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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.

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

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

"Name it--different shape, size, and forms--we did it. We did banana juice, we did diced bananas, frozen, dried--whatever." --Aurora Saulo

"Where I think you're going to see a problem is the new lab that wants to get into stem-cell research that hasn't previously been doing it or a lab that may be doing stem-cell research but is in a state that really underfunds it." --Evan Snyder

The liberal policies in some countries and the wealth of cross-cultural collaborations have made Europe a good destination for researchers to train in human embryonic stem cell research.

Because policymakers often are unfamiliar with the environmental science involved, a decision analyst serves as a conduit to translate the data into a useful framework.

"The global health field has both been around forever and is brand-new." --Hannah Kettler, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

"I would say that there's definitely enough work to go around." --Emma Hitt

John Long, his collaborators, and his Vassar undergraduates study fish biomechanics and behavior.