#324 ‒ Metabolism, energy balance, and aging: How diet, calorie restriction, and macronutrients influence longevity and metabolic health | Eric Ravussin, Ph.D.
The Peter Attia Drive
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Intramural vs. Extramural NIH Research
Summary: Intramural NIH researchers are employed by the NIH and judged after completing their research, allowing for more creativity. Extramural researchers, funded by NIH grants but employed elsewhere, are judged before starting their projects.
Insights:
- Intramural NIH funding allows researchers to pursue their own research direction, whereas extramural funding requires prior justification and may limit exploration.
- Being judged after the fact fosters more creative research endeavors, unlike extramural research which needs pre-approval and preliminary data.
- The intramural research program's evaluation process assesses the results of the work conducted, rather than the projected outcomes.
Proper Nouns:
- NIH (National Institutes of Health): The primary agency responsible for biomedical and public health research in the United States.
- Pima Indians: A Native American tribe in Arizona with high rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Ravussin worked with them, likely informing his perspectives on metabolic health.
Research:
- What are the specific pros and cons of intramural vs. extramural funding for researchers?
- How does the grant application process for extramural NIH funding influence research directions?
- Are there specific fields of research where an intramural approach may be more beneficial?
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