Many advances in health, such as imaging and the sequencing of the human genome, are the result of collaborations across science and engineering.
Research!America established our Bridging the Sciences initiative to raise awareness among policy makers and the public of the importance of the convergence of the sciences-life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences.
Americans Support Bridging the Sciences
Results of the public opinion poll Research!America commissioned show a high level of support for scientific research across all disciplines.
Bridging the Sciences Reports
To illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of many areas of medical and health research, Research!America established a series of reports on the topic.
Bridging the Sciences: An Introduction
Bridging the Sciences: Diabetes Discoveries
Bridging the Sciences: Innovation and Investment
Research!America, in partnership with Abbott, presented a Research Partners Forum February 1, 2007, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Arden Bement Jr., PhD, director of the National Science Foundation, provided the keynote address.