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Based in Alaska, a nonprofit research institute founded and run by a group of independent researchers has permitted decades of scientific work.

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

First trained as a biology and geology teacher, Portuguese researcher Nuno Henrique Franco looks to improve science by improving animal welfare.

Sarah Bridle has carved out a successful career while resisting long hours and personal sacrifices.

Science and outdoor activities form a positive feedback loop for scientists Kolby and Angela Jardine.

Growing up in the Kruger National Park in South Africa allowed Reinette Biggs to shape her research career in unusual ways.

Trained as a chemist, Jason Chin is rewriting central dogmas of biology by coaxing cells to make proteins containing novel amino acids.

The 50-year partnership of Donald and Ada Olins is based on good communication and a shared passion for chromatin structure.

Voluntary activities such as helping to organize conferences offer early career scientists opportunities to gain new skills and broaden horizons.

When she couldn't find a professorship in her native Portugal, medical physicist Francisca Leite tried something completely new.

Partway through her Ph.D., Rosalind Pidcock realized she wanted to talk and write about science, not be a scientist herself.

Molecular biologist Jeff Polish loves an audience, whether they're sitting at desks or on chairs.

Epigenetics provides a common theme to Spanish cancer researcher Manel Esteller's broad interests in basic and translational research.

Brown University scientist Carmen Marsit's unique training allows him to take an interdisciplinary and translational approach to epigenetics.

Students in the University of Tulsa's Cyber Corps Program pick through Dumpsters for cyber clues, extract digital evidence from shattered cell phones, and hack into "unhackable" computer systems, all in the name of national service.

Scientists working in and around the United Kingdom's National Health Service can have a direct impact on public health.

Ph.D. student Aaron O'Connell was able to induce and measure quantum effects in the motion of a micrometer-sized mechanical oscillator.

There are many ways that classically trained engineers can work at the interface of engineering and medicine.

It was a difficult year for careers in science but another good year for Science Careers.

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