Core A: Admin Core

ABSTRACT The Administrative Core will manage the budgetary, administrative, and communication aspects of this Program. The Core will be responsible for coordinating meetings and interactions among investigators, transmitting data, communicating with NIH program personnel, preparing publications, and maintaining a bibliography describing work performed, and all relative financial matters. As Administrative Core PI, Dr. Pierson will supervise the interactions among the Project Leaders, ensure close communication among the Investigators, and assure participation by the Project and Core leaders in the activities of the NIAID Xeno Consortium. The Program Manager will act as a liaison with the hospital’s financial office, office of research affairs, and materials management. The Administrative Core also includes a Program Statistician, who is available for consultation on study design, calculation of sample size, and analysis of data from animal studies.