The program may include investigator-initiated clinical or translational studies, collaborative laboratory programs, research cores, biorepositories, data resources, pilot funding mechanisms, and interdisciplinary partnerships spanning immunology, inflammation, tissue injury and repair, epithelial and endothelial biology, vascular biology, critical care, surgery, pathology, nephrology, transplantation, and basic science programs. Uses endowed resources responsibly and transparently for allowable NYMC-approved purposes, including salary support where permitted, research personnel, trainees, pilot studies, core services, equipment, grant development, scholarly travel, academic programming, and research or teaching activities conducted under the Chair holder’s direction.