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A career adviser offers tips on writing a critical piece of your graduate school application.

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

Research suggests that women and minority scientists can prevent negative stereotypes from impacting their careers.

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.

"Although we were both in need of a change of environment, we did not really know what to expect when we entered the corporate world. ..."

Efforts to ensure the inclusion of underrepresented minorities are important because they are often unlikely to have spontaneous connections with colleagues that develop into coaching or mentoring relationships.

"A credible, quantitative database will serve as the foundation supporting necessary reform initiatives and as the baseline to track progress."

"Integrity and honesty are the foundations upon which scientific inquiry and discovery are built. Trust allows us to believe what others have done and to use the results of others to drive our own research."

"To be systemic, mentoring has not only to be comprehensive; it must also be woven through the core activities, values, and reward systems of an organization or academic department."

An honest evaluation will help you identify the work patterns and obstacles that are slowing you down.

"I was so nervous at one high-powered meeting that by the time I asked my question it came out sounding really aggressive."

"... I slowly came to realize that it was the big puzzles in science that attracted me and that I wouldn't be content working to fill in just a piece or two."

I start to panic as I realise it is now nearly the end of the week, and the majority of my to-do list is still undone.

"I don’t have time for hostile relationships, especially with my adviser."

"Good scientific practice with clear hypotheses--including experimental designs with solid positive and negative controls--should eliminate most errors that might send your research group down a wrong path."

"What we were able to convey to meeting participants is that it is a time of progress and change in astronomy in Canada."

"If you want to pursue a postdoc, your best bet from the compensation angle is to look for a private institution with a postdoc office or association."

Identifying and addressing self-confidence issues can help early-career scientists make swifter progress.

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