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Investing in High-Risk and Breakthrough Research
Pages 423-431

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... to promote the conduct of innovative research by scientists transitioning into their first independent positions. • Within NIH, continue to explore programs, such as the Pioneer Awards, to increase funding for high-risk, high-benefit biomedical research.
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... One way to achieve this goal is to support scientists of exceptional creativity who propose highly innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research. NIH has traditionally supported research projects, not individual investigators.
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... To revitalize frontier research capable of providing breakthroughs, the federal government could • Within NIH, continue to explore programs, such as the Pioneer Awards, to increase funding for high-risk, high-benefit biomedical research. The National Science Board, at the National Science Foundation (NSF)
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... Yet some younger university researchers in the expanded fields of interest to the DOD are discouraged by difficulty in acquiring research support from the department.9 6National Research Council. Bridges to Independence: Fostering the Independence of New Investigators in Biomedical Research.
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... Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Available at: http://www.nber.org/ papers/w11359/.
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... Presentation at Bridges to Independence Workshop. Board on Life Sciences, The National Academies, June 16, 2004.
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... SOURCE: National Research Council. Bridges to Independence: Fostering the Independence of New Investigators in Biomedical Research.
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... Presentation at Bridges to Independence Workshop. Board on Life Sciences, The National Academies, June 16, 2004.
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... NIH should track New Investigator R01 awardees in a uniform manner, including their success on future R01 applications.11 • Encourage, through DOD funding and policies for university research, participation by younger researchers as principal investigators.12 10National Research Council. Bridges to Independence, 2005.


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