Addressing systemic problems in the biomedical research enterprise
B Alberts, MW Kirschner… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
B Alberts, MW Kirschner, S Tilghman, H Varmus
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015•National Acad SciencesLast spring, the four of us published an essay in PNAS in which we described the severe
problems now faced by scientists working in the US biomedical research system,
recommending several steps that might be taken to improve the situation (1). As a follow up,
we convened a two-day workshop in August that brought together 30 relatively senior
individuals engaged in various aspects of biomedical science, including social scientists
and others who are knowledgeable about the training pipeline. Attendees were asked to …
problems now faced by scientists working in the US biomedical research system,
recommending several steps that might be taken to improve the situation (1). As a follow up,
we convened a two-day workshop in August that brought together 30 relatively senior
individuals engaged in various aspects of biomedical science, including social scientists
and others who are knowledgeable about the training pipeline. Attendees were asked to …
Last spring, the four of us published an essay in PNAS in which we described the severe problems now faced by scientists working in the US biomedical research system, recommending several steps that might be taken to improve the situation (1). As a follow up, we convened a two-day workshop in August that brought together 30 relatively senior individuals engaged in various aspects of biomedical science, including social scientists and others who are knowledgeable about the training pipeline.
Attendees were asked to assess two central issues: the validity of the case that we made in our article (1) and the prospects for convening a much larger and more inclusive meeting to produce a concerted plan for remedial actions. There was near unanimity among the attendees that the system is under tremendous strain, which threatens the vitality of
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