COVID-19’s Impact on Medical Research and Future Challenges

Stavroula Koulocheri, A.

Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, NKUA, Greece

Dr. Stavroula Koulocheri, A., Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, NKUA, Greece.

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Medical Research; Research Networking

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions in many fields of activities including research. The pandemic has shown how essential are the global public goods like health, education and medical research.
It is challenging to conduct research and confront a contagious new disease during pandemics. No one can predict how the current pandemic will influence anything but the short term. A lot of things remain unknown. These are related to virus behavior, probable mutations, infection and levels of immunity. Despite difficulties, research community strives continually to gain insight into the virus itself. This pandemic is expected to have considerable short-term and long-term impacts on research. There is little discussion of the long-term effects of economic recession on research funding which may be the most persistent impact of the pandemic extending to the future.

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