In 1950, in the fIrst important deviation from previous custom, Dr. Aub devoted his address, entitled “This Business of Cancer Research,―to a consideration of the effects on the research community of extensive public support of cancer research. Prior to that time the Association from time to time did consider and express opinions on issues of broad import, but the tendency, as of most scien...

In 2012, the Annual General Meeting of the Clinical Investigator Trainee Association of Canada - Association des cliniciens-chercheurs en formation du Canada (CITAC - ACCFC) and the Canadian Society of Clinician Investigators (CSCI) was held 19-21 September in Ottawa. Several globally-renowned scientists, including 2012 Friesen International Prize recipient, Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, the CSCI/R...

PROBLEM Engaging basic scientists in community-based translational research is challenging but has great potential for improving health. APPROACH In 2009, The Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science partnered with Clinical Directors Network, a practice-based research network (PBRN), to create a community-engaged research navigation (CEnR-Nav) program to foster res...

BACKGROUND Research involving chiropractors is evolving and expanding in Europe while resources are limited. Therefore, we considered it timely to initiate a research agenda for the chiropractic profession in Europe. The aim was to identify and suggest priorities for future research in order to best channel the available resources and facilitate advancement of the profession. METHODS In total...

Child and youth injury prevention research in Canada has lagged behind other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development nations, despite existing surveillance systems and longitudinal data. A critical need to improve access to the available data, as well as need to tailor its display and interpretation, was identified by injury prevention stakeholders involved in research, policy, a...

OBJECTIVE To describe a standard approach to provide a support structure for pharmacy resident research that emphasizes self-identification of a residency research project. METHODS A subcommittee of the residency advisory committee was formed at our institution. The committee was initially comprised of 2 clinical pharmacy specialists, 1 drug information pharmacist, and 2 pharmacy administrato...

conveyance to us for transportation to the annual IADR meetings. It was old and drafty but we appreciated having the use of it. Anyway, I owe a very large debt of gratitude to such great friends as jack Hein, Wah Leung, Emmett Costich, and Dave Mitchell who kept me alive through those early meetings and also supplied me with the scholarly stimulus so typical to the Rochester group. I still reme...

from the annual " Neuroscience Forum " meetings held at the University of Vermont since 2005. By expanding the scope of this annual meeting we hope to achieve multiple goals: • To help implement the goals of the Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Spire at UVM by providing a forum to allow researchers from the diverse areas encompassed by the NBH Spire to learn about each other's work. A particul...