I would much rather have early-career researchers like myself have a higher chance to actually get a grant than get a grant that's frontloaded. I likely cannot spend it in a year anyway, unless we can now just buy expensive capital equipment like microscopes and mass specs on them, which I doubt.
Krishna Mudumbi
Bhattacharya on multi-year funding:
“Sometimes for early-career scientists what you need is a front-loaded grant because they’re building their lab and so they can’t wait until year two or three to get the money, so it’s scientifically justified,”
When you apply you don’t get to request MYF…
Michael D. Green, PhD
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya promised a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that, despite the sluggish pace of grant awards, the agency will spend its full budget by the end of the 2026 fiscal year. My latest for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/03/17/n...
