Goal
To advance the translation of basic biomedical discoveries into applications that improve human health.
Strategies
The Medical Research Program seeks to accomplish its clinical research goal through two complementary strategies:
Build the Clinical Research Career Ladder
The foundation supports physician-scientists in the U.S. at different stages of their careers through the following competitive award programs:
Expand Clinical Research Frontiers
The foundation supports innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to clinical research through the following competitive award programs:
Definition of Clinical Research
Clinical Research is defined by the foundation as research conducted with human subjects including:
- Studies on the etiology and pathogenesis of human disease;
- Therapeutic interventions;
- Clinical trials;
- Epidemiological studies;
- Disease control research that investigates how scientific information on prevention, early detection and early diagnosis can be efficiently applied; and
- Operations and implementation research that uses analytical techniques such as epidemiological modeling and cost effectiveness analysis to determine how to achieve better health outcomes and optimal service delivery.
Areas Not Funded
In keeping with the wishes expressed in Doris Duke’s will, the Medical Research Program does not fund research that uses animals.