Administrative Core

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Administrative Core will provide support for the research, training, community engagement, data management, and information and technology transfer in this Superfund Research Center (SRC). Core leadership is provided by the Program Director/Principal Investigator, Dr. Norbert Kaminski. The Core will be located within the offices of the Institute for Integrative Toxicology at Michigan State University, a unit coordinating campus-wide multidisciplinary activities in environmental and molecular toxicology. The Principal Investigator is Director of the Institute. Staff for the Administrative Core includes a part-time accountant/administrator, a part-time secretary and a part-time communications specialist. The PD/PI will provide administrative and scientific leadership of the research program with input from an Internal and an External Advisory Committee. The Core will organize and support regularly scheduled meetings and video- conferencing for exchange of research and administrative information among the entire research group. It will prepare progress reports and other information that is required by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) administration. Fiscal responsibilities attributed to the Core will include management and dissemination of funds to research projects and cores, monitoring of expenditures, and communication and reporting as required by NIEHS fiscal administration personnel. The Core will take leadership in and organize activities involving communication with government officials and personnel regarding the research program. Dr. Brad Upham will coordinate the Research Translation activities. Communications required for Research Translation, including information and technology transfer, will be led and coordinated through Core activities, including, face-to-face meetings with local, state and federal officials, updating of website information concerning research progress. A Pilot Project Program supported by non-NIH funds principally from institutional support will be used for initiation of new research projects will also be administered by the Core.