Administrative Core

7.项目总结/摘要 所有三个合作机构，莫尔豪斯医学院（MSM），塔斯基吉大学（TU），和 UAB综合癌症中心（UABCCC）已建立行政核心。的一部分 在目前活跃的U 54中，三个机构中的每一个都有一个有效的行政基础设施。的 该核心的主要目标是协调、沟通、预算监督和办事职能 与本拨款申请中提出的整体研究计划相关。该伙伴关系有四个 核心（行政、外展、规划与评估和研究教育），研究项目（2个 完整项目和试点项目），和两个共享资源（生物伦理学和生物统计学/生物信息学）。的 伙伴关系行政核心，负责整个伙伴关系的行政管理 活动，由机构特定的执行委员会（EC），伙伴关系领导， 委员会（PLC），内部咨询委员会（IAC）和计划指导委员会（PSC）。的 EC，由所有机构特定的主要研究者（PI）（所有机构的负责人、共同PI和共同负责人）组成 核心和共享资源）每月举行一次会议，并负责每个 机构。与过去一样，由所有三个机构的领导人和共同领导人组成的PLC将有一个 每月电话会议，并将负责内部规划，执行和评估 伙伴关系活动。IAC由六名领导人组成（每个伙伴机构两名）， 每年，伙伴关系的进展和决定，并提供指导，以整个伙伴关系。PSC， 由七名外部成员组成，他们的专业知识涵盖了拟议研究计划的所有领域， 和一名NCI官员作为当然成员，作为外部审查机构，每年评估 伙伴关系进展的所有组成部分，并提供指导。此外，科学审查委员会， 由所有PI和科学编辑组成，征求将在第4年和第5年资助的试点项目， 资助周期，并指定外部评审员评估其科学价值，并在获得 PSC的批准。所有三个机构的主要研究员的专业知识是相辅相成的，大多数 这些领导人已经成功地合作了10多年。项目经理， 与各机构的行政/财务官员一起，通过提供以下服务来帮助伙伴关系 日常行政支助、协调、编写年度进展报告和后勤支助 实现伙伴关系职能所需的服务。此外，这三个机构的主席和PI 各机构将继续每年举行联合视频会议，讨论伙伴关系的进展情况， 重申继续致力于加强、整合和扩大伙伴关系活动。

7. PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT All three Partnering institutions, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Tuskegee University (TU), and the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center (UABCCC), have established Administrative Cores. As part of the currently active U54, at each of the three institutions, an efficient administrative infrastructure is in place. The primary objectives of this core are for coordination, communication, budgetary oversight, and clerical functions associated with the overall research program proposed in this grant application. The Partnership has four Cores (Administrative, Outreach, Planning & Evaluation, and Research Education), Research Projects (two Full Projects and a Pilot Project), and two Shared Resources (Bioethics and Biostatistics/Bioinformatics). The Partnership Administrative Core, which is responsible for administrative management of Partnership-wide activities, is comprised of the institution-specific Executive Committees (ECs), the Partnership Leadership Committee (PLC), the Internal Advisory Committee (IAC), and the Program Steering Committee (PSC). The ECs, consisting of all institution-specific Principal Investigators (PIs) (Lead, Co-PIs, and Co-Leaders of all cores and shared resources) meet once a month and are responsible for the day-to-day oversight at each institution. The PLC, consisting of the leaders and co-leaders of all three institutions, as in the past, will have a monthly tele-conference and will be responsible for internal planning, execution, and assessment of the Partnership activities. The IAC, consisting of six leaders (two from each Partnering institution), reviews, twice a year, the Partnership's progress and decisions and provides guidance to the overall Partnership. The PSC, consisting of seven external members, whose expertise covers all areas of the proposed research programs, and an NCI-official as an ex-officio member, functions as the external review body, which annually evaluates all components of the Partnership's progress and provides guidance. Further, a Scientific Review Committee, consisting of all PIs and a science editor, solicits pilot projects that will be funded in years 4 and 5 of the funding cycle, and assigns to external reviewers to assess their scientific merit and for funding after obtaining approvals from PSC. The expertise of the PIs of all three institutions is complementary to each other, and most of these leaders have been successfully working together for more than 10 years. The Program Managers, together with Administrative/Finance Officers of the respective institutions, aid the Partnership by providing day-to-day administrative support, coordination, preparation of the annual progress reports, and logistical services needed to accomplish the Partnership functions. Additionally, the Presidents and PIs of all three institutions will continue to conduct yearly joint video conferences to discuss progress of the Partnership and to reaffirm their continued commitment to strengthen, integrate, and expand Partnership activities.