Pilot Project Program

试点项目（Pilot Project） OCSB试点项目计划的目标是：（i）为研究人员提供项目支持， 结构生物学相关项目的初步数据，这将提高其外部赠款的竞争力 （二）加强OCSB支持的核心设施的用户基础，（三）继续支持早期 阶段调查，（四）激励合作研究。在第一和第二阶段，OCSB资助了16个 种子项目或试点项目导致14份出版物和22份新的外部赠款， 这意味着投资回报率为11.7倍。我们打算继续我们的开放和竞争试点 在OCSB第三阶段的项目计划。我们将优先考虑创新和有价值的项目，从早期- 阶段调查，鼓励结构生物学家和非结构生物学家之间的合作，以及 以促进我们COBRE核心设施的使用。指导和培训，我们中心的标志，将继续 为我们提出的试点项目的成功做出贡献。我们特别感兴趣的是 新的结构生物学技术，包括冷冻电镜，到我们的PPL和其他中心的研究计划 参与者

Project Summary (Pilot Project Program) The objectives of the OCSB Pilot Project Program are to: (i) provide project support for researchers to obtain preliminary data for structural biology-related projects that will enhance competitiveness of their external grant applications, (ii) enhance the user base of the OCSB-supported core facilities, (iii) continue to support early- stage investigators, and (iv) incentivize collaborative research. During Phases 1 and 2, the OCSB funded 16 seed or pilot projects that resulted in 14 publications and 22 new external grants awarded to these investigators, which represents a 11.7-fold return on the investment. We intend to continue our open and competitive pilot project program during Phase 3 of the OCSB. We will prioritize innovative and meritorious projects from early- stage investigators, encourage collaborations between structural biologists and non-structural biologists, as well as promote the use of our COBRE core facilities. Mentorship and training, hallmarks of our center, will continue to contribute to the success of our proposed pilot project program. We are particularly interested in incorporating new structural biology techniques, including cryo-EM, into the research programs of our PPLs and other center participants.