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The Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust Scholars Program--Krystyna R. Isaacs
The Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust Scholars Program--Krystyna R. Isaacs
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During an interval of 15 years, the Markey Trust spent over $500 million on four programs in the basic biomedical sciences to support the education and research of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, and senior researchers. This paper describes one of those programs, the Markey Scholars Program.
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EVALUATION METHODOLOGY This report reviews the progress and status of the Markey scholars approximately 10 years after they assumed their initial faculty positions. The Markey Trust funded 113 scholars in seven cycles from 1985 through 1991.
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Of those in the private, government or nonprofit sectors, three were unit directors in industry, four were vice presidents in industry, four were presidents in industry, and two were in NIH science administration. Publications The total number of scholarly articles published approximately 14 years after receiving the award ranged from a low of 10 to a high of 221, with an average of 50.
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This suggests that, given the nine-month minimum waiting period required after the initial submission of an R01 grant, the typical Markey scholar submitted his or her first R01 application within two to three years of arriving at a junior faculty position. Ethnographic Interviews Because it is not possible to determine the critical decision points or the thought processes that lead up to the career decisions of Markey scholars from analyzing CVs or a grants database, 35- to 45-minute phone interviews were conducted with each of the scholars, approximately 10 years after they received the Markey award.
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. Those who thought the additional year was a good idea said the extra year gave them time to finish experiments, time to collect sufficient pilot data to be competitive for NIH awards, and time to conduct a job search.
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When M.D.s or M.D.-Ph.D.s were asked why they opted to stay at their fellowship institutions despite the discrepancy in start-up funds, several clinical scholars said the deciding factor was that they were "intertwined" in a support system for their research at the fellowship institution that would be difficult to replicate at a new institution. TABLE 2 Percentage of Markey Scholars Who Change Institutions After Completing Postdoctoral, by Degree Degree Remained at Postdoc Institution Changed Institution M.D.
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But as one scholar said, "I never saw it mentioned on a pink sheet," meaning this isn't the sort of information provided on an NIH grant review statement, so he really had no insight into how the award affected his NIH funding. The scholars frequently commented that having the Markey award meant they could get sufficient pilot data to submit a strong R01 proposal.
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Several scholars also noted that having a name associated with a face or project was a real boon in terms of getting subsequent proposals to stand out and, of course, for job hunting, as mentioned previously. While scientific collaborations were few among the Markey scholars (primarily it seems due to the diverse nature of the science covered)
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When queried about whether they participated in translational research -- operationally defined as taking findings from bench side to bedside and/or engaging in research requiring internal review board approvals -- only about 35 percent of all scholars responded affirmatively. Finally, for many of the M.D.s and M.D.-Ph.D.s, their participation in clinical trials was limited to providing advice on design and analysis.
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Scholars appreciated the fact that changing directions on their projects or even changing institutions was not a major obstacle tied to time-consuming paperwork. • Even for academic superstars, the supportive atmosphere was highly appreciated, and several scholars mentioned that the "pat on the back" they received at the meetings meant more than the funds.
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