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Citizen science projects provide opportunities for those interested in advancing scientific research in various fields of choice. Participants can help in different ways, including data collection, engaging in focus groups, or taking part in research designs. The goal is to involve the public in “inquiry and discovery of new scientific knowledge.”
Participants do not necessarily need to have a scientific background. There are around 1500 current projects available; Continue reading
MSK’s David Hyman and Peter Bach were interviewed by The New York Times about two revolutionary treatment strategies, immunotherapy and personalised medicine, and a problem that few would have predicted several years ago. There are not enough patients available to conduct the trials, the New York Times reports, something the newspaper describes as possibly being “unprecedented” in medical research. There are currently about 1,000 immunotherapy drug trials, and that number’s expected to grow. Peter Bach told the Times that “we are squandering our most precious resource—patients.”