Scientific Research Needs More Funding, But Also Smarter Spending
By Deepti Pradhan, Yale
A recent boost in government funding is good news, but scientists also need to spend research dollars more efficiently.
Deepti Pradhan
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Chemistry & MedicineDeepti Pradhan is a Senior Research Analyst in the Yale Office of Development, and a 2015 Public Voices Fellow at The Op-Ed Project. After spending the better part of her career immersed in chemistry, biochemistry, and cell biology, including 13 years on the faculty of the Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Pradhan changed direction and moved to the Yale Office of Development in 2008, where she uses her skills in data analysis to enhance donor support for the university. She sustains her passion for science through Tilde Café, an independent not-for-profit science café she founded in 2008.
