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"I like the fact that I'm steering my own ship in terms of research. I feel like an entrepreneur." --Lance Silverman

I'm probably going to evolve as I move along the path of that photon.

"I feel confident that my ideas are good enough to go up against the rest of the world, but the question is, can I generate enough preliminary data fast enough?
- Emmanuel Chang"

"Teaching at a community college is not lecturing; it's more hands-on. You have to do a lot more work as a teacher, because students are not nearly as prepared." --Michaeleen Lee

"If you have already learned how to function independently in a laboratory environment by the time you graduate from your undergraduate institution, then you are really well-prepared for graduate school." --Chris Burge

"For the great majority of students, some time off is a good idea." --Deborah Goldberg

"Trying to get tenure in that department, I perceived, was going to be a battle." --Dawn Del Carlo.

"When you have happy employees that know that you care about them, they're more loyal and work hard to show you that they can make things work." --Donna Davila

Newly independent investigators must take responsibility for ensuring the integrity of their laboratory's data even as their direct control over that data declines.

Translational social scientists adapt research for the people it aims to serve and carry the lessons they learn in the community back to the lab.

When dressing for a job interview, it pays to cultivate conformity--and attention to detail--instead of individuality.

A successful start to your new laboratory requires careful planning, firm but fair negotiating, and wise spending decisions.

With the right support, it is possible to succeed in science after a family-related hiatus.

PECASE winner Benjamin tenOever is an unconventional virologist who's working to make his discoveries clinically relevant.

A complex fabric of researchers -- geneticists, psychologists, neuroscientists, physicians -- are working to understand autism.

Franziska Michor's research skills involve equations and computers, but her goal is clinical: to eliminate cancer.

D.V.M.-Ph.D. Laura Richman's discovery of a novel elephant herpesvirus led to a career in human translational medicine.

Nickolay Hristov is building a career at the intersection of science and visual art.

At a meeting on Long Island, some neuroscientists got tips on how to win an R01 in lean times.

Advances in genetics and molecular biology are providing fresh tools for solving agricultural problems.