This is a hard question to answer. I feel personally that it’s not really fair for some animals to be forced to give up their lives for the sake of advancements in science. But on the other hand, I do…   Read more»

I believe virtual communications has improved project life cycles because I believe it holds more employees to be accountable. When all communication or most communication is done virtually, it holds those who have projects to complete accountable. COVID-19 left many…   Read more»

While I have not personally worked on a team partaking in either pre-clinical or clinical research, through doing individual research I have surmised a few reasons as to why failure at the various stages would occur. One of the first…   Read more»

I would rather do academic research that will likely be picked up by a researcher or team later on. There are a few reasons why I prefer the slowed pacing of academic versus industry research. If I’m working on a…   Read more»

Should humans be performing nonhuman animal experimentation on the basis of animals providing adequate models of human biology and diseases? I see where PETA is coming from. That is, we are essentially using an animal model to better human health…   Read more»

This is a great debate that will continue forward until better alternatives have been validated and given approval. In the meantime, I believe animal testing is currently the best option and provides the results most expected when comparing to a…   Read more»

 Not finishing or prolonging a project in academia leads to loss of funding, simple as that. Showing up to do the work is only half the battle, ensuring that the lab stays funded is the other uphill battle that constantly…   Read more»

As of right now, my choice would be academia. I enjoy the time off and the pace of the work and the institution I am currently employed by. I know everyone else chose industry over academia, but after being in…   Read more»

Ever since Covid fell upon us, different aspects of society have changed, especially with regards to employment within the medical field. Even when not specifically honing in on medicine, project management in all forms in all fields has changed, largely…   Read more»

Considering I’ve only had a short time where I worked full-time due to being in school, I’ve still had more thoughts about my career path as it pertains to what I’ve been learning in this program. I recently quit my…   Read more»

I believe that one of our biggest challenges in medicine is that we do not currently have the technology to solve today’s problems. Therefore, we are mostly limited to the research that we can do on current issues. I believe…   Read more»

@mejefferson I believe that there will soon be an alternative to both human and animal test subjects. Our technology has led us to the artificial growth and sustainability of organs outside of the body. With the maturation of this technology,…   Read more»

In pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions, advancing a drug candidate into phase I clinical trials after drug candidates are rigorously optimized at preclinical stage is a huge achievement. Long, costly, and high-risk processes can take years to complete. For each…   Read more»

One thing I have seen is the screening portion of the project not being done properly. Not having your control groups vs your experimental groups labeled/organized properly. My research project in college failed because the data was skewed due to…   Read more»

Being able to serve in both arenas, I would say that it is best for me to go stay in industry based research. Yes there are constraints in project direction from the industry side but the financial constraints in academia…   Read more»

I think everything comes down to time and money, more so time. I’ve seen projects get cut just because the project was simply moving too slow. Yes time is money but that shouldn’t be the reason as to whether or…   Read more»

@mayasaunders I absolutely agree with your point of view.  There is never a good reason to cut corners in research.  If funding is an issue, having a discussion with management or the project manager needs to occur.  Maybe instead of…   Read more»

The debate on whether testing on animals is unethical or not has been going on for decades. Animal experimentation has proven to be beneficial to humans in that doing so can lead to finding cures for diseases and showing how…   Read more»