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The NIH panel on postdocs proposes to shorten the eligibility period for K99 to 3 years down from 5 years.
I understand their motivation is reducing the training period for successful faculty, but I think an unintended consequence is it is going to reduce scientific innovation. If you have to show you are on a successful trajectory that early, people are going to choose safe projects.
https://acd.od.nih.gov/documents/presentations/12152023_Postdoc_Working_Group_Report.pdf
The Human Virome Project is coming y’all!
Notices of Intent to Publish went out yesterday to announce 4 upcoming NIH funding opportunities:
1. Consortium Organization and Data Collaborating Center
2. Longitudinal characterization of the virome in cohorts
3. Tools for interrogation and annotation of the virome
4. Functional interactions between viruses, human, and microbial hosts