As the whole world is suffering with COVID19 infection; the research for vaccines are at its peak and so is the funding towards virology projects. Will it have a negative impact on funding in other research areas i.e. basic stem cell research, RNA biology and cancer?
Research funding is something which is always conditional on the requirements of and priorities set by the funding agency, sure research inititiatives in research domains related to COVID -19 are topmost priorities for most funding agencies at this point of time, but this situation would not be everlasting, once success and long term feasible solution to this problem is found, research focus and its associated fundings will shift again and be more evenly distributed among all areas of biological and medical research.
Dear Sourav
I agree that research for vaccines and the funding towards virology projects are surely on peak. However, for better understanding the molecular mechanisms as well as genetic background of COVID-19 disease or any other disease, basic research always play an essential part with the end goal of development of therapeutics. Research related to RNA biology, Stem cell research, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Immunology, Medicinal chemistry and drug discovery and various other research fields are few areas for research in COVID-19, prevention and treatment. It’s just that the basic science and concerned scientists for medicine is just as significant and crucial for understanding and treatment of any disease as the field specific scientist or clinician. Any research for any disease always runs simultaneously with every other field of research. For COVID-19 every other research field is equally important to be funded for better understanding of every aspect of this disease.
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