Med School: Where there is money there is a way
Says money will help universities recruit top researchers
Medical schools in New York State would have an easier time attracting the talents of top researchers if they had more funding at their disposal, according to state Sen. Marty Golden, who said he plans to continue pushing for legislation to smooth the way for them.
Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-southwest Brooklyn), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Science, Technology, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, said the senate passed a bill he introduced in the recently completed legislative session that would establish the New York State Biomedical and Biotechnological Translation Research and Entrepreneurship Initiative. The bill would allow medical schools to apply for state funds to assist in the recruitment and retention of top research scientists.
It would allow the state’s medical schools to remain competitive with institutions in other parts of the country, Golden said.