Administrative Core

中西部STI CRC是印第安纳州大学和西北大学之间的联盟协议。 印第安纳州大学将是主要获奖者。中西部STI CRC包含4个核心和6个项目。 行政核心（核心A）将实施和维护该组织。核心A将由 中心主任，斯坦利博士M。Spinola将由两名联合主任Lamonis博士协助 西北大学的莱明斯和印第安纳州大学的J·丹尼斯·福滕伯里博士。中心主任 将参加科技及创新中心执行委员会的会议和电话会议。的 中心主任将负责为发展奖励计划提名年轻的研究者 以及提交年度进度报告。核心A将提供科学监督，管理所有财政 合作协议的各个方面，并安排每四个月举行一次的所有研究者会议 与外部科学咨询委员会举行为期数月和年度会议。核心A将传播信息 从项目工作人员和STI CRC执行委员会到项目领导和核心主任 促进科技创新中心内外的合作研究。核心A将赞助 中心主任和项目负责人及核心主任参加科技创新中心的年度会议， 合作协议。核心A将安排运送标本和数据传输设施 负责数据共享计划的实施和维护。总之。核心A将是 负责执行可能需要的任务，以确保 程序.

The Midwest STI CRC is a consortium agreement between Indiana University and Northwestern University. Indiana University will be the primary awardee. The Midwest STI CRC contains four cores and 6 projects. The Administrative Core (Core A) will implement and maintain that organization. Core A will be led by the Center Director, Dr. Stanley M. Spinola, who will be assisted by two by two Co-Directors, Dr. Lamonis Laimins of Northwestern University and Dr. J. Dennis Fortenberry of Indiana University. The Center Director will participate in the meetings and conference calls of the Executive Committee of the STI CRCs. The Center Director will be responsible for nominating young investigators for the Developmental Award Program and for submission of yeariy progress reports. Core A will provide scientific oversight, manage all fiscal aspects of the cooperative agreement and schedule all investigator meetings that will occur every four months and yearly meetings with an external scientific advisory board. Core A will disseminate information from Program Staff and the Executive Committee of the STI CRCs to the project leaders and core directors and foster collaborative research within and outside of the STI CRCs. Core A will sponsor travel of the Center Director and the project leaders and core directors to annual meetings of the STI CRCs pursuant to the cooperative agreement. Core A will arrange for shipment of specimens and data transmission facilities and be responsible for implementation and maintenance of a data sharing plan. In summary. Core A will be responsible for the performance of such tasks as may be required to ensure smooth operation of the program.