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"His lab mantra was, 'It's better to ask forgiveness than permission,' 'If I don't know about it, it doesn't happen,' [and] 'Get it done at all costs, and don't tell me how.' " --Maura Lee Upright

Quantifiable survey data are more resistant to dismissive interpretations than more subjective perceptions of the "quality" of the training environment.

A key indicator of your ‘lab cred’ is whether people you’ve never met know who you are when you first meet them.

Remind yourself constantly that the reason you get up in the morning is to write scientific papers.

"This may sound a bit on the light side, but it guarantees that you are working on all, and no more, of the essential ingredients that need to be incorporated in your paper."

Science Careers talks to three young investigators who contributed to this year's monumental discovery.

"Nowadays," she continued, "people have much more freedom in their personal lives and professional choices than they did when they were sold to an apprenticeship in the old days, and yet, at the same time, they're buying into this almost feudal system in which once you dedicate a certain number of years, you are bound by the amount of time you've spent." --Allegra Goodman

"Programs should provide all NRSA trainees with additional professional development skills and career guidance."

Don't be afraid to be your own advocate; aim your sales pitch at the right people and win their confidence.

If you read things at face value and don't wise up to the hidden meanings in paper-speak, you might get left behind.

"You want your student to be able to turn the handle and watch at least some decent results slowly emerge."

"The U.S. approach to intellectual property rights is foreign to many Japanese scientists. But ignoring it could mean jail."

"Either a mechanism to coordinate local surveys must be established, or stakeholders should get behind an effort to promote a national survey."