The writing on the wall

The writing on the wall

The biomedical research enterprise in the US has become unsustainable and urgent action is needed to address a variety of problems, including a lack of innovation, an over-reliance on soft money for faculty salaries, the use of graduate students as a source of cheap labour, and a ‘holding tank’ full...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henry R Bourne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2013-03-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
point of view
science policy
careers in science
NIH
postdoc
grad school
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/00642
Description
Summary:The biomedical research enterprise in the US has become unsustainable and urgent action is needed to address a variety of problems, including a lack of innovation, an over-reliance on soft money for faculty salaries, the use of graduate students as a source of cheap labour, and a ‘holding tank’ full of talented postdocs with limited career opportunities.
ISSN:2050-084X

Similar Items