Administrative Core
Purpose
The DERC Administrative Core oversees all DERC operations and communications.
Description
The Administrative Core manages the day-to-day administrative tasks of the DERC,
including fiscal and personnel management, administrative and clerical support, oversight
of program income, and coordination of the meetings and activities of the Center. The
Administrative Core actively supports the Center's mission to promote and support
collaborative research in diabetes and acts as information resource and liaison between
the Center and its Affiliate Investigators, the NIH, the University of Washington,
affiliated hospitals, private industry and the community at large.
Services and Activities
The Administrative Core provides the following services to DERC affiliates:
- Coordinates and manages the DERC's Pilot and Feasibility Studies Program
of research grants and fellowship awards. This also includes the New Investigator Awards
and McAbee Fellowships supported by the Diabetes Research and Treatment Programs (DRTP)
of the University of Washington.
- Coordinates and manages the DERC Enrichment Program, which includes a
monthly seminar series, an annual symposium, a visiting scientist program, a joint research
retreat with the University of Washington NIH Clinical Nutrition and Research Unit, and
special seminars throughout the year.
- Oversees and maintains the DERC Website.
- Maintains an extensive bibliographic database of the publications of DERC Affiliate
Investigators that pertain to diabetes, endocrinology, and related metabolic disorders,
and that specifically resulted from use of DERC resources and cores in their diabetes-related
research projects.
- Coordinates meetings of DERC Committees and maintains records of meeting agendas
and minutes.
- Provides administrative and clerical support for use of the DERC by diabetes clinical
trails at the University of Washington.
- Acts as an information source and liaison between the DERC and its Affiliate Investigators,
the NIH, the University of Washington, other biomedical centers and institutes within the
University community, affiliated hospitals, private industry and the community at large.
Administrative Core Staff
Core Director
Jerry Palmer, M.D.
Associate Director for Enrichment Programs
David Cummings, M.D.
Associate Director for Pilot & Feasibility Study Programs
Denis Baskin, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Molecular and Cellular Research
Åke Lernmark, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Steven Kahn, M.B., Ch.B.
Manager
Corinne Lovato
Research Coordinator
Lynn Spivey
Program and Website Coordinator
Delphine Goercke
Administrative Coordinator
Meron Rezene
Contact Information
For further information about the Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center, its Cores,
activities and programs, please contact the Administrative Core,
DERC
(206-764-2688). The fax number is (206) 764-2693.
Links to DERC Biomedical Research Cores
Cellular Biology Core
Cellular and Molecular Imaging Core
Clinical Research Core
Molecular Genetics Core
Mass Spectrometry Core
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