Core--Pilot Project Program

描述（由申请人提供）：试点项目计划是罗切斯特大学EHSC的关键要素之一。本计划的目标是：1)鼓励和促进EHSC和非EHSC研究者之间的合作；2)吸引新教师加入中心；3)协助初级教师开展富有成效的研究项目；4)为调查人员提供工具，为校外资金申请开发初步数据；5)在中心内开展创新研究活动。在之前的资助期内，该项目在扩展中心方面发挥了重要作用，无论是在校内还是校外社区，在提高其研究能力方面，以及在扩大其广度和范围方面。特别是，通过这一机制，中心招募了新的大学教师到中心，促进了骨毒理学研究核心的持续发展，为形成免疫调节剂和免疫发病机制的新研究核心奠定了基础，为中心几名研究人员获得额外研究资金提供了获取数据的手段，并为扩大我们的社区互动提供了载体。

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.