title: Avoiding a lost generation of scientists.
abstract: By sharing their experiences, early-career scientists can help to make the case for increased government funding for researchers.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States.
authors.forename: Justin Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kovacik
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Traer
authors.affiliation: Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zakahi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, United States.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oslowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.|Picower Institute for Learning & Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States.
authors.forename: Alik S
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8510-341X
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Widge
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States.
authors.forename: Christin A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Glorioso
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing / Q000639:trends*; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States
keywords: advocacy; careers in science; early career researcher; funding; postdoc; science policy