Check out these important articles on race, ethnicity, and NIH research awards, that were published in the recent issue of Science.
In the article Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Awards, the authors discuss the findings from their investigation into the association between an applicant’s self-identified race or ethnicity and the probability of receiving an NIH R01 award.
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In the article NIH Uncovers Racial Disparity in Grant Awards, the author discusses the analysis of NIH grant data (Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Awards) that was published in the August 19th, 2011, issue of Science.
In the article Weaving A Richer Tapestry in Biomedical Science, published in the August 19th, 2011 issue of Science, authors Lawrence Tabak and Francis Collins discuss the need for renewed efforts to increase diversity in the U.S. biomedical research workforce.
References
Donna K. Ginther, Walter T. Schaffer, Joshua Schnell, Beth Masimore, Faye Liu, Laurel L. Haak, Raynard Kington: Race Ethnicity and NIH Awards, Science, 19 August 2011: Vol. 333:6045 pp. 1015-1019.
Jocelyn Kaiser: NIH Uncovers Racial Disparity in Grant Awards, Science, 19 August 2011: Vol. 333:6045 pp. 925-926.
Lawrence A. Tabak, Francis S. Collins: Weaving a Richer Tapestry in Biomedical Science, Science, 19 August 2011: Vol. 333:6045 pp. 940-941.