A generation of junior faculty is at risk from the impacts of COVID-19

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001266
• Publication Date: 2021-05-25T17:33:26Z
• Authors: Tiffany M. Lowe-P...; Louise Dyson; Abigail M. Polter
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Biomedical and clinical sciences; 330; QH301-705.5; Sexism; 610; Veterinary and Food Sciences; Neurodegenerative; Q1; Medical and Health Sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; veterinary and food sciences; Humans; Biology (General); Agricultural; Biomedical and Clinical Sciences; Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences; Prevention; COVID-19; Biological Sciences; R1; Faculty; Research Personnel; 3. Good health; Biological sciences; Career Mobility; Perspective; Female; RA; Developmental Biology

For junior investigators starting their independent careers, the challenges of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic extend beyond lost time and are career threatening. Without intervention, academic science could lose a generation of talent.