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complex program of this scale requires a well-organized, highly-effective
team of administrative and technical staff whose strength is a detailed
knowledge of the multiple steps involved in achieving the goals of
the MGH Burn Research Center. An integral component of the overall
strategic management plan, the core provides broad support to all
of the projects within the research center. It serves as the primary
hub for all research activities, including the coordination of all
administrative, educational, budgetary and information dissemination
activities of the center.
The core’s major goals and objectives include:
- Serving as the cornerstone of other core resources and to the
Center investigators
- Overseeing the expenses associated with the operation of the
research center, meetings of the investigators, and meetings and
operations of the advisory committee
- Overseeing the institutional development activities, including
professional education and the web site
- Providing administrative support to the principal investigator
and project directors to insure timely dissemination of information
generated by the center
The Administration Core is under the direction of principal investigator
Dr. Ronald Tompkins, who has the overall responsibility for the scientific
and technical direction as well as the administration and overall
operations of the Burn Research Center. Administrative staff in the
core has been actively involved in the activities of the research
center for some time and more recently with the large-scale collaborative
research Glue
Grant program Inflammation
and the Host Response to Injury. A project manager works
directly with the principal investigator in the administration, finance
management, and information-sharing activities of the research center.
A biostatistician from the MGH Biostatistical Center assists the research
center investigators to develop statistical analysis methodology and
plans, including sample size determination, randomization, power analysis
and report writing. The biostatistician helps insure that the data
needed for planned analyses are captured up-front to answer the research
questions.
The web site team responsible for the development of the large-scale
collaboration program web site, Inflammation and
the Host Response to Injury, at http://www.gluegrant.org
oversees the design, development and the contents of the Center
web site. The web site serves as the cornerstone of communication
with the scientific community to describe the research activities
and training opportunities within the research center.
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