Health and Medicine : Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

The Challenges For The Chemical Sciences In The 21st Century Workshop On Health And Medicine Was Held On December 2-4, 2002, At The Arnold And Mabel Beckman Center In Irvine, California. The Goal Of The Workshop Was To Identify And Discuss New Tools And Approaches, New Methods In Synthesis And Development, New Directions In Manufacturing And Delivery, And Major Accomplishments And Challenges In The Chemical Sciences Relating To Health And Medicine. Organizing Committee For The Workshop On Health And Medicine, Committee On Challenges For The Chemical Sciences In The 21st Century, Board On Chemical Sciences And Technology, Division Of Earth And And Life Sciences, National Research Council Of The National Academies. Includes Bibliographical References. Support For This Study Was Provided By The National Research Council, The American Chemical Society, The American Institute Of Chemical Engineers, E.i. Dupont De Nemours And Company, Merck And Company, Incorporated, Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research, The Camille And Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Incorporated Under Contract No. Sg00-093, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Under Contract No. Mda972-01-m-0001, The National Institute Of Standards And Technology Under Contract No. Na1341-01-w-1070, The National Institutes Of Health/national Cancer Institute Under Contract No. N01-od-4-2139, The National Science Foundation Under Contract No. Cts-9908440, The U.s. Department Of Energy/basic Energy Science Under Contract No. De-fg02-00er15040, The U.s. Department Of Energy/office Of Industrial Technologies Under Contract No. De-at01-01ee41424, And The U.s. Environmental Protection Agency Under Contract No. Cr828233-01-0. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.