Biomedical Models and Resources

Biomedical Models and Resources

Current Needs and Future Opportunities

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309060356
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309569965
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1998
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 85
  • Language: English
  • Biomedical Models and Resources
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
    • THE COMMITTEE'S CHARGE AND APPROACH
    • STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
  • 2 Biomedical Model Definition
  • 3 Essential and Emerging Research Fields and Technologies
    • FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
    • AGING
    • BEHAVIOR AND NEUROBIOLOGY
    • COMPLEX DISEASE
    • MODEL DISCOVERY
    • MATHEMATICAL MODELLING, COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATIONS, AND SCIENTIFIC DATABASES
    • EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • 4 Overriding Issues
    • ISSUES WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF NCRR
      • MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION
      • FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
      • AVAILABILITY OF EXPERTISE AND TRAINING
      • INFECTIOUS DISEASE, ANIMAL HEALTH
    • ISSUES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF NCRR
      • CIRCULAR A-21
      • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
      • DATABASES AND CONFIDENTIALITY
  • 5 Recommendations
    • ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT RESEARCH DIRECTED AT IMPROVING RESEARCH ANIMALUTILITY, AVAILABILITY, HEALTH, WELFARE, AND MAINTENANCE
      • LABORATORY ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE
        • Diagnosis and infectious disease
        • Behavior
      • IMPROVED ANIMAL ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, PROPAGATION AND PRESERVATION
      • DEVELOPMENT OF GENETIC MAPS FOR ADDITIONAL MODEL SPECIES
      • INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPMENT AND MINIATURIZATION
    • CREATE A NATIONAL NETWORK OF COMPARATIVE MEDICAL EXPERTISE
      • TO SUPPORT NIH RESEARCH EFFORTS ON ANIMAL MODELS, SUCH AS PHENOTYPICAND GENOTYPIC ASSESSMENT AND DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS
      • TO PROMOTE MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERACTION
    • CREATE A NATIONAL NETWORK OF INTEGRATIVE-BIOLOGY EXPERTISE THAT CANSERVE THE ENTIRE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY
      • ACADEMIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY RELATED TO ANIMALS
      • MATHEMATICAL MODELLING, COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATIONS, AND SCIENTIFIC DATABASES
        • Encouragement and Facilitation of Interdisciplinary Research
        • Development and Dissemination of Appropriate Information Technologies
        • Development and Maintenance of Databases, Interdisciplinary Modelling and Informatics Issues. The Si ...
    • INCREASE THE COMMITMENT AND RESOURCES FOR CONSTRUCTING AND RENOVATINGANIMAL RESEARCH FACILITIES
    • REINVIGORATE AND EXPAND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY
    • OBTAIN PROGRAM GUIDANCE FROM THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
      • USE EXISTING MECHANISMS BETTER
      • FUND INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL ADVISORY GROUPS EVERY FOUR YEARS
  • 6 Criteria
  • References
  • APPENDIXES
    • APPENDIX A SURVEY INSTRUMENT
      • Future Trends in Biomedical Research
        • BIOMEDICAL MODELS FOR THE NEXT 5-10 YEARS
        • CURRENT MODELS WAITING TO BE DEVELOPED
        • IDENTIFYING NEW BIOLOGICAL MODELS
    • APPENDIX B BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF AUTHORING COMMITTEE; WORKSHOPAGENDA; AND WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
    • APPENDIX C Models for Biomedical Research
      • What Is a Model?
      • REFERENCES
    • APPENDIX D COMPARATIVE MEDICAL SCIENTISTS' REPORT
      • A. Biotechnology
      • B. Specialized Facilities
      • C. Diagnostics
      • D. Informatics
      • E. Training
      • F. Administration
      • G. Personnel
      • H. Facilities

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