R01 teams and grantee age trends in grant funding

The average age of first-time R01 funded investigators who have PhDs remains 42 even after seven years of policies at NIH to increase the numbers of new and early-stage investigators.  And, over the same interval, age has continued to increase for first-time R01-funded MDs and MD-PhDs, despite the policies we have in place. What is going on?

Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - April 22, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Robin Barr, Director of the Division of Extramural Activities Source Type: blogs