The Changing Environment of Graduate and Postdoctoral Training in Drug Metabolism: Viewpoints from Academia, Industry, and Government
This article is an invited report of a symposium sponsored by the Drug Metabolism Division of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics held at Experimental Biology 2002 in New Orleans. The impetus for the symposium was a perceived shortage in the supply of graduate student...
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Published in | Drug metabolism and disposition Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 360 - 366 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Bethesda, MD
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
01.04.2003
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Summary: | This article is an invited report of a symposium sponsored by the Drug Metabolism Division of the American Society for Pharmacology
and Experimental Therapeutics held at Experimental Biology 2002 in New Orleans. The impetus for the symposium was a perceived
shortage in the supply of graduate students qualified for drug metabolism research positions in industry, academia, and government.
For industry, recent hiring stems largely from the expansion of drug metabolism departments in an effort to keep pace with
the demands of drug discovery and new technologies. In turn, regulatory scientists are needed to review and verify the results
of the increased number and volume of studies required for drug development and approval. Thus the initial source of training,
academia, has been forced to recognize these external hiring pressures while trying to attract and retain the faculty, postdoctoral
scientists, and students necessary for active teaching and research programs. The trend of the expansion of the interdisciplinary
nature of traditional drug metabolism to include emerging technologies such as pharmacogenetics, transporters, and proteomics
and the implications for future needs in training and funding were acknowledged. There was also consensus on the value of
partnerships between academia and industry for increasing student interest and providing training in disciplines directly
applicable to industrial drug metabolism research. Factors affecting the sources of these trainees, such as federal funding,
the number of trainees per institution, and recent issues with immigration restrictions that have limited the flow of scientists
were also discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0090-9556 1521-009X |
DOI: | 10.1124/dmd.31.4.360 |