The Development Core will be co-directed by Drs Myron Levin and. Charles Dinarello. The primary purposeof the Development Core will be to allocate resources to augment AIDS research efforts at componentinstitutions. Emphasis will be placed on support for interdisciplinary projects and infrastructure investmentsthat will have a broad impact AIDS research capabilities, to recruit new investigators, to provide transitionalfunding to Junior Faculty and facilitate the-conduct of pilot studies.The Development Core will have three Specific Aims:A. To make major infrastructure or programmatic investments that will broadly facilitate interactions,capabilities, and/or efficiencies of the AIDS research community conducted by investigators at thecomponent institutions.B. To recruit outstanding new investigators with AIDS expertise to the faculties of the institution from outsideinstitutions or from training programs within the institution.C. To provide initial funding for pilot and feasibility studies. These funds might be used by juniorinvestigators, by established investigators to explore novel areas of AIDS research, or by excellentinvestigators not previously involved in AIDS research.
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