Administrative Core
About the Administrative Core
The Colorado NORC’s Administrative Core oversees and coordinates the activities of an enrichment program, a pilot/feasibility program, and three biomedical research cores. The Administrative Core is ultimately responsible for the success of the NORC, its' cores and programs, and for providing the long-term vision and strategic investments that will maximize the NORC’s impact and effectiveness in the Rocky Mountain Region.
The Administrative Core oversees the following areas:
Management
Oversees and manages the day-to-day operations of the Colorado NORC, by:
- Maintaining excellent lines of communication and engagement with and between leaders and personnel of the cores and programs.
- Providing administrative support to help cores and programs achieve their goals.
- Coordinating and guiding activities to foster collaboration, synergy, and efficiency.
- Directing the adaptation of services and expertise to meet the needs of the research base.
- Ensuring fiscal responsibility and regulatory compliance.
Industry Partnership
Sustains strong, productive relationships with campus partners and institutional leaders, by:
- Providing objective metrics of impact and effectiveness that justify continued support for the NORC’s cores and programs.
- Building or expanding collaborative partnerships that reduce redundancy, increase efficiency, and align with broader research and educational goals.
Facilitating Community Within the Research Base
Maintains a strong, cohesive sense of community among the research base, by:
- Effective communication that keeps the research base informed of programmatic opportunities, core offerings, and funding opportunities.
- Proactive solicitation of feedback on the effectiveness and impact of cores and programs.
- Targeted investments that effectively meet the evolving needs of the research base.
- Engaging social and networking events that foster interdisciplinary collaboration.
National NORC Engagement
Sustaining strong, productive relationships with the national NORC community, by:
- Maintaining excellent lines of communication with program officials and other NORC leaders.
- Fostering inter-NORC collaboration and engagement.
- Advocating for NORC research and educational objectives in the broader scientific community.
Admin Core Team
Paul Maclean PhD
Professor
Director, NORC
- Endocrinology (SOM)
Mailing Address:
- CU Anschutz
Research I North
12800 East 19th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
Dr. Paul MacLean Ph.D. is a tenured Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine with 25years of experience studying obesity and its metabolic complications. He has specific interests in the biological drivers of weight regain after weight loss, exercise as a strategy for weight loss maintenance, and understanding how obesity affects key aspects of women’s health. Dr. MacLean's research in women’s health has included studies of mammary gland development and its function during lactation, perinatal metabolic programming, the menopausal transition, and the risk for breast cancer. He is dedicated to building and supporting the broader research and educational enterprise on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus through the Colorado Nutrition Obesity Research Center, the Colorado Clinical Translational Science Institute, and the University of Colorado Cancer Center. Over the past 17years at the University of Colorado, Dr. MacLean has leveraged their resources to develop the next generation of scientists who will advance the treatment of obesity and its complications.