One of the graphs included in the report, showing the growth in the number of biomedical Ph.D.s (Image: NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates)
The NIH’s Biomedical Research Task Force recently released a report that includes recommendations for how to change graduate and postdoctoral training in order to “support a future sustainable biomedical infrastructure.” As a current postdoc living in the biomedical career trenches, I found this report fascinating and a lot of food for thought.
Read more of my AAAS MemberCentral post here.
Summer E. Allen, PhD 