Interviews
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A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Professor PierFranco Conte about animal testing
Animal testing, a scientist’s opinion Interview with Professor PierFranco Conte, Full Professor of Oncology at the University of Padova and Director of the Division of Medical Oncology 2 at the Istituto Oncologico Veneto in Padova. In your opinion, why is animal use for scientific purposes still... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Dr Jason Johnson about animal testing
Interview with Dr Jason Johnson, British Heart Foundation Senior Research Fellow, Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Pathology, and leads the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pathology at Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol. As a scientist, in general do you find that the 3Rs concept is... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Radu Prodan about the future of Social Media Networks
Interview with Radu Prodan, ARTICONF project coordinator and Professor at the Institute of Information Technology, University of Klagenfurt, Austria, about the need to create smart, decentralised social media networks. What are the main problems with current social media networks? Social media... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Kate Orton-Johnson about the sociological context of digital technologies
The sociological context of digital technologies, a scientist’s opinion Interview with Kate Orton-Johnson, Programme Director of the Masters in Digital Sociology at the University of Edinburgh and ARTICONF project partner, about the importance of considering social and cultural aspects when developing... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Aroon Hingorani about re-engineering pharmaceutical research
Interview with Aroon Hingorani, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at University College London about Re-engineering pharmaceutical research. Could you speculate what you think are the biggest causes of drug failure? Aroon Hingorani: It is well recognised that the number one cause for drug failure... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Dr Denis Lacombe about re-engineering pharmaceutical research
Interview with Dr Denis Lacombe, Director General of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) about Re-engineering pharmaceutical research. Can you tell me a bit about the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)? Denis Lacombe: We are a non-governmental,... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Dr Síle Lane about re-engineering pharmaceutical research
Interview with Dr Síle Lane, head of international campaigns and policy at Sense About Science, about Re-engineering pharmaceutical research. Undisclosed clinical trial results are unfortunately common - how does this impact progression in research and treatment? Síle Lane: When results from clinical... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Vesa Ruuskanen about microbial protein
Interview with Vesa Ruuskanen, post-doctoral researcher at LUT REFLEX research platform. The idea of producing “food from air” was developed by NASA and the Soviets. What was exactly the discovery of Finnish scientists that made this Neo Carbon Food project possible? Vesa Ruuskanen: In our previous...