The funded projects and related progresses in the field of liver diseases from National Natural Science Foundation of China during 2010 to 2014 / 中华医学科研管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the projects funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) in the field of liver diseases during 2010 to 2014.Methods The projects in the field of liver disease were statistically analyzed regarding the subordinate branches and distribution of the applicants and registered institutions.Results 1.There were 624.4 projects and 321,839,200 yuans annual funded in the field of liver diseases; 2.The percentage of the key/major projects was lower than the average level; 3.Nearly half of the projects funded focus on the liver cancer; 4.19.03％ of registered institution got 80％ of funded projects.Conclusions With the continuous funding aid from NSFC,the fundamental research in this field has progressed significantly,especially in immunology.However,the overall research capacity still need to be further improved and the research direction need to be connected more closely to the clinical requirement to meet the translational medicine demand.