Admin Core

Project Title: Nebraska Center for Heart and Vascular Research Project Summary: Administrative Core The Administrative Core of the Nebraska Center for Heart and Vascular Research will oversee all aspects of the Center, including support for programs and resources that will expand and promote heart and vascular research. We will create the critical infrastructure to facilitate heart and vascular research efforts and maintain active communication among members and advisors. The Administrative Core will implement a comprehensive tracking and evaluation program for all activities and outcomes to determine extent of success in goal completion. The Administrative Core will actively solicit feedback and coordinate action plans for improvements to ensure the Center is effective in providing support to grow heart and vascular research. We will enable investigators to enhance their research capabilities by providing training and mentoring to promising early career investigators. We will implement Center-wide activities that include focus groups, an annual retreat, and a research seminar series. The Administrative Core will provide organizational structure and programmatic leadership for research collaboration, funding, education, and mentoring programs to ensure efficient goal attainment for both the Center and its investigators. The Administrative Core will coordinate efforts to develop faculty, including overseeing the research project program, pilot project program, the research core voucher program, and other mentoring and education efforts. We will serve as a coordination center for bridging Center members with the research cores, leveraging with other IDeA Programs, and integrating established University of Nebraska system resources. Combined, these efforts will generate a vibrant research environment that promotes heart and vascular researchers and research.