Bridges to Independence: Fostering the Independence of Ne...
National Research Council / Board On Life Sciences / Committee on Bridges to Independence Ide
A rising median age at which PhD's receive their first research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is among the factors forcing academic biomedical researchers to spend longer periods of time before they can set their own research directions and establish there independence. The fear that promising prospective scientists will choose other career paths has raised concerns about the future of biomedical research in the United Sta...