How often does HHMI appoint new investigators?
Selection of new investigators usually occurs every three years through national competitions. To maximize the impact of HHMI’s investigator competitions on the biomedical sciences and to capitalize on new opportunities that may arise, competitions are sometimes focused on a particular research area or investigator career stage. Two investigator competitions were held in 2006 and 2007, leading to the appointment of 15 new patient oriented researchers in 2007 and 56 new investigators in 2008.
