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"Try and identify the people that can really teach you and help you very quickly," says Diego Centonze.

"It is better for marketability to be someone considered to have expertise in murine T cell immunology than someone who considers themselves an expert on how to protect a mouse from anthrax," says Altmann.

Not only does Barroso find her research fascinating, she also finds it easy to grab the interest of her family and friends when she explains what she does--a rare quality in a scientific job.

Many Spanish trainees have been forced to start their doctorates without financial help.

One of the last sessions at the 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting looked at transformative research and the factors that facilitate it—or don't.

In Vienna, Eastern and central European scientists gathered to network and learn how to be more competitive for ERC grants.

Scientists with an ability to work across fields can find exciting opportunities in biomaterials.

Investigations by The Guardian newspaper uncover disparities in the rates at which whites and minorities are admitted to competitive programs at Cambridge and Oxford universities.
 

Fátima Al-Shahrour is working to interpret the genome to help select more effective drugs for cancer patients.

Science Careers looks at the pros and cons for young scientists to take part in interactive peer review processes both as authors and reviewers.
 

A more interactive peer-review process can help authors build recognition, increase their impact, and win priority for their scientific work.