Table 2.
Training, Career, and Funding Characteristics of Survey Responders
| Factor | Survey responders, no. (%) (N = 45) |
|---|---|
| Primary training | |
| Laboratory-based research | 36 (80.0) |
| Clinical research | 4 (8.9) |
| Clinical | 5 (11.1) |
| Position at time of study | |
| Student | 6 (13.1) |
| Trainee | 2 (4.4) |
| Junior-level research scientist | 6 (13.3) |
| Mid-level research scientist | 6 (13.3) |
| Senior-level research scientist | 25 (55.6) |
| Other | |
| Method of study funding | |
| Governmental agency | 25 (47.2) |
| For-profit commercial or private organization | 1 (1.9) |
| Not-for-profit organization or foundation | 12 (22.6) |
| Intramural funding from own institution | 14 (26.4) |
| Other | 1 (1.9) |
| Classification of study results | |
| Positive | 37 (82.2) |
| Negative | 1 (2.2) |
| Equivocal | 7 (15.6) |
| Biomaterial still being researched? | |
| Yes | 23 (51.1) |
| No | 14 (31.1) |
| I do not know | 8 (17.8) |
| Biomaterial currently available clinically? | |
| Yes | 9 (20.0) |
| No | 23 (51.1) |
| I do not know | 13 (28.9) |