A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are interested in proposals that will propel our understanding of the biomedical research enterprise by drawing from the scientific expertise of the science of science policy research community. This joint program between the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of NIH and the Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact Program (SoS:DCI) of NSF supports research that advances the scientific basis of science and innovation policy, with a focus on the biomedical sciences. The program will fund the development of models, analytical tools, data and metrics that can inform science policy and the development of the scientific enterprise. This partnership will result in a portfolio of high-quality research to provide scientific analysis of important aspects of the biomedical research enterprise and efforts to foster a diverse, innovative, productive and efficient scientific workforce, from which future scientific leaders will emerge. The program welcomes individual and collaborative research projects and places a high priority on interdisciplinary research and on broadening participation.