政核心还将提供财政支助，包括管理总体预算、组织采购、为调查员编写和监测定期财务报告、提供出版费用以及为调查员安排旅行。行政核心还将为项目领导人和工作人员之间的定期会议提供时间安排服务，并为外部咨询委员会的年度访问提供时间安排和旅行安排。该核心将作为一个枢纽，为该计划的一般计算、网络和通信需求提供服务。该核心将维护一个公共网站，用于分发研究新闻和计划活动。该核心将维持文字处理系统、电话会议设备、复印机和传真机、图像扫描仪和海报制作网络。该核心将监督并提供计划所需软件的更新，维护软件库，并为计算系统提供资源。最后，行政核心还将就与PPG有关的所有政策和程序问题与密苏里州大学、研究办公室和NIH进行联络。 该核心将提供对计划项目赠款的整体功能和科学整合至关重要的服务。所有项目都将依赖该核心提供的服务。

The prime functions of the Administration Core will be to coordinate program management and all program related activities. For example, program activities will include a bi-weekly research-in-progress meeting, an Annual Internal Program Retreat to include investigators and the Internal Advisory Committee, an External Review by the External Advisory Committee, and an annual seminar by one guest per project per year. The administrative Core will also provide fiscal support in the form of managing the overall budget, organize purchasing, prepare and monitor regular fiscal reports for investigators, providing for publication costs and making travel arrangements for investigators. The administrative Core will also provide scheduling services for regular meetings among the project leaders and personnel as well as scheduling and travel arrangements for yeariy visits from the external advisory board. This Core will act as a hub to service the general computing, networking and communication needs of the Program. This Core will maintain a public website for distribution of research news and program activities. This Core will maintain a network of word processing systems, teleconferencing equipment, photocopier and fax access, image scanners and poster production. This Core will oversee and provide for the update of software needed in the Program, maintain a software library, and provide a resource for the computing systems. Finally, the Administrative Core will also act as liaison with the University of Missouri, Office of Research and with NIH regarding all policy and procedural issues pertaining to the PPG. This Core will provide services that are essential for the overall function and scientific integration of the Program Project Grant. All projects will rely on the services provided by this Core.