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...

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Main Author: Henry R Bourne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2013-03-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/00642
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spelling doaj-1f5d79871cd94e058f6b04d7b4b8082c2021-05-04T22:24:54ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2013-03-01210.7554/eLife.00642The writing on the wallHenry R Bourne0Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California at San Francisco, United StatesThe 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.https://elifesciences.org/articles/00642point of viewscience policycareers in scienceNIHpostdocgrad school
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description 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.
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