The scientific community has long considered single - investigator research grants, such as the RO1 offered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Holy Grail of science funding — but that goal often remains elusive,
particularly for young investigators.
Not exact matches
Key players in the United States» medical research enterprise,
particularly the NIH, have responded impressively to these calls.17, 18 In 1998, the NIH established new career development awards
for young physicians being trained to carry out clinical research (K23), awards
for established clinical
investigators (K24), and awards
for academic institutions with programs supporting clinical research training and infrastructure (K30).
This workshop is directed at laboratory - based
investigators, but the broad - ranging content and highly interactive format is suitable
for clinically oriented
investigators and is
particularly appealing to
young investigators, giving them the opportunity to interact directly with experts in the field.