How does the DDCF define clinical research?
For the purposes of this award program, clinical research is defined as research conducted with human subjects with direct application to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or cure of any human disease, including studies on the etiology and pathogenesis of human disease; therapeutic interventions; clinical trials; epidemiological studies; disease control research; and operations and implementation research. The foundation does not support experiments that utilize non-human animals or primary tissues derived from animals.
