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Botanist-turned-teacher Liam Garvey describes his ultimate reward as "when a kid gets it. You see the light of understanding; that's the kick."

"The number one thing that every postdoc needs to think about is what they want to do when they grow up." - Ida Chow, executive officer of the Society of Developmental Biology

"My ex-PI was so frugal, I had to scrub and re-use all the disposable items.” - Dorothy.

"The most successful people realize that counting on perfection at all times is impractical." --Michael Zigmond

Perhaps the best advice is that because there's nothing you can do about it anyway, you might as well be yourself. There's something liberating about the idea that you don't really have to perform, to pretend to be something you're not.

"Personal branding is not about presenting a false image. It is about understanding what is unique about you--your accomplishments, experience, attitude--and then using that to differentiate yourself from other job hunters. Your brand is your edge in the job market." --Levinson and Perry

"I emerged as a stronger and healthier person from my depression. My experience of the world is now more intense and full." - Christine Van Broeckhoven

Even if you're dealing with the world's biggest jerk, he's likely to be the jerk
in charge.

According to NSF statistics, doctoral scientists' median income rises with each year of experience until late middle age, peaking 25 to 29 years after the Ph.D. at just under $100,000.

If millennials and their employers can manage to smooth the way, say experts, we can expect great things from Gen Y.

"The NIH funding crisis is chronic, systemic, and much worse than reported." --Peter Cariani

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

NASCAR is hiring mechanical engineers and aerodynamics scientists to shave milliseconds off lap times and push racecars to their limits.

The Rand report concludes that, although adequate data and accurate assessments of labor market conditions are important for many different parties, early career and prospective scientists are especially vulnerable.

New group leaders need to learn how to manage people, projects, finances, and more.

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.

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

“Anyone can think of a hundred reasons why something will fail. I want that rare individual who can think of the creative one way in which it will succeed,” --Leo Kim