{"product_id":"an-ungovernable-foe-natalie-b-aviles-9780231196697","title":"An Ungovernable Foe: Science and Policy Innovation in the U.S. National Cancer Institute","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn American politics, medical innovation is often considered the domain of the private sector. Yet some of the most significant scientific and health breakthroughs of the past century have emerged from government research institutes. The U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) is tasked with both understanding and eradicating cancer--and its researchers have developed a surprising expertise in virus research and vaccine development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Ungovernable Foe\u003c\/i\u003e examines seventy years of federally funded scientific breakthroughs in the laboratories of the NCI to shed new light on how bureaucratic organizations nurture innovation. Natalie B. Aviles analyzes research and policy efforts around the search for a viral cause of leukemia in the 1960s, the discovery of HIV and the development of AIDS drugs in the 1980s, and the invention of the HPV vaccine in the 1990s. She argues that the NCI transformed generations of researchers into innovative public servants who have learned to balance their scientific and bureaucratic missions. These \"scientist-bureaucrats\" are simultaneously committed to conducting cutting-edge research and stewarding the nation's investment in cancer research, and as a result they have developed an unparalleled expertise. Aviles demonstrates how the interplay of science, politics, and administration shaped the NCI into a mission-oriented agency that enabled significant breakthroughs in cancer research--and in the process, she shows how organizational cultures indelibly stamp scientific work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natalie B. Aviles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231196695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231196697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.80d","brand":"Natalie B. Aviles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717407174911,"sku":"9780231196697","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1143279-1a66-44f0-903d-23e507f54bdd.jpg?v=1705688110","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-ungovernable-foe-natalie-b-aviles-9780231196697","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}