The Pilot Project Component will continue through years 21-25 (2007-2012) of the Indiana Alcohol ResearchCenter (IARC). This Component is a mechanism for funding promising, innovative research projects, forattracting new investigators to the alcohol research field, for developing methodologies that can be used byinvestigators in the IARC as well as investigators all over the country, and for exploring areas of long-rangerelevance to the overall aims of the IARC. The flexibility inherent in the Pilot Project mechanism has allowedthe IARC to respond rapidly to unique scientific opportunities as they have arisen and to support researchprojects with good potential for evolving into extramurally funded research programs. The IARC Pilot ProjectComponent has had a demonstrably strong stimulatory effect on the growth of alcohol research on the IDcampus over the past 19 years. There has been a remarkable rate of success in obtaining independentextramural funding, subsequent to the receipt of IARC pilot funding, for both new investigators as well as formore senior scientists who have entered new alcohol-related research arenas. Based on past performance,we anticipate that this component will result in continued growth of the IARC research program in importantnew directions. The Administrative Core is responsible for managing the pilot projects which are under thedirection of Jan Froehlich with input from David Crabb, Sean O'Connor, Larry Lumeng, and when needed,the Advisory Committee.
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