Core--Pilot Project Program

描述(由申请人提供)：试点项目计划是罗切斯特EHSC的关键要素之一。该计划的目标是，1)鼓励和促进EHSC和非EHSC研究人员之间的合作；2)吸引新的教员到中心；3)协助初级教员开发富有成效的研究计划；4)为研究人员提供一个工具，为外部资金申请开发初步数据；以及5)在中心内开发创新的研究计划。在上一次资助期间，该计划在扩大中心的内部和外部社区、提高其研究能力以及扩大其广度和范围方面发挥了重要作用。特别是，通过这一机制，该中心为该中心招募了新的大学教员，促进了骨毒理学研究核心的持续发展，为形成新的免疫调节剂和免疫病理研究核心奠定了基础，提供了获得数据的手段，作为为几名中心研究人员获得额外研究资金的基础，并为扩大我们的社区互动提供了一种工具。

Description (provided by applicant): The Pilot Project Program is one of the key elements of the EHSC at Rochester. The goals of this Program are to, 1) encourage and facilitate collaborations among EHSC as well as non-EHSC investigators; 2) attract new faculty to the Center; 3) assist junior faculty to develop productive research programs; 4) provide a vehicle for investigators to develop preliminary data for extramural funding applications; and 5) develop innovative research initiatives within the Center. Throughout the previous funding period, this program has been instrumental in expanding the Center, both within the intramural and extramural communities, in the advancement of its research capabilities, and increasing its breadth and scope. In particular, through this mechanism the Center has recruited new University faculty to the Center, fostered the continued growth of the Osteotoxicology Research Core, developed the basis for the formation of a new research core on Immunomodulators and Immunopathogenesis, provided the means to obtain data that served as the basis for the acquisition of additional research funding for several Center investigators, and supplied a vehicle for expansion of our community interactions.