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Postdoc Liz Cirulli started out in plant genetics but now co-leads Duke's Centenarian Project, which aims to find gene variants that account for longevity.

Mathematician John Wesley Cain works with clinicians, physicists, and engineers in a field called cardiac electrophysiology.

Science Careers presents articles on clinical and translational science careers, produced with generous support from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

Training courses outline the challenges and opportunities in conducting cancer clinical trials.

Clinician-investigator David Solit studies the genetic basis of cancer tumors and looks for novel therapies that target specific mutations.

Patricia Beckmann's career is one long lesson in how to succeed in science.

Biomedical ontology is growing as an informatics specialty, and ontologies are proving to be powerful software and data-mining tools.

It's not always clear how or where to share clinical data in a way that protects patients' privacy.

Physician-scientist Rebecca Jackson's enthusiasm for research is matched only by her passion for Ohio State football.

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

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

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

Future physician-scientists should ask three questions when choosing a residency: What field? What type of residency? Which program?

Regulations seem to discourage academic scientists from partnering with industry, but such collaboration is essential to translational research.

Despite new disclosure requirements, ghostwriters remain a threat to the integrity of the scientific literature as well as careers.

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.

Being an effective mentor requires being a good listener, setting boundaries, providing support and criticism, and celebrating milestones.

A long-term commitment and a supportive environment allow the Yale Melanoma Research Group to excel.

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