《科学》杂志报道，印度的一项吸引有才华的年轻科学家从国外归来并在生物科学领域培育一种新的科学文化的实验是一个可以在其他国家使用的典范。
这组作者说，与中国或新加坡为在欧美功成名就的科学家提供大量资源的做法不同，它通过建立资助项目支持博士后研究和新的独立的实验室从而说服在外国接受训练的印度科学家回国。
在过去的两年里，一个年度青年科研人员会议已经召集了大约40位博士后研究人员，考虑在印度与参与印度科研项目的成功的当地研究人员合作工作。资深外国科学家和印度科学家以及决策者也参加了会议。
作为一种促成研究合作的方式的社会网络也受到了该项目的鼓励，而且已经建立了一个网站从而提供关于资助、工作机会以及把教学和研究结合在一起等问题的信息的网站。
这组作者说，主要的挑战在于改变记得他们本科时期实验室设施不良的海外留学科学家的心态。他们说，然而新的建筑和设备本身不能带来成功：“未来取得成功的最好保证就是为青年科学家灌输使命感，不仅培育科学，还要培育一种文化，促进在一个长久以来被认为是科研职业的第二选项的国家取得成功的意愿。”
An Indian experiment to attract talented young science researchers back from abroad and foster a new scientific culture in the biological sciences is a model that could be used in other countries, argue Shubha Tole and Ronald D. Vale in Science.
Instead of offering lavish resources to established US or European scientists, as in China or Singapore, say the authors, it is coaxing young foreign-trained Indian scientists to return by establishing grant programmes to support post-doctoral work and new independent laboratories.
In the last two years, an annual Young Investigator Meeting has brought together some 40 postdoctoral fellows considering careers in India with successful local counterparts engaged in research programmes in the country. Senior foreign and Indian scientists and policymakers also attend.
Social networking is strongly encouraged by the programme as a way of forming research collaborations, and a website has been set up to provide information on grants, jobs and issues such as combining teaching with research.
The major challenge, argue the authors, is changing the mindset of expatriate scientists who remember poor laboratory facilities from their undergraduate days. Yet new buildings and equipment cannot themselves create success, they say: "The best guarantee for future success is to imbue young scientists with a sense of a mission, to nurture not just the science but a culture that fuels the will to succeed in countries long thought of as second-choice options for research careers."
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