Not exact matches
Dermatology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, pathology,
and several other specialties each offer abundant opportunities for important
basic research with clear
and important
clinical potential.
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.
Research in this area spans
several disciplines, from the biochemical study of
basic mechanisms of alcohol metabolism, to the neuroscience of dependency, to demographic
and clinical studies on at - risk populations.
In order to obtain the comprehensive designation, which is the highest ranking the National Cancer Institute (NCI) gives, a center must meet strict criteria that include a strong core of
basic laboratory
research in
several fields, the ability to translate those
research findings into therapies that can one day be used to treat patients, a program of high - priority
clinical trials,
and a commitment to community service
and outreach activities related to cancer prevention
and control.
The center, a five - story, 237,000 - square - foot building that opened in 2012, brings under one roof
several of the world's leading
clinical and basic research programs in a collaborative environment.
The Liu laboratory applies biostatistics to
several areas of
research, including:
basic cancer
research and clinical trials of cancer immunotherapy; infectious diseases; behavioral
and educational intervention
research;
and research on health care outcomes.