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New horizons for future research - Critical issues to consider for maximizing research excellence and impact.

Langhans, W; Adan, R; Arnold, M; Banks, WA; Card, JP; Dailey, MJ; Daniels, D; ... Woods, SC; + view all (2018) New horizons for future research - Critical issues to consider for maximizing research excellence and impact. Molecular Metabolism , 14 pp. 53-59. 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.05.007. Green open access

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Abstract

We live in an era in which the pace of research and the obligation to integrate new discoveries into a field's conceptual framework are rapidly increasing. At the same time, uncertainties about resources, funding, positions and promotions, the politics of science, publishing (the drive to publish in so-called high-impact journals) and many other concerns are mounting. To consider many of these phenomena in depth, a meeting was recently convened to discuss issues critical to conducting research with an emphasis on the neurobiology of metabolism and related areas. Attendees included a mix of senior and junior investigators from the United States, Latin America, and Western Europe, representing several relevant disciplines. Participants were initially assigned to small groups to consider specific questions in depth, and the results of those deliberations were then presented and discussed over several plenary sessions. Although there was spirited discussion with sometimes differing opinions on some issues, in general there was good consensus among individuals and the various groups. While the discussions were wide-ranging, we have condensed the topics into three (albeit often overlapping) major areas: 1) General research issues applicable to multiple areas of translational research; for instance, animal models, sex and gender differences, examples of emerging technologies, as well as the issue of data reproducibility and related topics. 2) Funding issues, such as how to secure industry funding without compromising research direction or academic integrity, and the training of students and fellows, with a focus on how to optimally prepare trainees for the diverse potential career paths available. 3) Finally, specific research topics of interest were discussed, including whether peptides or other signaling compounds, or specific brain areas, have “thematic functions” or the challenges associated with investigating the function of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) in the brain.

Type: Article
Title: New horizons for future research - Critical issues to consider for maximizing research excellence and impact.
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.05.007
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2018.05.007
Language: English
Additional information: © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier GmbH. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: Animal models, Data reproducibility, Emerging technologies, Funding and training issues, G-Protein-coupled receptors in the brain, Sex and gender differences, Thematic functions of compounds or brain areas
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Neuro, Physiology and Pharmacology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10050714
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