A Look at How the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Backs Biomedical Researchers

A Look at How the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Backs Biomedical Researchers

Spun out of the Wellcome Trust, the U.S.-based Burroughs Wellcome Fund continues to sharpen its focus around diversity and equity in research, supporting early-career scientists, and more.

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Who’s Backing an Effort to Ease the Career Versus Caregiving Conflict for Biomedical Researchers?

Who’s Backing an Effort to Ease the Career Versus Caregiving Conflict for Biomedical Researchers?

A collaboration led by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is providing millions to U.S. medical schools to ensure that early-career faculty, particularly women, can balance the demands of family caregiving and biomedical research.

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They Often Hold the Key to Medical Breakthroughs. Who's Backing Physician-Scientists?

They Often Hold the Key to Medical Breakthroughs. Who's Backing Physician-Scientists?

It takes extensive training and the right personality to both treat patients and conduct scientific research. There’s been growing concern about the dwindling supply of physicians who do both. This foundation is on the case.

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