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1 Markey Scholars Update
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The National Research Council generates ranking tables on science departments at public and private academic institutions. They have identified the top-ten institutions in the fields of cellular and developmental biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, and molecular and general genetics.
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Interviews are scheduled approximately 1012 years following the receipt of the Markey award and consist of 30 to 45 minute telephone conversations. A thorough and complete evaluation of the Markey Scholars program will be published by National Academies Press in the summer of 2005 and can be viewed on the National Academies web site: www.nationalacademies.org.
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As scholars climbed the career ladder they assumed more administrative duties and many took on more teaching responsibilities than they originally had. Generally speaking, M.D.s and M.D.-Ph.D.s at medical institutions have very light teaching loads compared to colleagues with Ph.D.s at basic research institutions.
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Two quotes from the scholars best summarize how they felt about the Markey Trust. The first one is: One of most important aspects was not the dollars, but a feeling of pro tection in some way and camaraderie both between the participants and the people who were involved in the trust.
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