by Gary McDowell | May 12, 2017 | Ideas for change, News, Policy
The National Institutes of Health have proposed a cap on the level of funding that individual investigators can be awarded from NIH. In “New NIH Approach to Grant Funding Aimed at Optimizing Stewardship of Taxpayer Dollars”, NIH Director Francis...
by Gary McDowell | May 9, 2017 | Ideas for change, International scientific reforms, Rigor and Reproducibility
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist, Adriana Bankston. The AAAS meeting is a useful platform in which to discuss many important issues plaguing science today. Fundamental to the integrity of the scientific enterprise is being able to...
by Gary McDowell | May 4, 2017 | Non-academic careers, Personal perspectives, Resources
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist Adriana Bankston. On February 14, 2017, Dr. Joerg Schlatterer gave a talk to the Career Research Advancement Focused Training (CRAFT) seminar series at the University of Louisville entitled “The Most Important...
by Gary McDowell | May 3, 2017 | Ideas for change, Non-academic careers
This is a guest post from Samantha Jones, a PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program at the University of California San Diego. Procuring a tenure-track faculty position in academic scientific research is becoming an elusive dream for an ever-increasing number...
by Gary McDowell | May 2, 2017 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Policy
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist Adriana Bankston. I never thought I would participate in an event like this. For me and my family, science had always been a part of our lives, our work, and a way to earn a living. I never thought that...
