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发信人: BBM (宝妈~Baroque), 信区: Biology
标 题: HHMI Funds 28 Young Scientific Stars Abroad zz
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Jan 24 10:42:12 2012, 美东)
中国选上了7个人，可喜可贺！
http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/01/hhmi-funds-28
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) today announced the 28 winners of
a new $20 million program to jump-start the labs of young biomedical
scientists in countries outside of the United States.
The giant biomedical research charity in Chevy Chase, Maryland, created the
International Early Career Scientist awards after recognizing that starting
a career in science is "even more difficult in other countries" than in the
United States, says HHMI President Robert Tjian. The institute invited
applications from scientists in 18 countries with an infrastructure to
support strong science but inadequate research funding. Applicants must have
done graduate or postdoctoral work in the United States and started a lab
within the last 7 years. That's because HHMI wants to not only support
science globally but also to replenish the "influx of really talented
students" who come to the United States, Tjian says.
HHMI received 760 applications and invited 55 to give a 15-minute talk at
HHMI's Janelia Farms campus in Virginia last fall. The 28 winners are in
fields ranging from virology to plant science. The largest contingent—seven
—is from China, followed by Portugal and Spain, each with five winners. One
-third of the winners are women.
The researchers will each receive $100,000 a year for 5 years and $150,000
to equip their labs. They will also attend meetings with the 300-some HHMI
investigators in the United States. After 5 years, they can apply to renew
the awards.
Tjian says he didn't expect southern Europe to sweep up so many awards. But
he said it reflects the investments those countries have made in training
scientists and building institutes over the past two decades.
Recipient Rui Costa, a neuroscientist at the 1-year-old Champalimaud Centre
for the Unknown in Lisbon, agrees that investments by Portugal and
neighboring Spain have paid off. "These awards are not a subtle message," he
says. "They indicate that we must continuously invest in good people and
good science" even in difficult financial times, he says. For details on
some of the recipients, see Science Careers on Thursday after 2 p.m. |
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