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This Week in JAMA
JAMA. 2005;294:1307.
MEDICAL RESEARCH—STATE OF THE SCIENCE
Edited by Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA, Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH, and Neen Hunt, EdD
Financial Anatomy of Biomedical Research
Moses and colleagues report 1994-2004 trends in research spending by US-based public and private sponsors, investment growth, and types of research funded.
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Physician-Scientist Career Pipeline in 2005
Ley and Rosenberg report data indicating renewed interest in research careers among medical students and physicians and new sources of funding and support for physician-scientists.
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Reengineering Biomedical Research
Zerhouni outlines National Institutes of Health strategies to foster basic science, translational, and clinical research goals for the 21st century.
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Academic Medical Centers and Medical Research
Cohen and Siegel discuss the many challenges facing academic medical centers in the conduct of contemporary medical research.
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Research and the Future of Child Health
Feigin describes prospects for improved child health through technology.
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Public Attitudes and Perceptions of Health Research
A review of public-opinion survey data by Woolley and Propst suggests that US residents think research should be a national priority, deserving of more funding.
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Research Funding and Innovation
Several articles in this issue of JAMA discuss the critical relationship of funding to research capabilities. Porter (SEE ARTICLE) highlights fiscal, social, and political realities in federal funding of research. Cech (SEE ARTICLE) reviews changes in biomedical research funding and priorities in the past 25 years and proposes ways to reverse current trends that could stifle innovative research. Philipson (SEE ARTICLE) compares and contrasts research funding and initiatives promoting research in Europe vs the United States.
Realizing the Promise of Genomics
Guttmacher and Collins consider health and societal implications of genomic medicine.
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Research to Protect Health
Gerberding outlines key challenges in achieving protection of the public’s health.
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Research on Women’s Health
Pinn discusses the importance of sex/gender analyses in clinical research and priorities for women’s health research.
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Medical News & Perspectives
This year’s Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards celebrate discoveries by stem cell scientists and genetic researchers and the strides made by an advocate of breast cancer research and awareness.
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CLINICIAN’S CORNER
Stem Cells
Weissman reviews the properties of stem cells, their isolation, and their therapeutic potential.
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Research Ethics
Brody et al discuss consensus and controversy in research ethics.
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The Biological Future
Lederberg imagines Earth’s biological future.
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Reflections on the Lasker Awards
Lasker Award recipients Bishop, Berg, Marshall, and Edwards reflect on the significance of the Lasker awards for the credibility, advancement, adoption, and recognition of scientific discovery.
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Editorial
Editors Fontanarosa, DeAngelis, and Hunt summarize the issue.
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JAMA Patient Page
For your patients: Information about supporting medical research.
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