It said that according to Iraqi designers and foreign investigators, program managers exaggerated the results they could achieve, or even promised results they knew they could not accomplish -- all in an effort to appease Saddam Hussein.
Short list of WHI investigators: Program Office: Jacques Rossouw, Shari Ludlam, Dale Burwen, Joan McGowan, Leslie Ford, and Nancy Geller (National Heart ,Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA).
They acknowledge the contributions of the following WHI investigators: Program Office (National Heart ,Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD) E. Nabel, J. Rossouw, S. Ludlam, L. Pottern, J. McGowan, L. Ford, and N. Geller.
In addition, there are several rapidly growing clinician-investigator programs based at many of the same universities.
We need new-investigator programs aimed at helping people move from training to independent research careers that match the needs of today's science".
Gaining independence as a postdoc is a critical factor for future academic success, and dedicated fellowships and junior investigator programs may help young scientists make the leap.
There are three ways to accomplish this: negotiate autonomy (and access to the requisite resources and space) with your postdoctoral research adviser, obtain a fellowship designed to facilitate your independence, or take advantage of one of the "junior investigator" programs intended for independent postdocs, which are growing in number, especially in Europe.
DJR is a surgery and Clinician Investigator Program resident who is presently conducting a Doctor of Philosophy investigation study in epidemiology with a thesis on trauma damage control surgery at the University of Calgary.
Her priorities will be to maintain HHMI's flagship investigator program, which supports around 330 investigators at institutions across the country, as well as its Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia.
Q: What are some of most important things you've done at HHMI? A: The investigator program is the bedrock of the institute.
