Science Magazine published an article about the NIH’s efforts to support young and midcareer researchers. The article highlights the remarks of NIH Principal Deputy Director Larry Tabak, DDS, PhD, that announced a plan to aim for the NIH to provide additional grants to younger and at-risk investigators. According to the article, Tabak says the agency hopes to modify the Next Generation Researchers Initiative and is still aiming for 400 additional grants to younger and at-risk investigators this year.
Read the article: NIH tweaks plan to award more grants to younger researchers