Unintended consequences at NIH.
Unintended consequences at NIH.
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NIH 的意外后果。
DOI：
10.1126/science.323.5911.209b
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2009
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Decoursey,ThomasE
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前 NIH 主任 Elias Zerhouni 竭尽全力破坏美国的生物医学基础研究（“Zerhouni 的临别赠言：为年轻科学家腾出空间”，J. Kaiser，《本周新闻》，2008 年 11 月 7 日，第 834 页）。泽胡尼的临别镜头是一个毁灭性的配额制度，需要为不成比例的新研究人员提供资金。其结果将是残酷的“达尔文式”情景，数百名目光明亮的新助理教授将顺利获得他们的第一个 R01。当他们进行竞争续约时，他们将不再属于受青睐的小组，并且大多数人都会失败（特别是如果 R01 支付线保持在 10%）。他们获得晋升和终身教职的机会将会消失，他们可能会继续目前严重受损的学术生涯，或者他们将进入工业界或完全不同的职业道路。许多已成名的研究人员在职业生涯的巅峰和生产力很高的时候，将被迫退出科学领域，为不断涌入的新羔羊腾出空间。最优秀和最聪明的人将避免生物医学研究，因为他们会看到一个邪恶和腐败的体系，在这个体系中，巨大的智力、工作和奉献精神几乎没有回报，也没有安全感。显然，这是一场灾难。
Former NIH Director Elias Zerhouni has done his level best to destroy biomedical basic research in the United States (“Zerhouni's parting message: Make room for young scientists,” J. Kaiser, News of the Week, 7 November 2008, p. 834). Zerhouni's parting shot is a devastating quota system that requires funding disproportionate numbers of new investigators.The consequence will be a brutal “Darwinian” scenario in which hundreds of bright-eyed new assistant professors will sail through receiving their first R01. When they come to their competitive renewal, they will no longer be in the favored group, and most will fail (especially if the R01 pay-line stays at 10%). Their chances for promotion and tenure will vanish, and they may continue on their now severely crippled academic careers or they will branch into industry or a completely different career path. Many established investigators, in the peak of their careers and highly productive, will be forced out of science, to make room for the steady influx of new lambs to the slaughter. The best and brightest will avoid biomedical research because they will see a vicious and corrupt system in which tremendous intellect, work, and dedication produce little reward and no security. Obviously, this is a recipe for disaster.