Sentences with phrase «of basic research scientists»

The jobs these people do are often more practically oriented than those of basic research scientists, but they are nevertheless rewarding and fulfilling.

Not exact matches

A number of world - leading science and technology professionals, young scientists and engineers, and innovation teams should be trained, with major breakthroughs in pioneering basic research and original innovations as their goal, Xi said.

Raskin also reported that not one story coming out of the six - week conference dealt with UNESCO's battle against illiteracy, its development of alternative energy sources, its educational programs for scientists and engineers, its basic research into food production, and scores of other accomplishments during 1980.

And while scientists can't point to a «happiness» gene or isolate a «moody» nodule in the brain, an abundance of research shows that your baby's temperament — her basic emotional and social style — is hardwired in her brain.

Recent research shows basic anatomy that has eluded scientists and clinicians up until this point: the brain has a lymphatic system, one of the primary purposes of which is to connect it to the immune system.

Academia serves as a primary site for the performance of basic research and the training of future scientists and engineers.

To succeed as a clinician - researcher, a physician - scientist uses his or her mastery of both clinical practice and basic science research in parallel, often drawing on both skill sets to find advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human disease.

That priority influences the design of research questions, Weng notes, and encourages scientists involved in basic research, including postdocs, to participate in «very dynamic» collaborations with translational and clinical groups.

The South Korean debacle [in which scientist Hwang Woo Suk was found to have been conducting fraudulent stem cell research] was revealing because one of the basic technologies that we thought they had developed they were in fact unable to do, and so far nobody in the United States or elsewhere has been able to do it either.

As a postdoc at Merck, Gervais was pleased to discover that there are «a lot of very talented scientists in industry who were able to devote some time to basic research.»

Delegates included those interested in all aspects of lung cancer, including surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pulmonologists, radiologists, pathologists, epidemiologists, basic research scientists, with special sessions for nurses, allied health professionals and advocacy members.

A basic entitlement to employees» rights regardless of career stage, the reduction of bureaucracy for a smoother transition between two research positions, and the selection of candidates based on their true professional value — these are the main changes young Spanish scientists would like to see in their country's system for research careers.

Still, the administration's lack of support for basic federal research overall has alarmed many scientists and their supporters.

He has expressed strong support for the idea of a European Research Council (ERC), a basic science - funding body that has strong grass - roots support among scientists across Europe and which Busquin embraced toward the end of his term.

The vast majority of respondents are scientists working in areas of basic or applied research and development (see Survey Demographics box).

That basic research has since yielded a torrent of industrial applications, from medical diagnostic devices to flexible electronics — more than enough to keep most scientists busy.

► This week's issue of Science also includes a brief recap of the 40th annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy, attended by «more than 400 elected officials, government and business leaders, researchers, educators, and others» on 30 April and 1 May in Washington, D.C. «The importance of basic research for the nation's scientific and economic future was a recurring theme,» and «participants delved into the factors driving the tight budget environment» scientists are currently facing.

He also wishes he had emphasized how important basic research is to educating students and the next generation of scientists.

For scientists conducting basic research on the Ebola virus, evolving priorities are a way of life

Between his Ph.D. and his postdoc in Lund, Sweden, he worked as a staff scientist at Novozymes, and says his work there became a major focus of his basic research at Aarhus University.

Ulla Wewer, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, where the CPR is housed, says they are «recruiting a strong team of international scientists to do basic research, knowing this will eventually strengthen industry.»

First, the rigor of the science curriculum in medical schools has not kept pace with advances in the biological sciences; M.D. graduates lacking a rigorous science background find it difficult to develop research programs that can equal those of well - trained basic scientists.

Just as the alchemists of old attempted to combine different elements to produce something valuable, the physician - scientist of today attempts to combine medicine and basic research to produce something that has clinical utility.

Even when the genes are more fully understood, scientists will have to find the right host organism to express the genes, optimize that expression and try to get them to produce as much of the oil as possible — all of which involves a lot of basic research and time, he said.

Spanger - Siegfried said the proposed cuts are already impeding the ability of scientists to perform basic scientific research as the agency grapples with how it can lose such a significant part of its functionality.

Another area that is becoming increasingly important is the translation of basic science research findings into clinical applications, and there is a growing need for physician scientists, says Alan Trounson, president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).

These strategies may include support for global and regional scientific research, actively engaging Chinese scientists in large collaborative projects, further opening up some big state - level S&T bases and projects, drawing foreign S&T institutions and scientists into our basic and high - technology research projects, building up a well - functioning and resource - sharing information network, perfecting our talent - training mechanism, and encouraging the exchange or flow of talents.

Other leading scientists leave the details of basic research to graduate students or postdocs, but Melton spends as much time as possible working at a private lab bench adjacent to his office.

In addition, European scientists have the possibility of applying, with their Chinese collaborators, for funding under the 863s (applied research) and 973 (basic research) programmes funded by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology.

Brown University scientist demonstrates the value of adaptive technologies — and basic research — to legislators

Physician - scientists bridge medicine and research and provide a channel of communication that is a basic yet critical component in any disease - oriented or clinical research endeavor.

«We believe this research has implications for a wide range of people, from basic scientists who are interested in how reward processing changes across the lifespan, to obesity researchers looking to devise interventions to curb childhood obesity, to parents and pediatricians trying to raise healthier and happier kids,» says Silvers.

The scientists also noted that last year, the government eliminated grants for basic research and that since 2008 the number of new permanent positions for academics has contracted by 90 %.

Scientists have to be able to hit the ground running, as innovation in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries is a long and costly process, involving several stages of basic, applied, and clinical research, and often taking up to 15 years to complete.

Scientists at Photonics Research Ontario (PRO) not only conduct basic photonics and biophotonics research but also provide a service to industry and academia through three state - of - the - art facilities (Photonics Facility, Biophotonics Facility, and the new Micromachining FaResearch Ontario (PRO) not only conduct basic photonics and biophotonics research but also provide a service to industry and academia through three state - of - the - art facilities (Photonics Facility, Biophotonics Facility, and the new Micromachining Faresearch but also provide a service to industry and academia through three state - of - the - art facilities (Photonics Facility, Biophotonics Facility, and the new Micromachining Facility).

To make that climb a little easier, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers a range of debt repayment programs for scientists who decide to do basic, clinical, or behavioral research in areas targeted by NIH, such as minority health disparities and AIDS.

Walter Schaffer, a training research official at NIH, says his office is aware of the physician - scientist shortfall and that NIH has already expanded support for physicians doing basic research.

Professor Davis, author of the popular Penguin paperback The Compatibility Gene, concludes: «The practical application of this basic research comes from bouncing around our ideas with scientists working on drug design.

Many young scientists at the basic research end of the spectrum will admit that they were initially attracted more by the desire to investigate fundamental questions in biology than to work specifically on cancer.

«We are delighted that the Administration has seen fit to keep a distinguished social scientist and public servant in the top leadership of the world's premier basic research agency,» says Howard Silver, executive director of the Consortium of Social Science Associations in Washington, D.C. «We look forward to continuing to work with her in ensuring NSF's support for all the sciences in its research and education programs.»

«The loss of Contour would be a basic setback for the near future of cometary science,» says Gerhard Schwehm of the European Space Research and Technology Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, who is the project scientist for the European Rosetta mission to comet Wirtanen, due to be launched on 13 January 2003.

In addition, the university has four Nobel laureates, as well as many other world - renowned scientists on staff, which made it easy for me to get experimental advice and technical assistance from people at the cutting edge of basic scientific research.

► In this week's STM editorial, four German scientists and administrators proposed reforms aimed at «Moving medicine forward faster,» including «the formation of multidisciplinary centers, which guarantees a geographical and organizational proximity of clinical and basic research.»

Ruslan Belikov and Eduardo Bendek, two scientists at NASA Ames Research Center, have outlined innovative plans for a small space telescope with a half - meter mirror that could launch before the end of the decade on a dedicated mission to obtain basic images of any Alpha Centauri planets.

Traditionally very strong in basic research, German universities are currently debating how best to incorporate better training for young scientists, the commercialization of both research and education, and how to remain competitive in the increasingly global world of science.

Commercially produced antibodies have become workhorses of basic research, but opaque supply chains, a lack of clear quality standards, and scientists» complacency have turned antibody - based experiments into potential disaster zones.

«The pace of technological change is so quick, no industry can hope to keep in - house all the scientists they need to do basic and strategic research,» he said.

In CRC 873, funded by the German Research Foundation, medical and biological scientists investigate the basic regulatory mechanisms that control the self - renewal and differentiation of stem cells.

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.