Identifying and hurdling obstacles to translational research.
Although there is overwhelming pressure from funding agencies and the general public for scientists to bridge basic and translational studies, the fact remains that there are significant hurdles to overcome in order to achieve this goal. The purpose of this Opinion article is to examine the nature of these hurdles and to provide food for thought on the main obstacles that impede this process.
Sabroe
Ian
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Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK. i.sabroe@sheffield.ac.uk
Dockrell
David H
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Vogel
Stefanie N
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Renshaw
Stephen A
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Whyte
Moira K B
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Dower
Steven K
SK
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