Table of Contents
Section 1. Analysis and Interpretation of Survey Results
Strategic Overview
- Executive summary
- Key findings
- Study objectives
Neuroscience Researcher Profile
- Research Experience
- Representative type(s) of neuroscience research
- Preferred experimental approaches
- Non-imaging equipment and instrumentation employed
Neuroscience Techniques Spotlight
- Top nucleic acid-based techniques utilized
- Top protein-based techniques utilized
- Top cell-based techniques utilized
- Top imaging techniques utilized
Information Channels for Neuroscientists
- Preferred sources of scientific information
- Number of conferences will attend in 2006
- Percentage of time spent visiting exhibitor booth
- Top reasons to visit exhibit booth
- Top meeting to attend in field
Neuroscience Research Challenges and Market Growth Opportunities
- Key problems confronting neuroscience field
- Important supplementary skills required to succeed
- Type of neuroscience research that will lead to scientific breakthroughs
- Technological innovations needed to support these breakthroughs
- Prioritization of research areas to invest future government funding
- "Real world" applications of neuroscience technology
Conclusions
Section 2. Study Methodology and Demographics
- Methodology
- Definition of Terms
- Demographics
- Questionnaire
Section 3. Presentation of Survey Data
Research Focus
- Years of experience in neuroscience research
- Stage of neuroscience research
- Types of neuroscience research conducted
- Methods of staying current with developments in the field
Current Needs and Future Research Plans
- Best supplier for nucleic acid-specific needs
- Future plans to begin using nucleic-acid specific techniques
- Best supplier for protein-specific needs
- Future plans to begin using protein-specific techniques
- Best supplier for cell-specific needs
- Future plans to begin using cell-specific techniques
- Best supplier for neuroscience imaging needs
- Future plans to begin using imaging techniques
Resources and Support
- Estimated total lab budget for 2005
- Expected change in lab budget over the next 12 months
- Percentage of 2005 and 2006 budgets designated to each research technique
Scientific Meetings and Conferences
- Number of major scientific meetings to attend in 2006
- Percentage of time at a scientific meeting spent visiting exhibit booths
- Factors that influence visiting a vendor's booth
- Preferred scientific meeting
Neuroscience Challenges and Opportunities
- Critical problems confronting the field of neuroscience
- Skills needed to be an effective neuroscience researcher
- Area most likely to lead to important research breakthroughs in the next
five to ten years
- Areas where technological improvements would best facilitate breakthroughs
- Preferred budget allocation for areas of research
Neuroscience and Society
- Acceptability of real world applications of neuroscience technology
- Seminal implications of neuroscience research
Section 4. Appendices
- Insights and Perspectives
- Cross-Tabulations of Survey Data
- Other Recent Publications
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