Administrative Core

该计划项目正式与俄勒冈州州立大学的莱纳斯鲍林研究所（LPI）保持一致 （俄勒冈州立大学）。LPI下的计划项目提供了一个预先存在的组织结构， 管理补助金，并促进与其他研究中心的科学互动， 研究机构在俄勒冈州立大学与联盟的研究兴趣。这种对齐还提供了直接访问最高级别 包括校长爱德华·雷博士Balz Frei博士， 同时担任LPI总监，并直接向负责研究的副总裁报告， 谁又报告给教务长和大学的执行副校长。弗雷博士对 核心是在主任助理兼LPI办公室经理Barbara McVicar的协助下进行的， Cathy Abney，LPI会计经理。行政核心在所有方面与NIH保持联系。 申请和报告责任，包括准备和提交NIH要求的所有报告， 以及获得用于人类受试者和脊椎动物的批准。核心直接管理 在计划项目内所有单独项目活动的预算，协调定期安排的项目 和计划会议，并协调与年度外部咨询委员会相关的所有活动 会议外部咨询委员会由三位在科学领域有杰出记录的科学家组成。 与计划项目有关的领域，即氧化和硝化应激和CAM抗氧化剂， 心血管疾病、肌萎缩侧索硬化症（或一般的神经退行性疾病），以及 衰老外部咨询委员会负责评估整个计划项目的研究进展 以及各个项目，就CERCAT如何最好地 响应CVD、神经退行性疾病和衰老的CAM治疗领域的进展， 与俄勒冈州立大学研究管理部门讨论大学的承诺，继续或额外的机构 支持CERCAT。最后，行政核心负责协调地方保护倡议的组织工作， “饮食和最佳健康”会议，作为该计划的科学推广计划 项目

This Program Project is formally aligned under the Linus Pauling Institute (LPI) at Oregon State University (OSU). Housing of the Program Project under LPI provides a pre-existing organizational structure for administration of the grant, and for promoting scientific interactions with the other research centers and institutes at OSU with allied research interests. This alignment also provides direct access to the highest levels of the University administration, including the President, Dr. Edward Ray. Dr. Balz Frei, who serves as Director of this Program Project, also serves as LPI Director and reports directly to the Vice President for Research, who in turn reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President of the University. Dr. Frei's oversight of the Core is carried out with assistance from Barbara McVicar, Assistant to the Director and LPI Office Manager, and Cathy Abney, LPI Accounting Manager. The Administrative Core provides the liaison with NIH in all application and reporting responsibilities, including preparation and submission of all reports required by NIH, and obtaining approvals for use of human subjects and vertebrate animals. The Core directly administers the budgets for all individual project activities within the Program Project, coordinates regularly scheduled project and program meetings, and coordinates all activities associated with the annual External Advisory Committee meeting. The External Advisory Committee consists of three scientists with distinguished records in scientific areas pertinent to the Program Project, viz. oxidative and nitrative stress and CAM antioxidants in cardiovascular diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (or neurodegenerative diseases in general), and aging. The External Advisory Committee functions to assess research progress of the overall Program Project and the individual projects, advise the Program Director and the Project Leaders on how CERCAT may best respond to advances in the field of CAM therapies of CVD, neurodegenerative diseases and aging, and discuss with OSU research administration the University's commitments for continued or additional institutional support of CERCAT. Finally, the Administrative Core is responsible for coordinating the organization of LPI's "Diet and Optimum Health" Conference, which serves as the scientific outreach program for the Program Project.