I have been talking about this for over 15 years. I remember back at a FASEB meeting in Washington DC about 12 to 13 years ago when there were a three Senators and Congressman on a panel talking about the need to provide science that is of value to the public from the public's perspective. One person argued that grants are "independently reviewed". When questioned by the politician as to who is on the review boards, the person answered "a committee of our peers"! Case dismissed!!! Then while at the FDA during the '90s I would go to the occasional NIH internal meeting and mention how the NIH would be judged by the public based on the number of products that would make it to FDA review and approval. Not a popular stance.
This is long overdue. The article talks of the NIH director Francis Collins setting up an Institute for Translational Medicine. This is after NIH killed translational medicine over the last 20 years.
This is long overdue. The article talks of the NIH director Francis Collins setting up an Institute for Translational Medicine. This is after NIH killed translational medicine over the last 20 years.
I am not saying that biomedical research is not of value but I am saying there needs to be a long hard look at the nature of the research which is what this article refers to. It's about time!
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