Category: Issue No. 5

Question: How do you stay accountable to your writing goals, and what advice do you have for trainees?  As trainees and faculty, one of the biggest challenges we face is writing. Manuscripts, dissertations, fellowship applications, grants, and abstracts all compete for attention alongside experiments, coursework, mentoring, teaching, and service. Unfortunately, we frequently postpone or procrastinate writing until the deadline is near. Consequently, …

Question: What inspired you to pursue a career in research, and when did you realize it was the right path for you?  For the first 15 years of my life I was convinced I was going to be an actress. However, somewhere between middle school and my first pipette I realized my stage was going to …