Center Leadership
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Center Director
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Associate Director
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Associate Director
The Administrative Core of the UAB-UCSD O'Brien Center coordinates the diverse activities of the center.
- Provides logistic, administrative, financial, and scientific oversight to the two Biomedical Resource Cores and the Resource Development Core.
- Coordinates with the NCC and the Consortium to prioritize the development of shared resources - quality assurance/quality control and rigor and reproducibility for the Core services.
- Promotes diversity of scientists pursuing AKI-related research.
- Optimizes training and educational opportunities in kidney research for medical students through a Summer Student Training Program.