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jcranmer on Oct 29, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: How an outsider bucked prevailing Alzheimer's theo...

Yes. It's not particularly surprising, though, since research grants is basically a field with much higher demand than supply.

neuromantik8086 on Oct 30, 2018 [–]

Yup. And the NIH even has pretty reports to hit you over the head with just how depressing the situation actually is for researchers (especially if you're young).

https://report.nih.gov/NIHDatabook/Charts/Default.aspx?chart...

https://report.nih.gov/DisplayRePORT.aspx?rid=827

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