Peer review remains the core quality control mechanism of science, the cornerstone of validating scientific research determining what gets published and funded, but the process of selecting reviewers is outdated, slow and flawed.
Principal Investigators (PIs) are crucial to maintaining research integrity. The path to becoming a PI usually takes over a decade, beginning with undergraduate studies and culminating in the acquisition of independent research funding. Becoming a PI is also incredibly competitive with many PhD graduates and postdoctoral researchers not making the eventual transition to a PI role.