Sentences with phrase «emphasis on basic science»

«I've continually thought about maintaining the balance between our basic research and our translational work, and making sure that, as the company grows and there's a need to move more molecules into the clinic, we don't lose our emphasis on basic science,» Scheller explains.

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The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Howard Hughes Medical Insti.tute (HHMI) published a joint report, ti.tled Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians in which they call for increased emphasis on evolution as one of the basic sciences students learn before they come to medical school.

It should be noted that while medieval scholars relied heavily on final causes in their descriptions of the natural world, modern developments in the natural sciences since the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries have placed almost exclusive emphasis on efficient cause as the basic determinant of physical and biological events.

Although some basic researchers have complained about the E.U.'s emphasis on applied research — about 15 % of the current Framework budget is dedicated to funding SMEs — Potocnik sees them as key in using science to boost Europe's economy.

That emphasis on «commercial research» has some scientists concerned that funding for basic science will suffer as Ireland's research portfolio becomes even more focused and applied.

«Modeling the process of translational science, it is clear that greater emphasis needs to be placed on expediting the growth of basic biomedical research to improve the efficiency, timelines, and cost of bringing new cures to market.»

Applied versus basic science — At the House science committee, several Republican lawmakers complained that DOE was putting too much emphasis on applied energy research in its spending plan for the 2016 fiscal year, which begins 1 October.

The program has a strong emphasis on breast epithelial cell and molecular biology, basic science driven translational and clinical research, and molecular epidemiology.

was based upon my impressions of a declining quality of modern science, large wastage of time by researchers struggling to get more and more research grants, conversion of university research into a business entity where money is everything, de-emphasis on basic research and corresponding increased emphasis on applied research, and, increasing corruption by professional scientists.

After completion of standard premedical undergraduate coursework, a naturopathic doctor (N.D.) attends a four - year graduate level naturopathic medical school and is educated in all of the same basic sciences as an M.D. or D.O. but also studies holistic and natural approaches to therapy with a strong emphasis on disease prevention and optimizing wellness.

Medicine is a field that works relatively well where most of the improvement processes come on the front end (extensive training, clinical science building on basic science, ongoing dissemination of clinical science) with little emphasis on accountability for results on the back end.

This curriculum has an emphasis on basic skills and core subject matter in English language arts, mathematics, social studies and science, the arts, and a comprehensive support program that promotes healthy youth development, including preparing the students to apply their knowledge and skills for the benefit of the community and environment.

Prerequisite skills and capabilities include, but are not limited to, proficiency in reading a range and type of material, with an emphasis on informational texts; fluent writing in several modes, most notably expository, descriptive and argumentative; quantitative literacy through algebra and including geometry, combined with the ability to understand and interpret data; a understanding of the scientific method and some insight into the organization of knowledge in the sciences; an awareness of how social systems operate and how they are studied; basic proficiency in a second language and awareness that languages reflect cultures; and experiences in and appreciation of creative and expressive arts.

Even within the common definition of what the term «science» means as a working philosophy, there are elements of the philosophy that may be interpreted differently depending upon the working context, or at least to be given greater or lesser emphasis depending on the field of study or the type of work being performed — basic research versus product engineering, for example.

One thing that has occurred to me in debating those who fall for anti-science propaganda is that there is a need for public school science curricula to include more emphasis on the basic principles of the scientific method, and how one can go about figuring out what's true and what isn't when faced with media controversies about science.