Looming in Near the Future – The Uncertainty of Scientific Funding as a Young Investigator
It is an understatement to say that there has been substantial uncertainty for surgeon-scientists around the country regarding the future of scientific funding. As context, I am a PGY-5 general surgery resident, soon-to-be complex general surgical oncology fellow, and aspiring surgeon-scientist with an interest in running an independently funded basic and translational science lab. On …