Develop importnt new pthwys of investigtion in bsic reserch regrding sthm. ims: Support highly innovtive reserch. Drw outstnding investigtors from other fields into the study of sthm. Support sthm reserch by excellent investigtors who re erly in their fculty creers. nother importnt objective of the Progrm is to promote scientific interction between wrdees. To fcilitte this, wrdees re required to ttend the nnul Meeting in My, which promotes scientific exchnge mong the wrdees s well s experts in the field.