Biomedical science postdocs: an end to the era of expansion

ABSTRACT After >3 decades of steady growth, the number of biological and medical science postdoctorates at doctoral degree‐granting institutions recently began to decline. From 2010 through 2013, the most recent survey years, the postdoctoral population decreased from 40,970 to 38,719, a loss of...

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Published in:The FASEB journal 2016-01, Vol.30 (1), p.41-44
Main Authors: Garrison, Howard H., Justement, Louis B., Gerbi, Susan A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Education, Graduate - trends
employment
Employment - trends
Humans
Research - trends
Research Personnel - trends
Sex Factors
Teaching - trends
training
workforce
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Summary:ABSTRACT After >3 decades of steady growth, the number of biological and medical science postdoctorates at doctoral degree‐granting institutions recently began to decline. From 2010 through 2013, the most recent survey years, the postdoctoral population decreased from 40,970 to 38,719, a loss of 5.5%. This decline represents a notable departure from the previous long‐standing increases in the number of postdoctorates in the biomedical workforce. The rate of contraction appears to be accelerating in the most recent survey years, and this has important implications for the biomedical workforce.—Garrison, H. H., Justement, L. B., Gerbi, S. A. Biomedical science postdocs: an end to the era of expansion. FASEB J. 30, 41‐44 (2016). www.fasebj.org
ISSN:0892-6638
1530-6860
DOI:10.1096/fj.15-280552