Core--Pilot project program

试点项目计划由 以彼得斯博士为主任的行政核心。它的目标是资助 小规模项目，以确定大型项目的可行性，执行 验证研究方法，并吸引新的研究人员到中心 并允许现有的调查人员向新的方向发展。过去四 20年来，20个试点项目共获得353，563美元（平均 18,000元/项目）。这些试点项目发挥了重要作用， 在引进新的中心调查员，以及提供资金， 当前中心研究人员的方向和资金 研究生/博士后研究员。 实际资助的项目在基础科学和 流行病学研究。至少有两名调查人员获得了两次资助， 试点项目机制，但在这两种情况下， 研究项目。

The Pilot Projects Program is administered by the Administrative Core with Dr. Peters as Director. Its stated goals are to fund small scale projects to establish feasibility for larger projects, perform validation of study methods, and to attract new investigators to the Center and allow current investigators to move in new directions. In the past four years, 20 Pilot Projects have been funded for a total of $353,563 (average approximately $18,000/project). These Pilot Projects have been instrumental in bringing in new Center investigators, as well as providing funding for new directions for current Center investigators and funding for graduate/postdoctoral fellows. The actual projects funded have been equally divided between basic science and epidemiologic research. At least two investigators have been funded twice by the Pilot Project mechanism, but in both cases, for completely different research programs.