title: Policy Implications of Aging in the NIH-Funded Workforce.
abstract: Because of national interest in the "graying" of the biomedical workforce, we examine aging and funding within the pool of NIH-funded investigators and applicants, particularly in the growing field of stem cell research. We provide evidence of a maturing and more competitive stem cell workforce and discuss policy implications.
authors.affiliation: Longitudinal Research, Evaluation, and Outreach Branch, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Room 6H065, Suitland, MD 20746, USA. Electronic address: misty.l.heggeness@census.gov.
authors.forename: Misty L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Heggeness
authors.affiliation: Education and Human Resources Directorate, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, USA.
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carter-Johnson
authors.affiliation: Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Walter T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.affiliation: Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research, 401 9(th) Street NW, Suite 620, Washington, D.C., 20004, USA.
authors.forename: Sally J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rockey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000191:economics; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D057766:Policy; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics; D012179:Retirement; D057905:Stem Cell Research / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States