Bridges to independence : fostering the independence of new investigators in biomedical research / Committee on Bridges to Independence: Identifying Opportunities for and Challenges to Fostering the Independence of Young Investigators in the Life Sciences, Board on Life Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Bridges to Independence: Identifying Opportunities for and Challenges to Fostering the Independence of Young Investigators in the Life Sciences.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Institutes of Health (U.S.)--Research grants.

National Institutes of Health (U.S.).

Biology--Research grants--United States.

Biology.

Medical research personnel--United States.

Medical research personnel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A rising median age at which PhD (TM)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 States. At the request of NIH, the National Academies conducted a study on ways to address these issues. The report recommends that NIH make fostering independence of biomedical researchers an agencywide goal, and that it take steps to provide postdocs and early-career investigators with more financial support for their own research, improve postdoc mentoring and establish programs for new investigators and staff scientists among other mechanisms.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Where Are We Now?""; ""3 A Vision for 2010""; ""4 Optimizing Postdoctoral Training""; ""5 Transition to First Independent Position""; ""6 Establishing Stable Research Programs""; ""7 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Committee Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B Workshop Information""; ""Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Appendix D Committee Member Biographies""

Notes:

"Recommendations for reform of the NIH grant system and the treatment of postdoctoral researchers"--p. viii.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610742165

9780309165211

0309165210

9781280742163

128074216X

9780309549646

0309549647

OCLC:

923276395