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A comment on Don't Become a Scientist (1999). Parent comment

Re:Don't Become a Scientist (1999) by dekhn on Sunday May 18, 2014 @07:28PM (#7764878)
BTW: R01 in late 20s is absurdly early. Your PI is not typical.
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Re:Don't Become a Scientist (1999) by djao on Monday May 26, 2014 @09:38AM (#7799669)
In 1980, about 2% of R01 recipients were under age 30. So yeah, it's early, but not totally impossible.

In 2010, about 0.1% of R01 recipients were under age 30. That's bordering on impossible.

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