More subvertive still, is the erosion of public trust and the impact on the legitimacy of the entire field of stem cell research. (closerlookatstemcells.org)
Ronald McKay of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) not only did a fabulous job relating his field of stem cell research to cancer, but also participated as one of the judges for the travel awards for outstanding oral presentation Last, Carl Barrett, director of the Center for Cancer Research, closed the retreat with a few comments about future training at CCR and used the rest of his time to invite questions, comments, and concerns from the audience. (sciencemag.org)
Professor Elena Cattaneo, School of Pharmacy, University of Milan, agrees but says that academic scientists are feeling a lot of pressure to do translational research, especially in her field of stem cell research. (sciencemag.org)