Even though academic research is often viewed as the preferred career path for PhD trained
scientists, most US graduates enter careers in industry, government, or “alternative careers.” …

In this review, we address the relationship of aging with creativity and innovation at work.
Organizing our review around the triad of person, environment, and behavior, we first …

The burden of diabetes is enormous and escalating at an alarming rate (1–3). Nearly 26
million Americans have the disease, including over 10% of the total adult population and …

Great scientific output typically peaks in middle age. A classic literature has emphasized
comparisons across fields in the age of peak performance. More recent work highlights a …

Here, we use recent US National Institutes of Health (NIH) data to document trends in the
NIH‐funded workforce over time. Consistent with previous studies that were initiated by NIH …

Young researchers are crucially important for basic science as they make unexpected,
fundamental discoveries. Since 1982, we find a steady drop in the number of grant-eligible …

Purpose This analysis examined the role of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) individual
Mentored Career Development Award (K01, K08, K23) on launching and sustaining …

A “brilliant”(Fortune), eye-opening history of the war on cancer, The Truth in Small Doses
asks why we are losing this essential fight and charts a path forward. Over the past half …

The number of biomedical PhD scientists undergoing training and graduating far exceeds
the number of academic faculty positions and academic research jobs. This trend compels …

Significant advancements in public health come from scientific discoveries, but more are
needed to meet the ever‐growing societal needs. Examining the best practices of …