Disease Database Drug Database Alt. People who donate money to research hope that their contribution will go to the breakthrough project that leads to a cure. Donors often wonder where all that money goes and to whom.
Research is a very costly process in terms of time, human effort and money.
Most diabetes scientists in Canada are people with full-time academic positions at Canadian universities or scientists employed by major pharmaceutical companies. Much of the research in their laboratories is done by graduate students and scientists who have recently completed their research training before opening their own laboratories. They are assisted by laboratory technicians, research nurses, dietitians and diabetes educators. It is also possible to conduct research outside of the setting of universities and major academic centres, but scientists need to have the time and resources available to conduct top-rate biomedical research. The competition for scarce research funds means that only the best research can be funded.