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About the Rescuing Biomedical Research project

This project began when four of us — Bruce Alberts, Marc Kirschner, Shirley Tilghman and Harold Varmus — began throwing around ideas. An iBiology video explains how the dire circumstances faced by US biomedical researchers drove us to initiate an effort to rescue biomedical research in the United States:

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Created by Lobsang Wangdu and Yolanda O’Bannon, www.yowangdu.com.

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Comments by Andrea Repetto

Posted: November 3, 2016

Non-PhD level positions undervalued

Comments by Andrea Repetto

Posted: November 3, 2016

Reward negative results

Comments by Holly Hamilton

Posted: September 13, 2016

(1) The training model thus far is that of the medieval apprentice- a trainee is to become a clone of his/her supervisor. (2) Trainees are rarely permitted to conduct work not expressly assigned/approved by supervisor. (3) Training goals for postdocs at a national level are unspecified. (4) All postdocs are trained as if they will become academic research professors.

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