Biomedical Research-WhimsterIt is a distinct pleasure to be invited to prepare a short Foreword to Biomedical Research: How to plan, publish and present it, by William F. Whimster. Ninety years have elapsed since T. Clifford Allbutt, the Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge, published his c1assic work of 1904 Notes on the Composition of Scientific Papers. Small in size, but deep in wisdom, it remains a remarkably useful, if slightly old-fashioned, book, still weIl worth reading.Cover entire reseach cycle, guiding the readers through the choices available at each stage. Planning the research,Obtaining funds, Searching the literature, Analysing the data statistically,Preparing visual material and slides, Speacking in public, Writing for journals and theses.