Leadership Administrative Core

SA OAIC促进科学发现，促进教育和指导，并与其他 科学家和广大社区开发新的干预措施，以改善健康、生活质量和 老年美国人的独立。拉丁美洲和加勒比办事处监测、激励、维持、评估和报告进展情况 通过以下具体目标实现SA OAIC的目标： 1)为OAIC提供后勤支持，促进业务凝聚力；2)促进研究 遵守协议，并保持对大学和政府政策的法规遵从性 负责任地开展OAIC支持的研究；3)传播以下项目完成的科学创新 OAIC调查人员，我们机构内外，关于老年科学和 促进健康寿命延长；4)促进和促进OAIC之间的跨学科合作 研究人员、核心、委员会和项目，将衰老生物学的基础科学从替补席上推进到 临床；5)选择和监督学者围绕OAIC主题进行的先导性和探索性研究和进展； 6)监测和评估OAIC的进展，促进机构合作，并利用资源；7)提供 对培训方案、试点研究和资源核心(RC)的方案和科学指导；以及8) 积极参与全国OAIC网络，帮助推进其促进老年人独立的使命 美国人。 拉丁美洲和加勒比办事处通过外部咨询委员会、机构咨询委员会协调年度审查。 委员会和研究教育部分(REC)咨询委员会。通过RC2，LAC支持 社区谘询委员会(CAB)。拉丁美洲和加勒比地区每周主办一次老年科学研讨会，每月举办一次OAIC 执行委员会会议，老龄问题年度会议(为期3天)，两个为期一天的研讨会 每年老化一次，每两年举行一次务虚会，OAIC学者和试点资金获得者出席并讨论 他们与UTHSCSA领导层和当地专家一起工作。这些活动使丰富的科学和学术 进一步促进翻译老年科学中的变革性发现的环境。 LAC实施由RC3开发的在线研究服务跟踪和管理系统 (PRO)有效监测和评价活动和关键业绩指标，并高效 准备报告。LAC还提供了一个电子管理和通信平台， 增强SA OAIC内部的凝聚力。拉丁美洲及加勒比地区促进应用先进的管理理念(例如 精益六西格玛)，以简化OAIC的运作并促进RCS内部的协调。 总体而言，拉丁美洲和加勒比区域办事处的倡议和活动在优化 支持科学和推进OAIC总体目标的服务。

The SA OAIC catalyzes scientific discoveries, promotes education and mentorship, and partners with other scientists and the community at large to develop novel interventions to improve the health, quality of life, and independence of older Americans. The LAC monitors, stimulates, sustains, evaluates, and reports progress toward the SA OAIC's goal through the following Specific Aims: 1) Provide logistical support and promote operational cohesiveness to our OAIC; 2) Promote research protocol adherence and maintain regulatory compliance with university and governmental policies for the responsible conduct of OAIC-supported research; 3) Disseminate the scientific innovation accomplished by OAIC investigators, inside and outside our institution, regarding the latest knowledge on geroscience and promotion of healthy life extension; 4) Stimulate and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration among OAIC investigators, cores, committees, and projects, to advance basic science in aging biology from the bench to the clinic; 5) Select and monitor pilot and exploratory studies and progress of Scholars aligned with the OAIC theme; 6) Monitor and evaluate OAIC progress, foster institutional collaborations, and leverage resources; 7) Provide programmatic and scientific guidance to training programs, pilot studies, and resource cores (RCs); and 8) Participate actively in the national OAIC network to help advance its mission of promoting independence in older Americans. The LAC coordinates annual reviews by an External Advisory Committee, an Institutional Advisory Committee, and a Research Education Component (REC) Advisory Committee. With RC2, the LAC supports a Community Advisory Committee (CAB). The LAC sponsors a weekly seminar on Geroscience, a monthly OAIC Executive Committee Meeting, an Annual Conference on Aging (a 3-day activity), two one-day symposia on aging per year, and bi-annual retreats where OAIC Scholars and pilot funding recipients present and discuss their work with UTHSCSA leadership and local experts. These activities enable a rich scientific and academic environment that further catalyzes transformative discoveries in translational geroscience. The LAC implements an online research service tracking and management system developed by RC3 (PROS) for effective monitoring and evaluation of activities and key performance indicators, and efficient preparation of reports. The LAC also provides an electronic management and communications platform that enhances cohesion within the SA OAIC. The LAC promotes application of advanced managerial concepts (e.g. Lean Six-Sigma) to streamline OAIC operations and foster coordination within RCs. Collectively, LAC initiatives and activities have been extremely successful in optimizing performance of the services that support science and advance the overall goals of our OAIC.