title: A fair deal for PhD students and postdocs.
abstract: The relentless expansion that threatens the sustainability of biomedical research in the US takes a heavy toll on young researchers.
authors.affiliation: is at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology , University of California at San Francisco , San Francisco , United States . He blogs about the challenges and opportunities associated with biomedical research at Biomedwatch.wordpress.com . His research was supported by the NIH from 1969 to 2008, and he served as a reviewer of grant applications at intervals during this period henry.bourne@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Henry R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Bourne
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics* / Q000193:education; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: NIH; Point of view; careers in science; grad school; postdocs; science policy and funding