Bridging the Bed-Bench Gap
eBook - ePub

Bridging the Bed-Bench Gap

Contributions of the Markey Trust

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eBook - ePub

Bridging the Bed-Bench Gap

Contributions of the Markey Trust

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About this book

Since the 1970s there has been a serious gap between fundamental biological research and its clinical application. In response to this gap the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust instituted the General Organizational Grants program, which funded two types of awards to provide training that would bridge the bed-bench gap. These training awards fell into two categories: (1) those that provided significant opportunities for M.D.s to engage in basic research during and immediately following medical school and residency, and (2) those that provided significant clinical exposure for Ph.D.s while they were predoctoral or postdoctoral students. These grants were intended to close the widening gap between rapid advances in our understanding of the biological process and the translation of that knowledge into techniques for preventing diseases. This report examines the General Organizational Grant programs, identifies best practices, and provides observations for future philanthropic funders.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2004
eBook ISBN
9780309166454
Edition
0
Topic
Education

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
  3. COMMITTEE ON THE EVALUATION OF THE LUCILLE P. MARKEY CHARITABLE TRUST PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
  4. BOARD ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
  5. Preface
  6. contents
  7. Executive Summary
  8. Introduction
  9. History of the Markey Trust
  10. Grant Programs
  11. Assessing the Markey General Organizational Grants Program
  12. The Biomedical Research Environment in the 1980s
  13. Closing the Bed-Bench Gap
  14. The Current Biomedical Research Environment
  15. Conclusions and Observations for Philanthropic Funders
  16. References
  17. Appendixes