Administrative Core

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT – ADMINISTRATIVE CORE The Administrative Core will provide oversight, support, and administrative management while setting the overall direction of the Vanderbilt Integrated Center of Excellence in Maternal and Pediatric Precision Therapeutics (VICE-MPRINT). The goals of VICE-MPRINT are to improve precision therapeutics in maternal and pediatric populations by addressing key knowledge gaps, to leverage and develop innovative data science methodologies and tools that support maternal and pediatric precision therapeutics, and to enhance dissemination and training of maternal and pediatric precision therapeutics. The Administrative Core will enable the success of the Overall Center through the provision of administrative support and coordination within VICE-MPRINT, including management of the Support Pool funds. The Administrative Core will also support sharing of data, protocols, methods, and tools through coordination with the MPRINT KRCC. The Administrative Core will also oversee the Precision Therapeutics Academy, which will provide a training environment for predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior investigators in maternal and pediatric precision therapeutics research. Drs. Kannankeril and Van Driest, Co-principal Investigators for VICE-MPRINT, will serve as Director and Associate Director of the Administrative Core. They will be supported by a full-time Program Manager as well as experienced administrative officials and grants management staff. To facilitate the success of the Administrative Core, and the VICE-MPRINT Center, an Internal Scientific Advisory Board and External Advisory Board will advise the Directors, in addition to regular input from the MPRINT Steering Committee and NICHD External Program Consultants.