title: The curious incident of the translational dog that didn't bark.
abstract: There is a general assumption that it is now time for more translational research and less basic research. Science policy leaders have sent mixed signals and the community has responded by submitting more grant applications focused on translational or applied research. Nothing could be more treacherous, because to develop innovative therapies we must more fully understand the complexities of biology, a goal requiring more, not less, basic science.
authors: American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: sbertuzzi@ascb.org.
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Bertuzzi
authors: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
authors: Don W
authors: DW
authors: Cleveland
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D005381:Financing, Organized; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States
keywords: NIH; basic science; funding; precision medicine; science policy