Administration and Communication Core

The Administration/Communication Core is proposed to facilitate coordination and oversight of all Program activities.  This core will include a basic science director, Dr. T.-C. Wu, and a clinical research director (Dr. Robert Bristow).  Dr. Wu will be responsible for coordinating basic scientific efforts and the coordination of individual projects.  Dr. Bristow will oversee patient identification, enrollment, and patient monitoring in the context of the Core.  This resource will also fund a Clinical Research Coordinator who will interact with the Tissue Core and the Biostatistics Core, as well as with personnel from each individual project to ensure that all patient information, specimens, and results are properly collected and recorded in the computerized database.  Appropriate monitoring of patient safety, adverse events, and data management and confidentiality will be provided by the data safety monitoring board, as well as the Clinical Research Management Group.  The Administrative Core includes key administrative personnel and will also coordinate essential Program interactions including all planning and evaluation activities, arranging and publicizing SPORE activities, coordinating advisory committee meetings, producing annual reports and performing analysis of budgetary matters.