Title 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

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 153 pages) : illustrations, charts Contents Introduction -- Where are we now? -- A Vision for 2010 -- Optimizing Postdoctoral Training -- Transition to First Independent Position -- Establishing Stable Research Programs -- Conclusion Summary 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 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 agency-wide 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 Notes "Recommendations for reform of the NIH grant system and the treatment of postdoctoral researchers"--Page viii Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject National Institutes of Health (U.S.) -- Research grants SUBJECT National Institutes of Health (U.S.) fast (OCoLC)fst00528328 Subject Biology -- Research grants -- United States Medical research personnel -- United States Biology. Biomedical Research Research Support Biology Medicine Research Personnel Workforce biology. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference. MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine. MEDICAL -- Atlases. MEDICAL -- Essays. MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice. MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine. MEDICAL -- Osteopathy. Biology. Biology -- Research grants. Medical research personnel. Research grants. United States. Form Electronic book LC no. 2005927466 ISBN 9780309549646 0309549647

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