Websites - Rescuing Biomedical Research

ASAPbio
Accelerating Science and Publication in Biology
Datahound and Sciencehound
Jeremy Berg’s blogs on data related to science policy.
iBiology
Repository of short videos on science and science policy issues.

NIH Reporter
Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools
The Future of Research
An independent group of postdocs with affiliates across the U.S. and Canada who are concerned about the sustainability of the biomedical research enterprise.
Science Careers
From the journal Science, a resource for job listings and career advice in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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.