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Daniels, Ronald, Ed.; Beninson, Lida, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2018
Since the end of the Second World War, the United States has developed the world's preeminent system for biomedical research, one that has given rise to revolutionary medical advances as well as a dynamic and innovative business sector generating high-quality jobs and powering economic output and exports for the U.S. economy. However, there is a…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Research, Researchers, Scientists
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Dumanis, Sonya B.; Ullrich, Lauren; Washington, Patricia M.; Forcelli, Patrick A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2013
Grantsmanship is an integral component of surviving and thriving in academic science, especially in the current funding climate. Therefore, any additional opportunities to write, read, and review grants during graduate school may have lasting benefits on one's career. We present here our experience with a small, student-run grant program at…
Descriptors: Grantsmanship, Graduate Students, Medical Research, Student Research
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Kong, Xiaoqing; Chakraverty, Devasmita; Jeffe, Donna B.; Andriole, Dorothy A.; Wathington, Heather D.; Tai, Robert H. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2013
This exploratory qualitative study investigated how doctoral students reported their personal and professional interaction experiences that they believed might facilitate or impede their academic pursuits in biomedical research. We collected 19 in-depth interviews with doctoral students in biomedical research from eight universities, and we based…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Scientific Research, Medical Research, Graduate Students
Williams, A. P.; And Others – 1976
The effects of evolving federal research policies and programs on nongovernmental academic medical centers are examined. Medical schools, teaching hospitals, and research institutes are included. The major problem of analysis in this report is to sort out the effects of federally-supported biomedical research from other influences on academic…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biomedicine, Budgets, Departments
Gomberg, Irene L.; Atelsek, Frank J. – 1978
The Higher Education Panel of the American Council on Education conducted a survey to determine the size and characteristics of nontenure-track personnel at doctoral-level institutions and the extent to which these personnel are principal investigators in research projects. The survey involved 247 selected Panel institutions that award the Ph.D.…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrative Policy, Biological Sciences, Biomedicine
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Human Resources. – 1978
The fourth in a series of annual reports assessing the role of and need for federal training programs in the biomedical and behavioral sciences is presented. Highlights of this 1978 report include: (1) the results of surveys of the chairpersons of 1,324 basic biomedical science departments and 474 behavioral science departments in Ph.D.-granting…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Behavioral Science Research, Bibliographies, Biological Sciences