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Ronald Germain

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Ronald Germain links many of the current issues with NIH-funded biomedical research, such as the increase in competition for funding, rejection of careers in science by talented students, and the inhibition of creativity, to the R01 grant system. He proposes to replace R01s with a grant system that supports individuals, not projects, and holds the recipients accountable through retrospective review. His proposal is influenced by the successful funding programs of the NIH Intramural Program and the HHMI. For more details about this proposal, read his commentary “Healing the NIH-funded Biomedical Research Enterprise” published June 18, 2015 in Cell.Ron Germain's views are his own and not those of the NIAID, NIH, or DHHS.Speaker Biography: Ronald N. Germain is chief of the Lymphocyte Biology Section and Laboratory of Systems Biology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. His research contributes to the understanding of how the immune system functions from the molecular level up to the level of the organism. He’s helped elucidate the expression, structure, and function of antigen-presenting proteins (i.e., MHC class II molecules), the cell biology of antigen processing, and the molecular basis of T cell recognition. His research group is currently focused on two different approaches to unraveling the integrated function of the immune system: (1) using advanced imaging techniques to understand immune cell dynamics and the role of tissue micro-anatomy in host defense and (2) using systems methods to quantitatively understand immunity at multiple scales. Dr. Germain received his BS and MS from Brown University in 1970 and his MD and PhD from Harvard Medical School and Harvard University in 1976.http://www.ibiology.org/ibiomagazine/ronald-germain-nih-funding-should-support-people-not-projects.html

Ronald Germain links many of the current issues with NIH-funded biomedical research, such as the increase in competition for funding, rejection of careers in science by talented students, and the inhibition of creativity, to the R01 grant system. He proposes to replace R01s with a grant system that supports individuals, not projects, and holds the recipients accountable through retrospective review. His proposal is influenced by the successful funding programs of the NIH Intramural Program and the HHMI. For more details about this proposal, read his commentary “Healing the NIH-funded Biomedical Research Enterprise” published June 18, 2015 in Cell. Ron Germain's views are his own and not those of the NIAID, NIH, or DHHS. Speaker Biography: Ronald N. Germain is chief of the Lymphocyte Biology Section and Laboratory of Systems Biology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. His research contributes to the understanding of how the immune system functions from the molecular level up to the level of the organism. He’s helped elucidate the expression, structure, and function of antigen-presenting proteins (i.e., MHC class II molecules), the cell biology of antigen processing, and the molecular basis of T cell recognition. His research group is currently focused on two different approaches to unraveling the integrated function of the immune system: (1) using advanced imaging techniques to understand immune cell dynamics and the role of tissue micro-anatomy in host defense and (2) using systems methods to quantitatively understand immunity at multiple scales. Dr. Germain received his BS and MS from Brown University in 1970 and his MD and PhD from Harvard Medical School and Harvard University in 1976. <a href="http://www.ibiology.org/ibiomagazine/ronald-germain-nih-funding-should-support-people-not-projects.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ibiology.org/ibiomagazine/ronald-germain-nih-funding-should-support-people-not-projects.html</a>

Ronald Germain: NIH Funding Should Support People, Not Projects