Even though I was initially drawn to the more prominent members
of an institution's faculty — the ones I was most likely to have heard
of before joining the institution — I quickly found myself paying more attention to
younger investigators and their new perspectives on larger research
problems.
To address this
problem, China needs to reform its assessment mechanism, including giving
young investigators enough time and financial support, extending assessment time from 1 year to 4 or 5 years, and assessing quantity and quality
of the papers together.
The Clinical Research Forum, a consortium
of leading academic health centers headed by Crowley, has asked pharmaceutical companies for a combined $ 10 million per year for 3 years (the minimum length
of time the group expects NIH budget
problems to persist), to create «bridging awards» for
young investigators who have completed an NIH clinical research training grant, have narrowly missed receiving funding for an independent grant, and are employed at institutions that will match the funding and allow recipients to spend at least 75 %
of their time on research.