Articles by Barbara Spector

Cancer Researcher For 'Crazy Ideas' AUTHOR: NEERAJA SANKARAN, pp.23 AUTHOR:BARBARA SPECTOR, pp.23 DATE: December 12, 1994 Cancer Researcher For 'Crazy Ideas' Author : NEERAJA SANKARAN, pp.23 Date: December 12, 1994 Beatrice Mintz, a senior member of the Institute for Cancer Research at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, was presented with the John Scott Award during a reception on November 18 at the American Philosophi

Cancer Researcher For 'Crazy Ideas' AUTHOR: NEERAJA SANKARAN, pp.23 AUTHOR:BARBARA SPECTOR, pp.23 DATE: December 12, 1994 Cancer Researcher For 'Crazy Ideas' Author : NEERAJA SANKARAN, pp.23 Date: December 12, 1994 Beatrice Mintz, a senior member of the Institute for Cancer Research at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, was presented with the John Scott Award during a reception on November 18 at the American Philosophi

According to the polling organization, the 1,254 respondents' age, sex, race, education, and region were weighted "to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population." The margin of error for the survey is approximately 3 percent. Following are highlights of the survey: 91 percent of respondents said they believed the U.S. should spend more on medical research. Given a choice, 61 percent said the country shoul

The biomedical-research community--joined by many members of Congress--was overwhelmingly in favor of the amendment. "The support for that bill this year was unlike anything I've seen," says Terry Lierman, president of Washington, D.C.based Capitol Associates Inc., a government-relations firm. But with health-care reform bills taken off the table, at least for the remainder of the year, there is no guarantee that the proposal will p

Industrial and academic biomedical scientists are increasingly affected by 'competition without the management end' But regardless of their position on the issue, research administrators in industry and academia agree that the United States health-care market is already driving the system toward reform, even without legislation. And in the two years since Bill Clinton became president, they say, these market-influenced changes have

Industrial and academic biomedical scientists are increasingly affected by 'competition without the management end' But regardless of their position on the issue, research administrators in industry and academia agree that the United States health-care market is already driving the system toward reform, even without legislation. And in the two years since Bill Clinton became president, they say, these market-influenced changes have

The biomedical-research community--joined by many members of Congress--was overwhelmingly in favor of the amendment. "The support for that bill this year was unlike anything I've seen," says Terry Lierman, president of Washington, D.C.based Capitol Associates Inc., a government-relations firm. But with health-care reform bills taken off the table, at least for the remainder of the year, there is no guarantee that the proposal will p

According to the polling organization, the 1,254 respondents' age, sex, race, education, and region were weighted "to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population." The margin of error for the survey is approximately 3 percent. Following are highlights of the survey: 91 percent of respondents said they believed the U.S. should spend more on medical research. Given a choice, 61 percent said the country shoul

The New York-based foundation presented its Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award to John A. Clements, Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Professor of Pulmonary Biology and a professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. The Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award was bestowed on Stanley B. Prusiner, a professor of neurology and biochemistry at UC-San Francisco. The foundation gave its Albert Lasker Special P

The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation this year has chosen as the recipients of its prestigious Winged Victory statuettes three researchers who, according to awards program director Jordan U. Gutterman, exemplify "persistence and tenacity, intuition and intelligence." The New York-based foundation presented its Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award to John A. Clements, Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Professor of Pulmonary Biology an

The New York-based foundation presented its Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award to John A. Clements, Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Professor of Pulmonary Biology and a professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. The Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award was bestowed on Stanley B. Prusiner, a professor of neurology and biochemistry at UC-San Francisco. The foundation gave its Albert Lasker Special P

The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation this year has chosen as the recipients of its prestigious Winged Victory statuettes three researchers who, according to awards program director Jordan U. Gutterman, exemplify "persistence and tenacity, intuition and intelligence." The New York-based foundation presented its Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award to John A. Clements, Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Professor of Pulmonary Biology an

At the same time, he and other framers of the statement say they are gratified that so many diverse and prestigious organizations have put their support behind the effort. "I guess I had hoped that more congressional offices and more parts of the [Clinton] administration would have taken note of the breadth of the constituents that had thought it important to prepare a statement," says Leon Rosenberg, president of the Bristol-Myers

At the same time, he and other framers of the statement say they are gratified that so many diverse and prestigious organizations have put their support behind the effort. "I guess I had hoped that more congressional offices and more parts of the [Clinton] administration would have taken note of the breadth of the constituents that had thought it important to prepare a statement," says Leon Rosenberg, president of the Bristol-Myers

Biomedical career decisions have never been easy. It's typical for a bright young student assessing the options to go through a period of self-examination, according to doctors and scientists interviewed for this article. Such introspection generally focuses on questions like: "Do I need to care for sick people in order to be professionally fulfilled, or would I be happier doing basic research, which ultimately could benefit million