Scientists were therefore asked to provide feedback on the following (Q7) " the motivations of most basic biological/biomedical scientists are from:".
In terms of the most basic numbers, TRMM scientists thought they had pinned down the total amount of rainfall falling on our planet each year to within about 5percentt, says Christian Kummerow of Colorado State University, a former project scientist for TRMM.
In most academic departments, basic scientists deliver weekly seminars and journal-club lectures that focus on research.
She points out that most academically trained basic scientists have little or no knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, how clinical trials are prepared and conducted, how ethics approval is obtained, how the data are analyzed and interpreted, or how new drugs are approved.
Understanding the pleiotropic effects –which can be grouped primarily on the basis of phenotypes that selectively involve striated muscle, adipose tissue, peripheral nerve or multiple systems with features of accelerated aging (progerias) (Box 1) – of mutations in this single gene is one of the most exciting clinical puzzles facing basic scientists and clinicians today.
As national funding priorities shift toward applied research, young basic scientists face the most challenging funding landscape in 50 years, diverting many of them to new careers altogether.
As a consequence, U.S. scientists cannot answer the most basic question: What works to prevent firearm injuries?
Most basic researchers, clinical investigators, and public health scientists would agree that they speak essentially different "languages" when it comes to understanding and communicating the science of their respective fields.
During the 1990s, scientists were still debating the most basic assertions of climate change science.
Most projects are highly interdisciplinary and translational, involving basic scientists, clinicians, and engineers, often with industry partners, to solve important problems in medicine and biology.
