Changes in the National Cancer Institute's R01 workforce: growth, aging, retention, and policy implications.

ABSTRACT: Scientific progress and discovery of preventions and cures for life-threatening diseases depend on the vitality of the biomedical research workforce. We analyzed the workforce of cancer researchers applying for and receiving R01 awards from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) from fiscal years 1990 to 2016, the last year prior to implementation of the Next Generation Researchers Initiative. Here we report that the NCI R01 Principal Investigator (PI) workforce expanded 1.4-fold and aged over this time frame. We tracked 9 age groups and found that the number of PIs in the 3 oldest groups increased dramatically, in contrast with the younger groups. Sustained increases in the number of funded older PIs stemmed from increases in the number of older PIs submitting applications, rather than highe

SUBMITTER: Antman MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8011905 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature