title: Challenges for Scientists in Latin America.
abstract: Despite political turmoil and economical crisis, research in Latin America has considerably advanced over recent decades. The present 'Point of View' outlines our perspectives on the working conditions, successes, difficulties, limitations, and challenges of biomedical scientific communities in four Latin American countries: Argentina (G.A.R.), Brazil (M.L.), Chile (A.K.), and Mexico (Y.R.).
authors.affiliation: Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Departamento de Endocrinología, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Alexis M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kalergis
authors.affiliation: Instituto Leônidas & Maria Deane, Fiocruz, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lacerda
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Inmunopatología, Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Gabriel A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rabinovich
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnología, Campus Morelos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca 62210, México. Electronic address: yvonne@ibt.unam.mx.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rosenstein
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D005380:Financing, Government; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007843:Latin America; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education; D013334:Students
keywords: Latin America; biomedical research; challenges