Rescuing US biomedical research from its systemic flaws https://t.co/h5kw9BtksO via @tilgh et al https://t.co/DI5ovM5o8Z
Rescuing US biomedical research from its systemic flaws https://t.co/nohwa3PjAn
It's like climate change; any institution or lab unilaterally slowing down will just get steamrollered by everyone else going full speed. Only coordinated system-wide change can fix it. It's been discussed by others: Alberts, Kirschner, Tilghman, Varmus
RT @seanluomdphd: @DrBenNeel @arjunrajlab @drugmonkeyblog This paper was published almost 10 years ago and yet none of their recommendation…
@DrBenNeel @arjunrajlab @drugmonkeyblog This paper was published almost 10 years ago and yet none of their recommendations have been implemented. https://t.co/YVACK5OmHD
RT @AdrianaBankston: Exciting news! Shirley Tilghman has long been a champion for improving the #research enterprise and a great role model…
RT @AdrianaBankston: Exciting news! Shirley Tilghman has long been a champion for improving the #research enterprise and a great role model…
RT @AdrianaBankston: Exciting news! Shirley Tilghman has long been a champion for improving the #research enterprise and a great role model…
Exciting news! Shirley Tilghman has long been a champion for improving the #research enterprise and a great role model for future #scientists. Everyone should read the @PNASNews paper on systemic issues and recommendations for change in science. https://t.
How to achieve many of the goals discussed here, really. Unionize. https://t.co/YN6jLd9Jur
Finally reread this in my "to read"pile. 9 years old yet much sadly remains relevant. Written in response to flat @NIH $. Funding has been growing lately-I believe we should fix our roof on a sunny day. Recommendations here would still be a good start http
RT @KarimKhan_IMHA: Hard-hitting piece from 2014: What do you think? "Rescuing US Biomedical Research from its Systemic Flaws" Lots of conc…
Hard-hitting piece from 2014: What do you think? "Rescuing US Biomedical Research from its Systemic Flaws" Lots of concrete recommendations--have we made progress? https://t.co/pk3GBy1qgM
Must read. From 8 yrs ago, but still relevant and on the bullseye. "average age when PhD recipients assume first TT job is 37 y and ~42 y when awarded their first NIH grant. In 1980, 16% of NIH grant recipients 36 y of age or younger; today its 3%" https:
@RogersLabUCD The entire system of academic science is set up to eat its young. https://t.co/aBtWFJv4Y7
@VBeaulande Une référence toujours utile https://t.co/S9AZPQJ50R Si ça n'est pas un plaidoyer en faveur des ED… https://t.co/tcarGo6eMm
@dskrausemdphd Have you come across this paper that details some potential solutions? https://t.co/qdV66h9QCl
RT @Frutag33: Current thoughts - Grad School Year 4: “there’s TOO many of you, no jobs, find ‘alt careers’” https://t.co/hEt0nrdrjB Pos…
RT @Frutag33: Current thoughts - Grad School Year 4: “there’s TOO many of you, no jobs, find ‘alt careers’” https://t.co/hEt0nrdrjB Pos…
RT @Frutag33: Current thoughts - Grad School Year 4: “there’s TOO many of you, no jobs, find ‘alt careers’” https://t.co/hEt0nrdrjB Pos…
RT @Frutag33: Current thoughts - Grad School Year 4: “there’s TOO many of you, no jobs, find ‘alt careers’” https://t.co/hEt0nrdrjB Pos…
RT @Frutag33: Current thoughts - Grad School Year 4: “there’s TOO many of you, no jobs, find ‘alt careers’” https://t.co/hEt0nrdrjB Pos…
RT @Frutag33: Current thoughts - Grad School Year 4: “there’s TOO many of you, no jobs, find ‘alt careers’” https://t.co/hEt0nrdrjB Pos…
Current thoughts - Grad School Year 4: “there’s TOO many of you, no jobs, find ‘alt careers’” https://t.co/hEt0nrdrjB Postdoc Year 5: “omg the talent is leaving, EVERYONE is leaving”
@James_West_PhD @mbeisen Not a weird take or a new one: https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH There's too many postdocs. Postdoc numbers should be held to some low multiple of anticipated funding levels. Most science should be done by staff scientists. This isn't about
@uadlup @fedetiberti Si bien la reconversión es un parche efectivo, no deja de señalar lo ineficiente que es el entrenamiento doctoral en convertir fondos públicos en un sistema auto sustentable de investigación Me gusta opinión de Bruce Alberts, Marc Ki
RT @ajshackman: 3. We were strongly influenced by this paper. You should read it. https://t.co/ICPD6kPcNs
3. We were strongly influenced by this paper. You should read it. https://t.co/ICPD6kPcNs
@zebabw Congrats on the lab move and your awesome work looking at how enhancers fine-tune expression systems, Drosophila is such a cool model for that. Consider hiring staff scientists instead. The trainee model of a scientific workforce is not sustainab
@DavidEMoorman That's a fascinating set of questions. Please consider hiring a staff scientist instead of a postdoc. The trainee model of an academic workforce is not sustainable: https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH
@CourtReichhardt @bielleogy That's awesome and congrats on your new position! Consider hiring a staff scientist instead of a postdoc. The trainee model of an academic workforce is not sustainable. https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH
@DavidEnard @Reinke_Science @evolauterbur @DiChenlu @dftortosa Tucson is beautiful! Consider hiring staff scientists, instead. The trainee model of an academic workforce is not sustainable: https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH (also, unclear whether you're hiring GS/P
They could have saved enough for the homeless had they not invested in breeding incompetence. https://t.co/ScEGZvmBAH
3. We have next to no influence over long term trends in the economics of higher education & biomedical research, trends that fuel toxic, pervasive hypercompetition for r1 faculty positions and research dollars. https://t.co/ICPD6kPcNs
@kristenbrennand @Replacing_Aging @YalePsych @YaleGenetics Awesome! Your depts do such great work, and neurogenomics is a field that's going to produce remarkable insights for some time. Consider hiring staff scientists instead of postdocs. The trainee mo
RT @RapidScience: Congrats to Bruce Alberts! - who has also promoted #openscience & #collaborativeresearch as Chair of @RapidScience - and…
Congrats to Bruce Alberts! - who has also promoted #openscience & #collaborativeresearch as Chair of @RapidScience - and other initiatives seeking to "rescue #biomedicalresearch from its systemic flaws" https://t.co/H5lj734XWE
@GaryMcDowellPhD If only a band of prominent people had pointed out these were problems, in say, early 2014. https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH (and way earlier, probably)
@weldeiry @mbeisen @theNCI Some very prominent people that have watched this whole thing develop disagree, and have for about a decade: https://t.co/aBtWFJv4Y7
RT @zenobiotic: @DrBenNeel @TanentzapfLab The problem is fairly comprehensively outlined here: https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH Summary: the issue i…
@DrBenNeel @TanentzapfLab The problem is fairly comprehensively outlined here: https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH Summary: the issue is that, because science relies on an trainee model for much of its workforce, exponential growth quickly restores saturating levels o
@raynecloonan @FlyBottleEscape @DavidBarker_PhD Not a hot take. This has been discussed for over 7 years. And if you want to disagree with the people that literally wrote the books on modern biology, you should probably be prepared with actual arguments:
@ctmurphy1 @Joshilabyale I mean you need to address the fundamental feedback loop in the system where injecting more money creates more PIs, which creates lower paylines. Two famous members of your institute remarked upon it some time ago: https://t.co/aB
@GeneCollector @DavidLMayhew Both really cool areas of research, and I love the GIF! If you can, consider hiring staff scientists instead of postdocs. The trainee model of an academic research workforce is not sustainable: https://t.co/aBtWFJv4Y7
RT @zenobiotic: @guertin_lab That's awesome. Its a complex and exciting topic. Please consider hiring a staff scientist, the trainee mode…
@guertin_lab That's awesome. Its a complex and exciting topic. Please consider hiring a staff scientist, the trainee model of an academic workforce is not sustainable. https://t.co/aBtWFJv4Y7
@EllisFALab That's an awesome topic. Lipid metabolism and how it ties into mitochondrial homeostasis is a really interesting area! Consider hiring a staff scientist instead of a postdoc. The trainee model of an academic workforce is not sustainable: http
@NimaMLab @TheAgingField That's awesome that you have funding, and that research is incredibly important. Consider, if you can, hiring staff scientists instead of postdocs. The trainee model of an academic workforce is not sustainable. https://t.co/aBtWF
@michaelwperry @MCHammer That sounds like awesome work. The evolution of neurons, and particularly visual systems is such a fascinating topic. Please consider hiring staff scientists instead of postdocs. The trainee model for an academic workforce is not
@AdamsBioAging @RaiLabCTRIC @berger_lab That's great, congratulations! I wonder what surveillance mechanisms you'll find for maintaining epigenetic identity. Super interesting. Consider hiring staff scientists instead of postdocs. The trainee model of a
@nora_kory @MET_HSPH That's great, the HSPH is a fantastic place to do science! Very exciting. Consider hiring staff scientists and not postdocs if at all possible. The trainee model of a scientific workforce is not sustainable nor compassionate: https:/
@herrsaalfeld @rita_strack That's awesome. You guys do such exciting and innovative stuff at Janelia. If possible, consider hiring a staff scientist instead of a postdoc. The trainee model for the academic workforce is not sustainable. https://t.co/aBtW
This thread, reimagining how the scientific workforce could/should be restructured, is delicious. https://t.co/Oh2Fp7ajHt
RT @zenobiotic: @HCCvPDAC That's awesome, congrats! Consider not hiring postdocs. The trainee model of an academic workforce is not susta…
@HCCvPDAC That's awesome, congrats! Consider not hiring postdocs. The trainee model of an academic workforce is not sustainable: https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH
This article was published in April 2014. What has been done to restructure Biomedical Training and funding? Rescuing US biomedical research from its systemic flaws https://t.co/qYW2HJrzfQ #AcademicChatter #phdChat
RT @zenobiotic: @dgonzales1990 @BlackInNeuro Loving that confidence. Best of luck. But please don't hire postdocs. Hire employees. Trai…
@dgonzales1990 @BlackInNeuro Loving that confidence. Best of luck. But please don't hire postdocs. Hire employees. Trainee workforce model is not sustainable. https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH
RT @BiomedGps: Science Policy & Advocacy course participants, please read these if you are interested in learning more about STEM education…
Science Policy & Advocacy course participants, please read these if you are interested in learning more about STEM education and research funding policies for early career researchers.
RT @SciPolUCIrvine: Linked to module 3, here are two foundational papers in #STEM education & workforce development that encompass importan…
Linked to module 3, here are two foundational papers in #STEM education & workforce development that encompass important perspectives on these topics: https://t.co/RorYyUMyBw @resbiom & https://t.co/6zQgE6XXkm @FORsymp @BiomedGps #SciPolGPS2020 h
@vahabsoleimani That's great! Holistic data on how aging affects the differentiation potential and niche of muscle stem cells would be fascinating. Consider hiring a staff scientist instead of a trainee. This model of a scientific research workforce is not
@Rego_Lab Ooh, that sounds like a fantastic microscope setup, live 3D-SIM must be very cool-looking. Consider hiring a staff scientist instead of a postdoc. The trainee workforce model of academia is not sustainable: https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH
RT @AGU_SciComm: An instrumental paper @PNASNews developed my interests in empowering #ECRs to create systemic change in academia. https://…
RT @AGU_SciComm: An instrumental paper @PNASNews developed my interests in empowering #ECRs to create systemic change in academia. https://…
An instrumental paper @PNASNews developed my interests in empowering #ECRs to create systemic change in academia. https://t.co/31K31ccv1j @FORsymp later came out with our own response to these issues from the perspective of #ECRs. #SharingSciFri https://t.
@wunderbunnies @AcademicChatter That's awesome. Consider hiring a fictional staff scientist instead. The trainee workforce model in academic science is inherently unsustainable: https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH
@Bryan_lab_CMRI @TheAgingField Sounds like really cool stuff! Consider hiring a staff scientist instead of a postdoc. The trainee model of an academic workforce is not sustainable. https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH
@BBParis1984 @TheWebbLab Exciting work! Consider hiring a staff scientist instead of a postdoc. The latter model is not sustainable. https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH
@AAAmodeo Congratulations on the faculty job! Consider hiring staff scientists and not postdocs: https://t.co/aBtWFJv4Y7
@KWhiteheadLab @mnitabach I get this is a joke, but, consider not hiring a postdoc and hiring a (highly exceptiovated) staff scientist instead, if possible. The postdoc racket is not sustainable. https://t.co/aBtWFJv4Y7
@BobbyJEyeGuy Consider hiring a staff scientist and not a postdoc: https://t.co/aBtWFJv4Y7
@RomainBrette @StephaneDeny Related ideas: https://t.co/ESdPI6BJXI https://t.co/mYFDo8CjT7
@yamashitaflylab @BrettLindenbach @ctmurphy1 Sorry, its a PNAS article: https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH
@BrettLindenbach @yamashitaflylab @ctmurphy1 We need to fix the feedback loop (driven by the trainee workforce model) that more money leads to the need for more money before we can credibly ask for more money to do more research. Don't take my word for it,
@yamashitaflylab @BrettLindenbach @ctmurphy1 Believe what you want. Low wages and contingent statuses are a form of exploitation. Actual labor economists have studied this and agree the visas are an issue: https://t.co/9FmgSfIIIE https://t.co/aBtWFJMGmH
See https://t.co/ICPD6kPcNs. Too few resources drive much of this
This concentration of researchers on relatively few topics has created a hyper-competitive space that is discouraging students from continuing the #academic track, as well as making it harder for researchers to publish their best work. https://t.co/6xoCn
Some coin the term “hypercompetition” for grant money when referring to academia and suggest (correctly) that that trend rolls over even after one eventually ends on the professorship track @AcademicChatter | https://t.co/G8Hl5bX7oG
Nice piece from Richard Sever @cshperspectives. Some of the points made are similar to those made in a 2014 editorial from Alberts et al., in @PNASNews. Sad there’s still a long way to go to address them https://t.co/smhMTAlaHg
@KennyGibbsPhD cites a @PNASNews study stating that Biomed research is stuck in a unsustainable system that discourages even the most successful student. https://t.co/BDMLCm1vRx
Rescuing US biomedical research from its systemic flaws https://t.co/hzMz1ejkMt via @PNASNews
RT @KOICHI_5963: ↑2012年のものなので、今はどうなってるかはわかりません。 https://t.co/6pJJait9Ei よかったらこっちも読んで
RT @KOICHI_5963: ↑2012年のものなので、今はどうなってるかはわかりません。 https://t.co/6pJJait9Ei よかったらこっちも読んで
RT @LauraDeming: Bruce Alberts, Harold Varmus and Marc Kischner calling for *decrease* PhD program enrollment is naively surprising. https:…
Bruce Alberts, Harold Varmus and Marc Kischner calling for *decrease* PhD program enrollment is naively surprising. https://t.co/xKODKYkCah
↑2012年のものなので、今はどうなってるかはわかりません。 https://t.co/6pJJait9Ei よかったらこっちも読んで
@MiedemaF was one of our 4 guest yesterday @ VU Library Live talkshow about Rethinking the Academic Reward System. Missed it? You can soon listen to our Library Live podcast 👉https://t.co/yBPFLnwSNv Many thanks to our guests @Barbara_Braams @Stan_Gielen @
This paper from 2014 relevant to our discussion @VUamsterdam shows that it is a global issue recognized by the US academic leadership. Much more here: https://t.co/DHLdWxicxp https://t.co/mZDfjUlqI8
And of course the consequences of letting this hypercompetitive environment to occur is that many brilliant investigators might choose to leave. https://t.co/3dd3Qao6zH
RT @laurahelmuth: She asks: Is a hypercompetitive environment conducive to producing the best science and attracting the best people? Nope…
RT @suresh_arvind: Not saying I was one of the best people but I was certainly one of those who did the math. Nope. I couldn't see a light…
RT @suresh_arvind: Not saying I was one of the best people but I was certainly one of those who did the math. Nope. I couldn't see a light…
RT @suresh_arvind: Not saying I was one of the best people but I was certainly one of those who did the math. Nope. I couldn't see a light…
RT @laurahelmuth: She asks: Is a hypercompetitive environment conducive to producing the best science and attracting the best people? Nope…
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