Core A: Administrative Core

PRoTECT（波多黎各污染威胁探索试验场）项目包括五个研究项目，由两个研究支持核心提供支持，这些研究支持核心将由一个跨学科、多所大学的团队进行。行政核心旨在(1)提供项目领导和协调；(2)促进和确保跨学科、多学院活动的整合；（三）提供财政管理和行政服务，监督资源和支出；(4)与外部咨询委员会成员保持良好互动，与NIEHS、EPA和SBRP项目保持积极沟通；(5)提供项目文件、报告和评估；(6)在参与机构、政府和行业之间推广项目活动。在管理地理分布的多大学团队的同时实现这些目标将需要一个复杂的管理结构。最初的决定和计划以及有效的沟通结构对于保持研究人员和机构之间的积极合作和协调至关重要。信息技术通信系统将支持PRoTECT的跨学科、多大学研究和管理活动。此外，还成立了委员会，与各项目主任一起为这项工作提供咨询、协调和评估。其中包括一个执行委员会（管理、促进和监督项目/核心的技术质量），一个机构合作委员会（提供必要的机构级指导并促进长期战略目标），一个科学咨询委员会（评估研究价值、跨学科整合、项目、核心和计划的翻译和相关性），一个研究翻译委员会和一个培训咨询委员会。将计划频繁和常规的会议和互动，并为这些活动确定日历日期。除了培训活动和具体的项目/核心互动外，还将采用以下具体的关键保护活动来确保跨学科互动：(1)每月跨学科多大学“城镇”会议；(2)网络研讨会；(3)年度保护会议。执行委员会将监督项目文件和评估。委员会将利用年度会议在参与者和委员会之间进行直接互动，并评估项目活动。

The PRoTECT (Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats) Program includes five research projects, supported by two research support cores that will be conducted by a cross-disciplinary, multiuniversity team. The Administrative Core aims to (1) provide Program leadership and coordination; (2) facilitate and ensure integration of cross-disciplinary, multi-university activities; (3) provide fiscal management and administrative services and monitor resources and expenditures; (4) maintain smooth interaction with external advisory committee members and active communication with the NIEHS, EPA and SBRP program; (5) provide program documentation, reporting and assessment; and (6) promote Program activities among the participating institutions, government and industry. Achieving these aims while managing geographically distributed multi-university teams will require a sophisticated administrative structure. The initial decisions and plans, together with an effective communication structure, are crucial to maintaining active collaboration and coordination among researchers and institutions. Information Technology communication systems will support PRoTECT's cross-disciplinary, multi-university research and administration activities. Committees have also been formed to advise, coordinate and assess the effort with the Program Directors. These include an Executive Committee (to manage, facilitate and monitor the technical quality of the projects/cores), an Institutional Partnership Committee (to provide the necessary institutional-level guidance and promote the long-range strategic goals), a Scientific Advisory Committee (to assess research merit, cross-disciplinary integration, translation and relevance of projects, cores, and program), a Research Translation Committee and a Training Advisory Committee. Frequent and routine meetings and interaction will be planned and calendar dates will be established for these events. In addition to training activities and specific project/core interactions, the following specific key PRoTECT events will be adopted to ensure cross-disciplinary interaction: (1) monthly cross-disciplinary multi-university "Town" meetings: (2) webinars and (3) an annual PRoTECT conference. The Executive Committee will oversee program documentation and assessment. The Committee will utilize the annual conference for direct interactions between the participants and committees, and for assessment of program activities.