Patients as biomedical researchers

Delaney Liskey; Laurie Cynkin; Joy Wolfram

doi:10.1016/j.molmed.2022.09.002

Patients as biomedical researchers

Trends Mol Med. 2022 Dec;28(12):1022-1024. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2022.09.002. Epub 2022 Oct 1.

Authors

Delaney Liskey¹, Laurie Cynkin², Joy Wolfram³

Affiliations

¹ Regenerative Sciences Ph.D. Program, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA; National Institutes of Health Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN 55902, USA. Electronic address: Liskey.Delaney@mayo.edu.
² Office of Advocacy Relations, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
³ Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.

PMID: 36195518
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2022.09.002

Abstract

Advancements in biomedical research are highly dependent on critical thinking and problem solving. When quality of life and life-saving interventions rely on biomedical discoveries, every perspective is valuable. Therefore, a key contributor to the progress of health-related research is missing when patient representation is deficient in the biomedical research workforce.

Keywords: biomedical research; patient-scientist.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research*
Humans
Problem Solving
Quality of Life*
Research Personnel