scholarly journals Contributions of immigrants to biomedical research in the US: a personal reflection

2021 ◽  
Vol 131 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Paczesny
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Personal Reflection ◽  
The Us

scholarly journals Toward a sustainable biomedical research enterprise: Finding consensus and implementing recommendations

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (35) ◽  
pp. 10832-10836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Pickett ◽  
Benjamin W. Corb ◽  
C. Robert Matthews ◽  
Wesley I. Sundquist ◽  
Jeremy M. Berg
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Workforce Diversity ◽  
Consensus Recommendations ◽  
The Us ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Stakeholder Interactions

The US research enterprise is under significant strain due to stagnant funding, an expanding workforce, and complex regulations that increase costs and slow the pace of research. In response, a number of groups have analyzed the problems and offered recommendations for resolving these issues. However, many of these recommendations lacked follow-up implementation, allowing the damage of stagnant funding and outdated policies to persist. Here, we analyze nine reports published since the beginning of 2012 and consolidate over 250 suggestions into eight consensus recommendations made by the majority of the reports. We then propose how to implement these consensus recommendations, and we identify critical issues, such as improving workforce diversity and stakeholder interactions, on which the community has yet to achieve consensus.

scholarly journals A survey of working conditions within biomedical research in the United Kingdom

F1000Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Nick Riddiford
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Career Stage ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Us ◽  
Toxic Environment ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Guardian

Background: Recent articles have presented a bleak view of career prospects in biomedical research in the US. Too many PhDs and postdocs are trained for too few research positions, creating a “holding-tank” of experienced senior postdocs who are unable to get a permanent position. Coupled with relatively low salaries and high levels of pressure to publish in top-tier academic journals, this has created a toxic environment that is perhaps responsible for a recently observed decline in biomedical postdocs in the US, the so-called “postdocalypse”. Methods: To address the gulf of information relating to working habits and attitudes of UK-based academic biomedical researchers, a link to an online survey was included in an article published in the Guardian newspaper. Survey data were collected between 21st March 2016 and 6th November 2016 and analysed to examine discrete profiles for three major career stages: PhD, postdoc and principal investigator. Results: Overall, the data presented here echo trends observed in the US: The 520 UK-based biomedical researchers responding to the survey reported feeling disillusioned with academic research, due to the low chance of getting a permanent position and the long hours required at the bench. Also like the US, large numbers of researchers at each distinct career stage are considering leaving biomedical research altogether. Conclusions: There are several systemic flaws in the academic scientific research machine – for example the continual overproduction of PhDs and the lack of stability in the early-mid stages of a research career - that are slowly being addressed in countries such as the US and Germany. These data suggest that similar flaws also exist in the UK, with a large proportion of respondents concerned about their future in research. To avoid lasting damage to the biomedical research agenda in the UK, addressing such concerns should be a major priority.

scholarly journals A recipe for mediocrity and disaster, in five axioms

eLife ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry R Bourne
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
The Us

Biomedical research in the US will become unsustainable unless scientists and research institutions start to question certain assumptions they have long taken for granted.

General Information & Statistics

2002 ◽  
Vol 06 (09) ◽  
pp. 332-338
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
South Australia ◽  
General Information ◽  
The Us ◽  
Set Up

New Biotech Center in South Australia. China Sees Jump in AIDS Cases. World First Liver Operation Succeeds in Hong Kong. India Sets Grain Export Target. Increasing Rate of Eating Disorders in Japanese Teenagers. Japan Urged to Unite Nanotechnology with Biotechnology. Spying Controversies Surround Korea's Biotech Hub in the US. Korea Latest Biotech Efforts. Korea to Set up Bioterror Hotline. Technology Showcase for New Zealand and Australia Biotech Sectors. Singapore Gives US$33 Million Grant for Biomedical Research. Singapore to Build Second Science Hub. Students Awarded for Outstanding Scientific Research.

scholarly journals The marine biology of law and human health

2015 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Thomas Appleby ◽  
Susan Kinsey ◽  
Benedict Wheeler ◽  
Emma Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Patent Protection ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Unsuccessful Attempt ◽  
The Us

This review uses a multidisciplinary approach to investigate legal issues concerning the oceans and human health. It firstly seeks to define the boundaries of oceans and human health research. We use three case studies as examples: biomedical research, marine litter and human well-being. Biomedical research raises complex issues relating to coastal states’ sovereign rights to exploit their marine resources and the patenting processes. Coastal states have differing degrees of control over research at sea. There are differences in EU and US law over the status of genetic discoveries, with the US having stricter criteria to qualify for patent protection. International law sets the standard for bioprospecting in developing countries under the Nagoya Protocol. The cost and complexity of marine biomedical research mean that it cannot be left to commercial exploration and needs some public funding. The second case study highlights the rise in marine plastics pollution using Marine Conservation Society beachwatch data. It details the need to alter product design to avoid marine pollution and records an unsuccessful attempt by academics and an NGO to make contact with the manufacturers of one polluting product. It also introduces the concept that faulty design could amount to a public nuisance. The third case study highlights the potential health benefits from access to the coast and the statutory responsibility which sits with the US and UK authorities in the provision of well-being. It posits that there needs to be greater inter-agency coordination to promote access to the coast for human well-being.

scholarly journals A survey of working conditions within biomedical research in the United Kingdom

F1000Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Nick Riddiford
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Career Stage ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Us ◽  
Toxic Environment ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Guardian

Background: Many recent articles have presented a bleak view of career prospects in biomedical research in the US. Too many PhDs and postdocs are trained for too few research positions, creating a “holding-tank” of experienced senior postdocs who are unable to get a permanent position. Coupled with relatively low salaries and high levels of pressure to publish in top-tier academic journals, this has created a toxic environment that is perhaps responsible for a recently observed decline in biomedical postdocs in the US, the so-called “postdocalypse”. Methods: In order to address the gulf of information relating to working habits and attitudes of UK-based biomedical researchers, a link to an online survey was included in an article published in the Guardian newspaper. Survey data were collected between 21 st March 2016 and 6 th November 2016 and analysed to examine discrete profiles for three major career stages: the PhD, the postdoc and the principal investigator. Results: Overall, the data presented here echo trends observed in the US: The 520 UK-based biomedical researchers responding to the survey reported feeling disillusioned with academic research, due to the low chance of getting a permanent position and the long hours required at the bench. Also like the US, large numbers of researchers at each distinct career stage are considering leaving biomedical research altogether. Conclusions: There are several systemic flaws in the academic scientific research machine – for example the continual overproduction of PhDs and the lack of stability in the early-mid stages of a research career - that are slowly being addressed in countries such as the US and Germany. These data suggest that similar flaws also exist in the UK, with a large proportion of respondents concerned about their future in research. To avoid lasting damage to the biomedical research agenda in the UK, addressing such concerns should be a major priority.

scholarly journals A fair deal for PhD students and postdocs

eLife ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry R Bourne
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Research ◽  
The Us ◽  
Young Researchers ◽  
Fair Deal

The relentless expansion that threatens the sustainability of biomedical research in the US takes a heavy toll on young researchers.

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