Innovative Research in Life Sciences: Pathways to Scientific Impact, Public Health Improvement, and Economic Progress

ISBN-13: 9781119225867 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 416 str.

E. Andrew Balas

Opis

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as it has taken me on a journey through time, across the globe and through multiple disciplines. Indeed, we need to be thinking about these concepts and applying them every day to do our jobs better.

Spis treści

Preface viiPart One Outcomes of Research 11 Pathways of the Research Innovator 32 First Dimension: Scientific Impact 213 Second Dimension: Public Health Value 374 Third Dimension: Economic Development 53Part Two Headwinds of Research Innovation 695 Slowdown and Erosion 716 Non-reproducible Research 897 Red Tape and Litigation 109Part Three Boosters of Research Productivity 1318 Humanism for Innovation 1339 Desire to Understand First 15110 Learning from the Best 16911 Cracking Public Health Needs 18312 Engaged Research 19713 Cross-cultural Convergence 21514 Targeting and Repurposing 22915 Trailblazing Technologies 24316 Emulating Nature 25917 Scientific Modeling 27318 Mastering Bioentrepreneurship 29119 Art of Scientific Communication 309Part Four Atmosphere of Excellence 32920 Quality and Performance Improvement 33121 Institutional and National Strategies 34522 International Collaboration and Competition 365List of of award-winning scientists and serial innovators 381Subject Index 387

O autorze

E. ANDREW BALAS MD, PHD is Professor of Public Health and Health Management at Augusta University. His expertise includes policy development to encourage innovative biomedical research responsive to societal needs and application of advanced digital technologies for transferring research to practice.