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As Ireland invests heavily in science and technology, it is gaining recognition as a global player in biotech.

There's no substitute for in-person networking, but LinkedIn, the professional networking Web site, can advance your job search.

New resources lend a social dimension to online research and publishing tools.

To set your research on a clear, well-considered course, you need a thoughtfully conceived but flexible research plan.

Annual survey of the top 20 life science employers.

How are governments reforms benefiting scientists in the lab?

When protons start colliding next month at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, Turkish particle physicist Bilge Demirköz will make sure physicists see what happens.

The state employment board count of cards confirms a majority, officially unionizing the nation's largest group of postdocs.

"Water problems are not going away." -Richelle Allen-King, University at Buffalo

"I enjoy ... making a difference and seeing how much the world of antidoping has developed in the last few years." --Osquel Barroso

A thesis defense is a cross between an exam and a ceremony.

"I realized that I really love science but not spending my time just focusing on a particular aspect of it." --Maria Cruz

Much of my research life--the papers (there were so many), the books, the drafts--is now off to be melted down, or whatever they do at recycling plants, and made into new paper.

Is poor communication with your supervisor getting in the way of your progress in the lab?

Known for small classes and a focus on undergraduate education, most such colleges also require--from their younger, newer faculty members, at least--substantial research activity.

Tony Kouzarides also has a strong commitment to asking what he calls the "right questions" and an unusual willingness to bet on his instincts.

A CIFRE agreement "is a good way of ... doing research and keeping other doors open," says Sylvain Schwartz.

Acquiring the necessary skills is “a question of the student taking the initiative to familiarize him[self] or herself with other areas,” says Daniel Simberloff, a community ecologist working on forests at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.