Kaye Paul M, Blackwell Jenefer M
Center for Immunology and Infection, Hull York Medical School and Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5YW, UK.
Trends Parasitol. 2008 Sep;24(9):401-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2008.06.004. Epub 2008 Aug 4.
Scientific conferences, a major feature of academic life, rarely provide the opportunity for self-appraisal of a research field. During a 2007 meeting on leishmaniasis research in the postgenomic era, approximately 60 researchers participated in group discussions that aimed to provide a critical self-appraisal of the state of the field and to highlight major roadblocks that are likely to prevent the translation of new research into tools for leishmaniasis control. These discussions demonstrated a surprising concordance of views and highlighted several crucial areas for future development.
科学会议是学术生活的一个主要特征，但很少提供对一个研究领域进行自我评估的机会。在2007年召开的关于后基因组时代利什曼病研究的会议上，约60名研究人员参与了小组讨论，旨在对该领域的现状进行批判性自我评估，并突出可能阻碍将新研究转化为利什曼病控制工具的主要障碍。这些讨论显示出了令人惊讶的观点一致性，并突出了未来发展的几个关键领域。
