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Medicine, General & Internal
Kelly M. Gillen, Daniel M. Markowitz, Patricia Long, Adriel Villegas-Estrada, Eileen Chang, Ajay Gupta
Summary: This study aims to determine the incidence rates and length of funding gaps at the principal investigator level, and to examine whether these metrics are associated with previous funding success.
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Clinical Neurology
Luke G. F. Smith, E. Antonio Chiocca, Gregory J. Zipfel, Adam G. F. Smith, Michael W. Groff, Regis W. Haid, Russell R. Lonser
Summary: The study assessed the success of Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) awardees in obtaining subsequent National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. It was found that a significant portion of NREF awardees went on to receive NIH funding, indicating the importance and effectiveness of NREF in supporting neurosurgeon-scientists.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
(2022)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Marc Jutras, Leilynaz Malekafzali, Sunghan Jung, Priya Das, Sadia Raheez Qamar, Faisal Khosa
Summary: Although the representation of women in academic radiology is increasing, women receive less NIH funding compared to men. The reasons for this may include differential prioritization of career objectives between men and women. Significant gender differences in NIH funding were observed at the PhD level, and the h-index of female PIs showed the strongest correlation with NIH funding. These results indicate that women are being held to a higher academic standard than men in terms of funding decisions.
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
(2022)
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Surgery
Amin A. Mirzaie, Michol A. Cooper, M. Libby Weaver, Christopher R. Jacobs, Morgan L. Cox, Scott A. Berceli, Salvatore T. Scali, Martin R. Back, Thomas S. Huber, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Samir K. Shah
Summary: This study aimed to assess the scope of NIH funding to vascular surgeons and determine whether funded grants addressed recent research priorities. The results showed that NIH funding to vascular surgeons is rare and predominantly focuses on basic or translational science projects related to abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral arterial disease.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
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Biology
Michael A. Taffe, Nicholas W. Gilpin
Summary: Biomedical science and federal funding for scientific research are affected by systemic racism in American society. Studies have shown that grant applications submitted by African-American or Black Principal Investigators are less likely to be funded by the National Institutes of Health in the US compared to applications from white PIs. Despite efforts to address this issue, disparities in grant funding based on race persist.
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Biology
Michael S. Lauer, Deepshikha Roychowdhury
Summary: Previous reports have highlighted the worsening inequalities in NIH funding, with analyses now showing that recent trends have reversed to some extent for both investigators and institutions. The proportion of women funded as principal investigators is increasing, but parity has not yet been achieved. Inequalities in funding have consistently been greater within groups (by career stage, gender, race, and degree) than between groups.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Arthur A. Mirin
Summary: The study reveals a gender disparity in research funding allocation, with diseases primarily affecting one gender being favored in funding patterns towards males. The gap between actual funding and burden-commensurate funding is nearly twice as large for diseases favoring males than those favoring females. NIH applies resources disproportionately to diseases primarily affecting men, at the expense of those primarily affecting women.
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
George Mutwiri, Roshini Kulanthaivelu, Joanna Yuen, Mehwish Hussain, Marc Jutras, Curtiland Deville, Reshma Jagsi, Faisal Khosa
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate NIH funding recipients in radiation oncology between 2016 and 2019, finding that the majority of grants were awarded to male principal investigators. However, there were no significant gender differences in academic rank, leadership positions, and honors and awards among the PIs.
CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Jeromie M. Ballreich, Cary P. Gross, Neil R. Powe, Gerard F. Anderson
Summary: This study found that NIH funding levels for specific diseases in 2019 were most strongly associated with funding levels in 2008. Despite changes in burden of disease, the study suggests that NIH spending seemed to primarily rely on past spending levels for those diseases.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Mytien Nguyen, Luis Gonzalez, Sarwat I. Chaudhry, Nita Ahuja, Bohdan Pomahac, Ashley Newman, Ashley Cannon, Shenika A. Zarebski, Alan Dardik, Dowin Boatright
Summary: This study examines the distribution of biomedical research funding by the NIH among male and female surgeon-scientists. The findings show that although women surgeon-scientists have achieved success in receiving NIH funding, they are still significantly underrepresented as super principal investigators. This highlights the need for further investigation and efforts to promote funding distribution among women surgeon-scientists.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shankar Prinja, Jyoti Dixit, Nidhi Gupta, Nikita Mehra, Ashish Singh, Manjunath Nookala Krishnamurthy, Dharna Gupta, Kavitha Rajsekar, Jayachandran Perumal Kalaiyarasi, Partha Sarathi Roy, Prabhat Singh Malik, Anisha Mathew, Awadhesh Pandey, Pankaj Malhotra, Sudeep Gupta, Lalit Kumar, Amal Kataki, Gurpreet Singh
Summary: This study aims to develop a National Cancer Database for Cost and Quality of Life (CaDCQoL) in India, estimating healthcare costs and assessing HRQOL among cancer patients. The database will serve as an open access repository to derive estimates of cancer-related OOPE and HRQOL for future cost-effectiveness analyses of management strategies for value-based cancer care.
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Substance Abuse
Kriti Sharma, Jonathan Moyer, Charlene Liggins, Mary Garcia-Cazarin, Rachel J. Mandal, Kay L. Wanke, Helen Meissner
Summary: This study conducted bibliometric analyses on tobacco research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The results showed a decline in publications citing NIH grants, while there was a significant increase in publications citing FDA-TRS grants. Publications citing FDA-TRS funding had higher relative citation ratios (RCRs) in most Web of Science (WoS) categories compared to those citing NIH funding. The study suggests that FDA support for TRS has expanded the field of tobacco control, resulting in sustained productivity, influence, and collaboration.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Adishesh K. Narahari, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Anirudha S. Chandrabhatla, Robert B. Hawkins, Eric J. Charles, Mark E. Roeser, Christine Lau, Gorav Ailawadi
Summary: This study assessed the NIH funding for academic (noncardiac) thoracic surgeons at the top-140 NIH-funded institutes in the United States. Contrary to the hypothesis, the results showed that thoracic surgeons have received more NIH funding over time and are able to fulfill the roles of modern surgeon-scientists during an era of increasing clinical demands.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2022)
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Neuroimaging
Hassan Kobeissi, Mohamed Sobhi Jabal, Sherief Ghozy, Santhosh Arul, Ryan M. Naylor, Ramanathan Kadirvel, Waleed Brinjikji, David F. Kallmes
Summary: This study analyzed the funding for cerebrovascular diseases by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The results showed that NIH provides approximately $700 million in funding for cerebrovascular projects, with ischemic stroke being the most commonly funded disease. Notably, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) were the top funding institutions.
JOURNAL OF NEUROINTERVENTIONAL SURGERY
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Virginia Sun, Priyanga Tuovinen, Paul B. Jacobsen, Ashley Wilder Smith
Summary: This study reviewed NIH-funded grants in the last decade that focused on healthcare delivery for older adults with cancer. The findings revealed several gaps in quality care, such as the lack of inclusion of family caregivers, insufficient research on end-of-life care and cognitive functioning.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2023)