Click here to watch now. It's over.
To read Elias Zerhouni's statement click here.
A pretty good presentation. Zerhouni was joined by some department heads (including our own, Joan Brugge).
Some highlights:
-The approval rate of first time RO1s by first time investigators is down from 15% in the mid 90s to 5%.
-Students are not entering science as they see a lack of opportunity.
-Investigators are spending more and more time writing grants and less time performing research and mentoring.
-High risk, high impact science is suffering the most. When budgets get tight, risky projects don't make the cut.
Too bad Arlen Specter (the Republican Senator and joint-chair of the panel) wasn't around.
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From a peice in the latest issue of Nature:
Earlier today, Elias Zerhouni--who has been the director of the NIH since 2002--announced that he will resign at the end of this October.
Elias A. Zerhouni, is stepping down as head of the National Institutes of Health.
I heard about the announcement last night at the NERD meeting. Many were happy. Many blog commentators have added their two cents. Here are mine:
Embryonic stem cell research gets surprise support: