Administrative Core

Lsu Health Sciences Center, New Orleans LA

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Abstract

Abstract LSUHSC CARC Administrative Core The purpose of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) New Orleans Comprehensive Alcohol-HIV/AIDS Research Center (CARC) is to conduct cutting-edge translational research on the impact of alcohol use disorders (AUD) on biomedical and psychosocial comorbid conditions of persons with HIV (PWH). The goal of the CARC is to generate evidence-based knowledge on the interaction of alcohol and HIV disease that will inform health care providers and will lead to effective primary care-based interventions to decrease comorbidity risk and improve health outcomes of PWH. The Administrative Core of the CARC will provide oversight and the organizational framework for the direction, management, and coordination of all activities. Specifically, the Administrative Core will; 1) monitor the performance and productivity of the individual research components (RCs) and cores; 2) manage the budget and fiscal activities of the CARC; 3) supervise the CARC personnel; 4) provide support for data collection, management, and analysis, and 5) provide oversight for the educational, enrichment and dissemination functions of the CARC. In essence, the Administrative Core is responsible for centralizing, coordinating, and integrating research and administrative components of the CARC. Dr. Molina, Principal Investigator and Director, and Dr. Edwards, Associate Director of the Administrative Core, will direct all CARC-related activities in consultation with the Intramural Center Committee (ICC), formed by the leaders of each RC. The Administrative Core will facilitate logistics for synergistic, productive, and seamless interaction among the participants to substantially enhance the success of CARC activities. The Administrative Core will foster formal and informal exchanges among members of the CARC and the intra- and extramural scientific community, including the External Advisory Committee (EAC) to allow for peer-review, idea cross- fertilization, and development of new collaborative projects focused on the biomedical health consequences of AUD in PWH. The Administrative Core is a mature, integrated component of our CARC with a successful record in supervising, promoting, and developing comprehensive, thematically focused, research programs that maximize the benefits of the scientific infrastructure provided by CARC.