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NIH Approaches to Funding Opportunities for Early- and Mid-stage Investigators in an Ongoing Hypercompetitive Environment

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NIH Approaches to Funding Opportunities for  Early- and Mid-stage Investigators in an Ongoing Hypercompetitive Environment 

From Michael Lauer and Francis Collins


The most important resource for the successful future of biomedical research is not buildings, instruments, or new technologies – it’s the scientists doing the work. But by now, it’s no longer news that biomedical researchers are stressed – stressed by a hypercompetitive environment that’s particularly destructive for early- and mid-career investigators. But those are the researchers who, if we don’t lose them, will comprise the next generation of leaders and visionaries. Read more . . .