LEADER 03565nam 2200541Ia 450 001 9910451478803321 005 20151005070702.0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000450597 035 $a(EBL)3377805 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000181063 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11165476 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000181063 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10168146 035 $a(PQKB)10044563 035 $a(OCoLC)560535074 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3377805 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000450597 100 $a20050324d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aInternational benchmarking of US immunology research$b[electronic resource] /$fPanel on International Benchmarking of US Immunology Research, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine 210 $aWashington, DC $cNational Academy Press$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (60 p.) 300 $a"Prepublication copy." 311 $a0-309-58443-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING OF US IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""1.1 HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR THE UNITED STATES TO LEAD IN IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH?""; ""1.2 WHAT IS IMMUNOLOGY?""; ""1.3 IMMUNOLOGY AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE""; ""1.4 WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL NATURE OF IMMUNOLOGY?""; ""1.5 WHAT ARE SOME CAVEATS?""; ""1.6 PANEL CHARGE AND RATIONALE""; ""2 BENCHMARKING RESULTS""; ""2.1 METHODS""; ""2.1.1 Reputation Survey""; ""2.1.2 Citation Analysis""; ""2.1.3 Journal Publication Analysis""; ""2.2 RESULTS"" 327 $a""2.2.1 Reputation Survey""""2.2.2 Citation Analysis""; ""2.2.3 Journal Publication Analysis""; ""2.3 SUMMARY""; ""3 KEY FACTORS""; ""3.1 FUNDING""; ""3.2 HUMAN RESOURCES""; ""3.3 INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""3.4 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS""; ""3.5 THE CLINICAL TRIAL""; ""4 LIKELY FUTURE POSITION""; ""4.1 FUNDING AND RESOURCE LIMITATIONS""; ""4.2 INCREASED COMPETITION FROM EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES""; ""4.3 CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND THE SHIFT TOWARD HMOS""; ""4.4 TRAINING OF US STUDENTS""; ""5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS"" 327 $a""5.1 THE UNITED STATES IS THE WORLD LEADER IN ALL THE MAJOR SUBFIELDS OF IMMUNOLOGY BUT IS ONLY AMONG THE WORLD LEADERS INa???""""5.2 FLEXIBILITY TO PURSUE ORIGINAL AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IDEAS HAS ATTRACTED BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANa???""; ""5.3 INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS HAVE FOSTERED MANY STRIKING BREAKTHROUGHS IN IMMUNOLOGY""; ""5.4 A SCARCITY OF LARGE-SCALE CLINICAL TRIALS IN IMMUNOLOGY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO SHORTAGES OF FUNDING AND OF QUALIFIEDa???""; ""5.5 SHIFTING FEDERAL AND INDUSTRY PRIORITIES, A POTENTIAL REDUCTION IN ACCESS TO DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TALENT, AND THEa???"" 327 $a""REFERENCES""""APPENDIX PANEL AND STAFF BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION""; ""STAFF"" 606 $aImmunology$xResearch 606 $aImmunity 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aImmunology$xResearch. 615 0$aImmunity. 676 $a616.079072 712 02$aPanel on International Benchmarking of US Immunology Research. 712 02$aCommittee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451478803321 996 $aInternational benchmarking of US immunology research$92229688 997 $aUNINA