From scientific discovery to cures: bright stars within a galaxy

R Sanders Williams; Samad Lotia; Alisha K Holloway; Alexander R Pico

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.007

From scientific discovery to cures: bright stars within a galaxy

Cell. 2015 Sep 24;163(1):21-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.007.

Authors

R Sanders Williams¹, Samad Lotia², Alisha K Holloway³, Alexander R Pico³

Affiliations

¹ Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address: rs.williams@gladstone.ucsf.edu.
² Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
³ Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.

PMID: 26406364
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.007

Abstract

We propose that data mining and network analysis utilizing public databases can identify and quantify relationships between scientific discoveries and major advances in medicine (cures). Further development of such approaches could help to increase public understanding and governmental support for life science research and could enhance decision making in the quest for cures.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Science Disciplines / economics
Biomedical Research / economics*
Clinical Trials as Topic
Data Mining*
Decision Making
Drug Discovery
Humans
National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / economics
Publications*
United States
United States Food and Drug Administration / economics