Mark P. Khurana (University of Copenhagen)

The Trajectory of Discovery

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the forces that determine the rate and direction of medical progress, this book brings together the worlds of scientific policy, economics, sociology, and innovation to describe the medical research landscape. Covers how issues, including incentive structures and lack of novelty in drug development, influence and impede progress.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 270g
• ISBN-13: 9781009354431
• ISBN-10: 1009354434
• Artikelnr.: 66741292

Autorenporträt

Mark P. Khurana is a Medical Doctor and Epidemiologist. He is a Research Fellow at the University of Copenhagen, primarily in Infectious Disease Epidemiology. He is Host and Creator for the 'Untold Health' podcast which explores topics within the field of health which are significant but overlooked.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Incentives, Context and Capital: 1. Citations as currency
2. Hacking statistics
3. The allure of prizes
4. Streetlight effects
5. Patented and regulated progress
6. Teams and diversity
Part II. The Financial Determinants of Discovery: 7. The research marketplace
8. Winners take all
9. Public service
10. The medici model
11. The goldilocks zone
12. Kindling creativity
Part III. Bending the Arc: 13. Lobbying for change
14. Scientific elasticity
15. Death of a star // new kids on the block
16. Great emergencies
17. Fraudulent findings
18. Serendipity
19. Converging paths
Part IV. Reflecting on the Trajectory: 20. Civic engagement
21. Uncertainty
22. Commercialization and power
23. Morality and progress.