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The current academic culture needs to change its mission, which is narrowly focused on training PhDs to be the next generation of academic tenure-track scientists.
A new type of initiative is empowering graduate students and postdocs to reshape their academic training, providing another avenue to express their passion for research.
A shift away from hiring narrowly focused specialists to individuals with interdisciplinary academic training highlights the latest life sciences workforce trends.