Adminnistrative Core

University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI

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Abstract

Administration Core The Administration Core of the MCDTR provides leadership, infrastructure, and resources to: ¿ Raise awareness of, and interest in, type 2 translational research in diabetes and create an environment that supports such research. ¿ Support new and established investigators engaged in research to translate interventions with proven efficacy into real worid health care settings, communities, and populations at risk. ¿ Administer Cores that provide Center members with services critical to type 2 translational research in diabetes. ¿ Provide education and training and to foster interdisciplinary collaborations. ¿ Administer the Center's P/FS Grants Program. ¿ Maintain the Center's website. The Administration Core is responsible for identifying and supporting researchers engaged in type 2 translational research; for developing and implementing Cores to provide services to funded T2 translational researchers locally, regionally, nationally and internationally; for overseeing the allocation of Center resources; for implementing an Enrichment Program; for implementing a process for solicitation, review selection, monitoring, and follow-up of the Center's Pilot and Feasibility Study Grants; and for developing and maintaining a website that integrates seamlessly with the NIDDK Centers program website.