NIH funding, culture

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

Retiring as a professor, and even shutting down your own lab, doesn’t necessarily mean quitting research.

If African-American researchers are ever to gain equal opportunities in science, even subtle cases of differential treatment must be stamped out.

A new study disputes findings of a 2011 analysis suggesting that black researchers are funded less than their equally qualified white peers.

Charles Nemeroff, who was barred from receiving grants for 2 years in 2008, snags $401K from the NIH to study PTSD.

Funding only outstanding researchers is increasing the gap between good and great labs and forcing some out of science in search of a bigger paycheck.

Some are worried that the judges scheduled to hear arguments on the legality of federal support for human embryonic stem cell research will rule against stem cell funding.