How much of a mix of discovery-based science versus hypothesis-testing is envisioned for the CDC?
The purpose of the CDC is to support basic collaborative research leading to a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory networks controlling cardiovascular development. Research Center applicants will propose projects that will select key regulatory pathways, identify the components of the pathways and targets, and rapidly disseminate data to the scientific community. Therefore, data generation will be a major aspect of the consortium, but the consortium will also include limited hypothesis -testing as needed to test the usefulness of the data generated.
