Healing the NIH-Funded Biomedical Research Enterprise
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چکیده
Many feel that the R01 grant system supporting biomedical research in the U.S. is broken, discouraging entry of young investigators into the system and inadequately supporting more established investigators. Here, I argue for a "person-not-project"-based scheme that would permit creative, unfettered research by new investigators, better tie ongoing research contributions to continued funding, and help match the number of investigators seeking support with available funds.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 161 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015