The neuroscience of affiliation: Forging links
between basic and clinical research on neuropeptides and social behavior
The St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will train the next generation of academic researchers in a one - of - a-kind interdisciplinary environment — one that brings together diverse scientific disciplines to work at the interface
between basic and clinical research.
He noted there was a widening gap
between basic and clinical research.
Not exact matches
This study builds on nearly three decades of foundational
research led by teams at Nationwide Children's
and Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center
and exemplifies the strong
basic science
and clinical bonds
between the two institutions.
It opened a new
research center in 2004 followed by a development center in 2007,
and aims to bridge the gap
between basic research and China's «huge resource in
clinical research.»
He suggests «a way to promote
basic and translational
research at the same time, is to have Ph.D. or postdoctoral fellowships that require collaboration
between a
basic research institute, a
clinical institute,
and industry.»
More recently, reductionism has been counterbalanced by the emergence of «systems biology,» which I expect to reanimate the crucial link
between basic science,
clinical research,
and medical practice.
The cultural chasm
between science
and clinical practice involves the very distinct mentalities required to practice
clinical medicine
and to do
basic biomedical
research.
The MD / PhD program at UT Houston
and the Anderson Cancer Center was designed to train investigators who could better bridge the gap
between basic science
and clinical research,
and as an alternative to the traditional MSTP program model.
But the review panel says that scientists should be careful not to make exaggerated claims about the medical impact of such
research,
and funding organizations should encourage more cooperation
between basic and clinical researchers to make sure experimental results have maximum impact.
Until more epidemiological
and basic research can be conducted to further parse out the associations
between PD, cholesterol
and statins, physicians
and scientists should be cautious in promoting health benefits of statins for PD without a good understanding of
clinical evidence
and potential biological mechanisms, Huang advises.
In 2003, in «A vision for the future of genomics
research,» Francis Collins — who was then the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health — and his co-authors encouraged collaboration between basic scientists and clinical scientists, and between life scientists and social scientists, to address the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic and genetic research and the resulting new techn
research,» Francis Collins — who was then the director of the National Human Genome
Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health — and his co-authors encouraged collaboration between basic scientists and clinical scientists, and between life scientists and social scientists, to address the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic and genetic research and the resulting new techn
Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health —
and his co-authors encouraged collaboration
between basic scientists
and clinical scientists,
and between life scientists
and social scientists, to address the ethical, legal,
and social implications of genomic
and genetic
research and the resulting new techn
research and the resulting new technologies.
Between those two extremes of
basic and applied knowledge lie two nascent, rapidly expanding subfields: translational
research informatics
and clinical research informatics.
Currently, Fotios continues his
research at the interface
between basic science
and clinical medicine as a
clinical lecturer in hepatology at the University of Cambridge with
clinical commitments in Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Further expand
and strengthen interdisciplinary, collaborative
research programs
between behavioral scientists
and other disciplines, including
basic science,
clinical research and population - based sciences
The division provides a unique interface
between basic and applied
research through to
clinical translation.
First, within Texas Children's Cancer Center, they represent funded programs of significant
research strength, each with strong collaborative interactions
between basic and clinical scientists.
In rodents, ketogenic diets reduce reactive oxygen species in the brain34
and reduce central inflammation
and reactive oxygen species in a model of multiple sclerosis.35 Two
clinical papers have found that ketogenic diet feeding of 12 weeks to 6 months reduced signs of liver inflammation in obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (in addition to improving various other physiological
and biochemical variables).36, 37 Unfortunately,
basic research into non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been hampered by species differences
between mice
and humans in their hepatic reaction to ketogenic diets.38
These connections allow the Cornell Feline Health Center to foster ideas
and collaborations
between clinical and basic research expertise that promise to transform feline medicine.