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Future of fundamental discovery in US biomedical research
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Levitt M
; Levitt JM
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
2017[Jun]; 114
(25
): 6498-6503
PMID28584129
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Young researchers are crucially important for basic science as they make
unexpected, fundamental discoveries. Since 1982, we find a steady drop in the
number of grant-eligible basic-science faculty [principal investigators (PIs)]
younger than 46. This fall occurred over a 32-y period when inflation-corrected
congressional funds for NIH almost tripled. During this time, the PI success
ratio (fraction of basic-science PIs who are R01 grantees) dropped for younger
PIs (below 46) and increased for older PIs (above 55). This age-related bias
seems to have caused the steady drop in the number of young basic-science PIs and
could reduce future US discoveries in fundamental biomedical science. The NIH
recognized this bias in its 2008 early-stage investigator (ESI) policy to fund
young PIs at higher rates. We show this policy is working and recommend that it
be enhanced by using better data. Together with the National Institute of General
Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) program
to reward senior PIs with research time in exchange for less funding, this may
reverse a decades-long trend of more money going to older PIs. To prepare young
scientists for increased demand, additional resources should be devoted to
transitional postdoctoral fellowships already offered by NIH.
|Adult
[MESH]
|Biomedical Research/*economics
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|Faculty
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|Financing, Organized/economics
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|Humans
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|Middle Aged
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|National Institutes of Health (U.S.)/economics
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