Research Catalog

Title

Large-scale biomedical science : exploring strategies for future research / Sharyl J. Nass and Bruce W. Stillman, editors ; Committee on Large-scale Science and Cancer Research, National Cancer Policy Board and Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council.

Publication

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2003.

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Additional Authors

• Nass, Sharyl J.
• Stillman, Bruce
• National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Committee on Large-scale Science and Cancer Research
• National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies

Description

xv, 280 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Subject

• Medicine > Research > Government policy > United States
• Cancer > Research > Government policy > United States
• Federal aid to medical research > United States
• Biomedical Research
• Interinstitutional Relations
• Research Design
• Resource Allocation
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- The National Cancer Policy Board -- 2. Defining "Large-Scale Science" in Biomedical Research -- Examples of potential large-scale biomedical research projects -- Potential obstacles to undertaking large-scale biomedical research projects -- 3. Models of Large-Scale Science -- The Human Genome Project -- Past examples of large-scale projects funded by NCI -- Recently developed large-scale projects at NCI -- Recent examples from other branches of NIH -- Vaccine research -- National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program -- The SNP Consortium -- Human Proteome Organization -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute -- Synchrotron resources at the National Laboratories -- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -- 4. Funding for Large-Scale Science -- History of federal support for scientific research -- Allocation of federal funds for scientific research -- NIH funding -- Nonfederal funding of large-scale biomedical research projects -- Issues associated with international collaborations -- 5. Organization and Management of Large-Scale Biomedical Research Projects -- Examples of management assessment for large-scale projects -- Special considerations for the management of large-scale biomedical research projects -- The industry model of project management: comparison with academia -- 6. Training and Career Structures in Biomedical Research -- The traditional academic training and career structure in biomedical science -- Overview of trends in the bioscience workforce -- Potential impact of large-scale research on biomedical training and career structures -- 7. Intellectual Property and Access to Research Tools and Data -- Nonexclusive and exclusive licensing -- Reach-through license agreements -- Research exemptions -- Patent pools -- University policies and technology transfer offices -- Examples of intellectual property and data sharing issues associated with large-scale projects -- Effects of intellectual property claims on the sharing of data and research tools -- 8. Findings and Recommendations.

ISBN

• 0309089123 (pbk.)
• 0309506980 (PDF)

LCCN

2003009162

OCLC

• ocm52127497
• SCSB-4804503

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries