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FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS |
if you cannot find your answer here, please
ask.
Q.:
Does LINFA encourage
the participation of scientific teams, individual
researchers or both?
A.: Any
form of participation is strongly encouraged,
with the hope to undertake the widest possible
research focused on the topic "pharmacological
treatment of metastases: possibilities of success
by non cytotoxic ruthenium-based drugs".
Q.:
Will LINFA provide
any economic means to support people taking
part in an investigation carried on within its
structures (e.g. bread and board, accommodation
and such)?
A.: LINFA
has no resources allocated as yet for such activity.
However providing also funds for that purpose
is in the future aims of Fondazione Callerio
Onlus.
Q.:
For discoveries following
to common research plans, does LINFA
participate in the intellectual rights?
Should such works lead to any marketable results,
would LINFA claim a share of the resulting
benefits?
A.: LINFA
will propose to fill-in appropriate secrecy
agreements before any research is undertaken,
in order to protect any patentable right. The
contents of such agreements shall define, in
details, the ownership and share benefits deriving
from possible interesting developments.
Q.:
Does LINFA require
an official endorsement by the project leader
or the University of a participant?
A.: Although
it might sound too bureaucratic, it is desirable
to make a bit of paperwork in order to warrant
any part of the trans-laboratory and trans-national
co-operation.
Q.:
Will LINFA support
my application for a grant to sustain my research?
A.: LINFA
will provide his behalf to anybody who might
need it for grant application or for any other
action related to studies on metastasis and
metal complexes.
Q.:
Would LINFA consider
a joint research meant to be started from scratch
together?
A.: Not
necessarily, although it is desirable to undertake
some shared work. However, LINFA will give opportunities
to discuss during short workshops with all participants
on a regular basis, taking advantage of the
many international congresses available each
year.
Q.:
I am a post-doc medical
student in Kenia and, quite naturally, I am
black. Would that be a problem for a co-operation?
A.: Hope
you are kidding. Anyway the sole explicit requirements
for a co-operation wit us are that you are a
decent person, a honest researcher, and that
you speak some common language (such as English).
Your physical appearance is none of our business
(unless you are extremely charming).
Q.:
Where do I start in order
to establish whether LINFA and I can
usefully pursue a common target?
A.: E-mail
us, or call us at ++39 040 56 99 33/4, or
write us at LINFA c/o Fondazione Callerio -
via A. Fleming, 31 - 34127 TRIESTE - ITALY.
E-mail goes quicker. Whatever the way you choose,
please don't forget your return coordinates.
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