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Research training and academic disciplines at the convergence of nanotechnology and biomedicine in the United States

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What academic disciplines play a major role in the education, training and development of young scientists who are integrating nanotechnology with biomedical research?

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Figure 1: NIH research grants, SBIR/STTR grants, and program project and center grants awarded for studies dealing with nanotechnology.
Figure 2: Postdoctoral fellowships awarded by NIH for training support in biomedical research dealing with nanotechnology.

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  1. Kelly Y. Kim is in the Science & Technology Policy Program, School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University, 805 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA. kekim@gwu.edu,

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