Administrative Core
The Administrative Core is headed by the PI, Dr. Daniel C. Marcus. Dr. Marcus is assisted by the Grant Manager, Ginger Biesenthal. This core organizes and supports:
- Formal mentoring meetings
- COBRE Seminar Series seminars
- External Advisory Committee meetings
- Internal Advisory Committee meetings
- Project Leader mini-sabbaticals
- Visiting Scientist support (Cornell University)
- Summer Veterinary Research Scholar support
- Faculty Development Awards
- Start-up fund supplements
- College of Veterinary Medicine and supplement grants
- National IDeA meetings
- International Research Exchange (Free University of Berlin)
- COBRE impact evaluation and NIH reporting
- Grant planning and budget administration
The PI attends NCRR meetings in Bethesda, MD to confer with NCRR staff, and meets with regional & national IDeA program committees. COBRE Advisory Committees consider applications for funding from investigators at the participating universities and requests for additional common-use equipment or facilities.
Contact Donald Harbidge or Joel Sanneman to check out these items (dharbidg@vet.k-state.edu; 785-532-4535)