Jie Deng: Important takeaways to strengthen physician-scientists in the face of flat/declining NIH funding.

Jie Deng, Assistant ProfessorAssistant Professor at UCLA Health, shared a post by Albert Koong, Division Head and Chair of Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, adding the following:

“Important takeaways to strengthen physician-scientists in the face of flat/declining NIH funding:

• Rethink R01-focused culture
• Normalize funding gaps & provide bridge resources
• Support women & URMs
• Flexible tenure metrics

Kudos to radiation oncology leaders who are paving the way.”

Quoting Albert Koong‘s post:

“Physician-scientists are a dying breed going from 4.7% in ’80s to ~1.5% today. Multiple factors contribute including flat/declining NIH funding. Translational research is critical for advancing clinical care.”

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Source: Jie Deng/Twitter and Albert Koong/Twitter