Buck(noun) the male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits. Buck(noun) a gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy. Buck(noun) a male Indian or negro. Buck(verb) to copulate, as bucks and does.
The idea. The idea for a clinical research study â also known as a clinical trial â often originates in the laboratory. After researchers test new therapies or procedures in the laboratory and in animal studies, the most promising experimental treatments are moved into clinical trials, which are conducted in phases.
Inherent in this process is the interdependence between investigators conducting basic and applied research. Clinical and/or epidemiological research that does not include a laboratory component or capitalize upon a biological discovery relevant to human cancer is not considered translational for the SPORE.