The National Science Foundation (NSF), which predominantly funds basic academic research, would receive $20 million "to support research on teacher preparation".
However, most did not complain as the EC funding was an additional opportunity to link their R&D activities to basic academic research" (Kloet et al. [2013], 212).
But he says his last slide, which thanked NASA, the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Education for supporting his research, was intended to convey a second, more subtle message: Federal support for basic academic research benefits society.
This may be sufficient for basic, academic research, but in clinical practice, where decisions are made about individuals, more reliable instruments are required; 0.90 as the bare minimum and 0.95 as the golden standard for instruments.
A new report released today by The Science Coalition makes the case for increased federal funding for basic academic research by describing 100 successful spin-off companies that have contributed to U.S. economic growth.
Brouwer and his partners believed that the goals of EC would be best met by substantial investments in basic academic research: "research within the cluster is largely fundamental, for the simple reason that we know so very little about the living component of soil in particular" (NGI Annual Report 2002, 58).
Here, the detailed understanding of how mitotic kinases such as polo-like kinase (Plk) 1 orchestrate mitosis, built over the years in basic academic research, inspired the industry to consider Plk1 inhibition as a potential therapeutic cancer target.
Key to the success of these studies have been the insights into DNA repair pathways made in basic academic research, as well as the availability of exquisite PARP inhibitor probe compounds pioneered in industry.
The pharmaceutical biotechnology industry relies heavily upon the integrity of basic academic research in order to make the large investment in clinical trials necessary to translate these breakthroughs to verified therapeutics.
Any case study, but especially case studies with a retrospective component, will benefit from basic academic research strategies.
