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Gary S McDowell1, Kearney T W Gunsalus2, Drew C MacKellar3
1Department of Biology, Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 02155, USA.
Abstract:
The landscape of scientific research and funding is in flux as a result of tight budgets, evolving models of both publishing and evaluation, and questions about training and workforce stability. As future leaders, junior scientists are uniquely poised to shape the culture and practice of science in response to these challenges. A group of postdocs in the Boston area who are invested in improving the scientific endeavor, planned a symposium held on October 2 (nd) and 3 (rd), 2014, as a way to join the discussion about the future of US biomedical research. Here we present a report of the proceedings of participant-driven workshops and the organizers' synthesis of the outcomes.
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