Science Training and Mental Health Micella Phoenix DeWhyse, 10 August In the wake of the Colorado shootings, the scientific community should pay more attention to the psychological wellbeing
of emerging scientists.
As I've written about extensively in The Truth in Small Doses, it is harder than ever today
for emerging scientists in the U.S. to get funding for their work, to follow independent research tracks, and to secure stable academic positions.
But, he adds, in terms of the legislation's impact
on emerging scientists, «it's how the NIH would use the discretion that will be more telling than the passage of the bill.»
That kind of transfer benefits both companies and researchers, say experts from both sides:
Emerging scientists gain access to plum jobs right out of school, while companies cultivate promising employees with the specific skills they need to compete in their industry.
In his fall 2006 «desk - to - desk letter,» Making It Work
for Emerging Scientists, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias Zerhouni emphasizes the importance of getting scientists started on independent research careers while they're still young.
Legislators also discussed the details of the $ 10 billion, which would be provided through a new NIH innovation fund for three purposes: support for «
young emerging scientists,» precision medicine, and a third category still to be determined.
The mosaic of experiences of
these emerging scientists reveal a shifting landscape for those trying to get paid for their scientific expertise.
CPB's cadre of renowned and
emerging scientists is making important breakthroughs in improving the health of newborns and mothers.
The Annual Academy Meeting, brings together nearly 500 Indiana, Midwest, and national leading and
emerging scientists, graduate and undergraduate science students, science educators, and science enthusiasts, to share some of this nation's latest developments in scientific research and science education.