The rise to dominance of genetic model organisms and the decline of curiosity-driven organismal research

SM Farris - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Curiosity-driven, basic biological research “… performed without thought of practical ends…”
establishes fundamental conceptual frameworks for future technological and medical …

The increasing importance of fellowships and career development awards in the careers of early-stage biomedical academic researchers

CL Pickett - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Excessive competition for biomedical faculty positions has ratcheted up the need to
accumulate some mix of high-quality publications and prestigious grants to move from a …

Does academic engagement with industry come at a cost for early career scientists? Evidence from high-tech enterprises' Ph. D. funding programs

X Zhang, D Yin, L Tang, H Zhao - Information Processing & Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Academic engagement with industry is now practiced by more scientists than ever before.
Despite broad consensus regarding the positive effect on senior and successful scientists' …

Medical philanthropy pays dividends: The impact of philanthropic funding of basic and clinical research goes beyond mere finances by reshaping the whole research …

ML Stevens - EMBO reports, 2019 - embopress.org
Philanthropy is a bright light in a dim reality of medical research and drug development. Only
1 in 10,000 academic discoveries make their way into a new therapy or diagnostics that …

Chaperoning junior faculty: Institutional support and guidance can relieve challenges for early‐career group leaders and improve academic performance

R Sawarkar, R Scherz‐Shouval, MS Denzel… - EMBO …, 2019 - embopress.org
The initial excitement of finally leading an independent research group is quickly followed by
the realization that it comes with novel challenges. The first day as a principal investigator …

[HTML][HTML] Survey on status quo and development needs of research and innovation capabilities of young researchers at university-affiliated hospitals in China: a cross …

J Xue, X Chen, Z Zhang, Y Liu, X Liu… - Annals of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Researches in China on the innovation ability and development needs of
young scientific research talents is not enough. The survey is aimed to shed light on the …

Trends in research and graduate programs in schools and colleges of pharmacy, Part 1: Programs

L Lebovitz, PW Swaan, ND Eddington - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective. To examine the landscape of research and graduate education nationally and
within schools and colleges of pharmacy. This report is part 1 of a three-part series and …

Changes in the National Cancer Institute's R01 workforce: growth, aging, retention, and policy implications

MD Antman, R Gorelik, A Kennedy… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Scientific progress and discovery of preventions and cures for life-threatening diseases
depend on the vitality of the biomedical research workforce. We analyzed the workforce of …

Retrospective Analysis of the Effects of BWF Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral to Faculty Transition Awards on Future Funding Success

MK Sekhon, M Scott, CL Green, M Rose - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Established by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) in 2001, the Career Award at the
Scientific Interface (CASI) is a career development award for scientists with doctoral training …

Preparing junior faculty for success

R Sawarkar, R Scherz-Shouval, M Denzel… - Science, 2018 - science.org
In the Science Insider story “Logging in Europe's primeval forest ruled illegal”(18 April,
https://scim. ag/EuroLogging), E. Stokstad reports that the extensive logging in Poland's …