Abstract

ROMERO, Lucía Ana. The Role of Space in Clinical Medical Research. The Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas of the Buenos Aires University, 1957-1976. Rev. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2016, vol.14, n.3, pp.439-452. ISSN 1692-7273.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revsalud14.03.2016.10.

Objective: this paper study how scientific knowledge is, transmitted, produced and used in terms of the establishment of different spaces, in clinical and medical research. Content: we analyze the way research activities developed at the Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, during Alfredo Lanari was its director, between 1957 and 1976, using data from documental archives and form personal interviews. Conclusions: (i) differentiation and interconnection of spaces were central issues of the institutional culture and ideology of the Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Lanari; (ii) different spaces such as transplant section and dialysis service help the Institute to build itself as a place with national and international reputation as well as to reinforce internal authority and identity; (iii) cognitive authority and hierarchies construction mobilized a set of spaces such as medical residencies and seminars (the ateneo) and (iv) teaching and recruitment reforms involved a new common ecology.

Keywords : Clinical medical research; space; scientific practices.

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