Table 1. Range, Median and Averages of NIH PIs and First-time Recipients and Nobel Prize Winners.
Range | Median | Average | ||
New PI | 1980 | 24 to 66 | 45 | 35.7 |
2008 | 29 to 69 | 49 | 41.6 | |
Ave PI | 1980 PI | 24 to 67 | 45.5 | 39.0 |
2008PI | 29 to 85 | 57 | 51.1 | |
Nobel* | Ave | 24 to 72 | 41 | 39.9 |
*Average of winners from 1980 to 2008.