Older researchers crowding out younger ones
By 
Rebecca Trager2017-06-06T14:46:00
Over three decades biomedical grants for basic science have shrunk for young group leaders in the US
When it comes to securing US National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, the oldest researchers are crowding out their younger counterparts, according to a new analysis.
Over a 32-year period when funding for the NIH almost tripled, the fraction of basic science faculty who receive the braed-and-butter R01 grants from the agency dropped for younger principal investigators (PIs) who are below 46 years while increasing for those above 55 years.