Structural Biology of DNA Repair Administrative Core

Performance Site

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Life Sciences Division	
Building 74
Berkeley, CA 94720

Key Personnel

Name	Organization	Role on Project
Priscilla K. Cooper	UC Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Core Director; Program co-P.I.
John A. Tainer	UC Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Core co-Director; Program P.I.

Administrative Core Abstract

The Administrative Core (ADM) of the Program Project in Structural Cell Biology of DNA Repair Machines (SBDR) will be responsible for coordinating administrative aspects of the Program and for facilitating interaction among the Investigators, with the primary aim of maintaining the coherence and focus of the Program. The goal of the ADM is to ensure the successful conduct of the research proposed in this application. Management of the SBDR Program will be provided by an administrative structure that consists of the ADM Core Director and co-Director together with an Executive Committee comprised of the Project Leaders and the Directors of the two research Cores.

Specifically, the aims of the ADM Core are:

Aim 1. To recruit a total of four senior scientists, two of whom are authorities in the DNA repair field and two in structural biology, to serve as an External Scientific Advisory Committee, and to integrate the recommendations of the Advisory Committee into scientific planning and management of the Program.
Aim 2. To monitor the progress of the projects. This will be achieved in part by requesting and helping to prepare bi-annual scientific reports from each project, followed by a telephone conference of the Executive Committee two weeks later, and by organizing a yearly Investigators Workshop to include Core staff and the external advisory board members.
Aim 3. To set up and maintain a system for exchange of scientific information and requests for materials among Program Investigators through the Expression and Molecular Biology (EMB) Core and the Structural Cell Biology (SCB) Core.
Aim 4. To monitor finances of the Program Project and assure compliance with NIH regulations.
Aim 5. To coordinate preparation of an annual Progress Report.

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