Biomedical science postdocs: An end to the era of expansion

FASEB Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 41-44

  Garrison, Howard H ^a   Justement, Louis B ^b   Gerbi, Susan A ^c  

^a Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Training; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; COMPENSATION; COMPETITION; EMPLOYMENT; FUNDING; HUMAN; JOB MARKET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOMENCLATURE; PHD STUDENT; POSTDOCTORAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH; TEACHING; TRENDS;

EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SEX FACTORS; TEACHING;

EID: 84973500798     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.15-280552     Document Type: Article

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