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Administrative Core

The Administrative Core manages all aspects of SC INBRE including organization and logistics of the Developmental Research Project Project programs (Research Projects and Pilot Projects), the annual Career Development Workshop and Science Symposium, in addition to providing assistance, support and oversight to the institutional SC INBRE programs at each network member institution. This Core works with the Steering Committee to monitor and evaluate the progress of each SC INBRE funded faculty member and all students trained by SC INBRE.

The Administrative Core:

Ensures the formal annual evaluation of SC INBRE conducted by the Program Evaluator, the External Evaluation Team, and the External Advisory Committee (EAC).
Provides logistical support for the Bioinformatics Core, organizing the review of Bioinformatics Pilot Project and Student-Initiated Research Projects while providing assistance with the organization of training courses and workshops. (These to be replaced by the DRPP in Cycle V.)

Supports pipeline development activities, including the Research Experiences for Teachers program established in earlier phases of SC INBRE which provides research opportunities and curricular activities to teachers that they can use in their classrooms to introduce high school students to biomedical careers.

Sees that SC INBRE continues to expand opportunities for a statewide student population to participate in biomedical research. Each network institution developed a student research plan as a component of their application for membership in the SC INBRE network.
Actively works with the EAC to carefully monitor the progress of all network institutions in this area to ensure that the leadership at each institution maintains a strong focus on increasing participation of underrepresented minority and underserved students in their research programs.

Responsibilities include day-to-day management of the SC INBRE Program

Oversees our Developmental Research Projects Program (DRPP) funding programs: Research Projects (RP) and Pilot Projects (PP) (Curriculum Development Awards, Launch Awards, Bioinformatics Pilot Projects and Mentored Student Pilot Projects)

Responsibilities include the public face of SC INBRE — including web, social, communications, events. etc. Also includes content development, copywriting and public relations. Receives emails through SC INBRE’s general email inbox (scinbre@gmail.com).

Please send all emails for John Clarkson to SC INBRE’s general inbox at scinbre@gmail.com.

Data Science Core

Evaluation Team

Dr. Banky Olatosi
DSC Core Director

Associate Professor
Health Services Policy and Management
University of South Carolina
Arnold School of Public Health

Multiple Principal Investigators (MPI) and
Co-Lead
Business/Entrepreneurship Hub
USC Big Data Health Science Center

(803) 777-9865

Dr. Olatosi will assume the overall responsibility for leading the Data Science Core, which includes overseeing the appropriate operation and functioning of Core strategies specified in the proposal. Dr. Olatosi will lead the efforts to create and streamline data acquisition processes, develop standardized operating procedures and processes, enable and enhance cross-disciplinary collaboration/engagement, and data science training.

Dr. Jiajia Zhang
DSC Core Co-Director

Professor
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of South Carolina
Arnold School of Public Health

Co-Lead
Electronic Health Records Core
USC Big Data Health Science Center

(803) 777-4474

Dr. Zhang will serve as the lead biostatistician for the DSC and is familiar with leveraging data science for biomedical research. As data scientist, and lead biostatistician Dr. Zhang will work closely with Dr. Olatosi in all educational, service and training areas of the Core.