The funding of young investigators in the biological and biomedical sciences / / Committee on the Funding of Young Investigators in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Board on Biology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817024103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1994
• ISBN: 1-280-19337-9; 9786610193370; 0-309-58674-7; 0-585-14310-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (127 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): TilghmanShirley M; WieselTorsten N
• Disciplina: 574.072
• Soggetti: Medicine - Research - United States - Finance; Biology - Research - United States - Finance
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Committee co-chairs : Shirley M. Tilghman and Torsten N. Wiesel.; Study was sponsored by the Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Energy, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Marky Foundation and the National Research Council Basic Science Fund.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-117).
• Nota di contenuto: THE FUNDING OF YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN THE BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES -- Copyright -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS STUDY -- YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AND THE SCIENTIFIC "PIPELINE -- YOUNG INVESTIGATORS: FINDING RESOURCES FOR AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH CAREER -- GENERAL CONCLUSIONS -- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS -- DIFFERENCES IN FUNDING FOR BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- FEDERAL EXTRAMURAL FUNDING OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATORS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES -- National Institutes of Health -- National Science Foundation -- Locally Administered Funds -- U.S. Department of Agriculture -- NONFEDERAL FUNDING OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATORS IN THE LIFESCIENCES -- Industrial ; Funding -- Philanthropic Funding -- Voluntary Health Organization Funding -- University Support -- SUPPORT FOR NEWLY INDEPENDENT FEMALE INVESTIGATORS AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY GROUPS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES -- 1 INTRODUCTION: NEWLY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATORS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES -- 2 EXTRAMURAL FUNDING OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATORS IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH -- OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL SUPPORT OF LIFE-SCIENCE RESEARCH -- FEDERAL FUNDING OF BASIC BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH -- GRANTING VEHICLES -- FUNDING ENVIRONMENT -- NONFEDERAL FUNDING AND MECHANISMS OF SUPPORT OF LIFE-SCIENCE RESEARCH -- INDUSTRY -- PHILANTHROPY -- Young Investigator Programs -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute -- VOLUNTARY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS -- ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS -- 3 EXTRAMURAL FUNDING OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATORS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE -- OVERVIEW OF FUNDING OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES -- FEDERAL FUNDING OF BASIC BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH -- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE -- Cooperative State Research Service -- National Research Initiative -- Formula-Funding System -- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.; Granting Vehicles at Nsf -- Young Investigator Awards -- OTHER AGENCIES -- Department of Energy -- Department of Defense -- Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Department of the Interior -- NONFEDERAL FUNDING OF BASIC BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH -- INDUSTRY -- PHILANTHROPY -- ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS -- 4 THE FUTURE SUPPLY OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT LIFE SCIENTISTS -- OVERVIEW -- CURRENT SUPPLY OF SCIENTISTS -- WOMEN IN THE PIPELINE -- UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY GROUPS -- 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- GENERAL CONCLUSIONS -- A MODEL FOR GRANTS TO NEWLY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATORS -- MONITORING THE NUMBERS OF SCIENTISTS -- RECOMMENDATIONS ON FEDERAL EXTRAMURAL FUNDING OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATORS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES -- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH -- The First Independent Research Support and Transition (FIRST) Award -- Locally Administered Funds -- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE -- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION -- RECOMMENDATIONS ON NONFEDERAL FUNDING OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATORS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES -- INDUSTRIAL FUNDING -- PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING -- VOLUNTARY HEALTH ORGANIZATION FUNDING -- UNIVERSITY SUPPORT -- RECOMMENDATIONS ON SUPPORT FOR FEMALE NEWLY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATORS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES -- RECOMMENDATIONS ON SUPPORT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY GROUPS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES -- APPENDIX: ADDITIONAL DATA -- LITERATURE CITED.