Leaky Pipes, Faustian Dilemmas, and a Room of One's Own: Can We Build a More Flexible Pipeline to Academic Success?

摘要

This past Friday, our sewer backed up and my spouse and I ended a hectic week by bailing black water and dousing our basement with Lysol. Leaky pipes and other small crises happen to us all. Our ability to handle these challenges depends on the personal and professional resources on which we can draw. In this issue, Jagsi and colleagues (1) report that, among investigators who received a National Institutes of Health career development award in clinical research, men receive R01 funding approximately 25% to 30% more often than women. After 5 years, only 19% of women and 25% of men had received R01 funding. Success rates decreased over time for both sexes.