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"Undergraduates should get experience in a lab, the field, or a museum, to see if that sort of research suits them." --Scott Edwards

"I have always had an interest in trying to apply my mathematics to help mankind as best I could." --Abdul-Aziz Yakubu

Gregory is now nearing completion of his Ph.D. at UCLA so now he has to figure out the next step on his career path.

[Bowen's] recent appointment to Brown is his second at the institution, after teaching biology there from 1983 to 1991, and it marks the beginning of another chapter in his lifelong pursuit of knowledge.

"Suzanne is one of the hardest working scientists I know." --Patrick Phillips

As Rezende embarks on a new chapter in her life--graduate school-- she looks forward to making more contributions to science.

"In my experience, if you do poorly on the first test and are constantly playing catch-up in a class, then something is very wrong and you should seriously consider giving it another try next semester."

There is a comfort in being able to serve as a role model to students of color as well as comfort in working with other minority faculty members.

We must make it seem natural for male scientists to say, "I can't make that meeting, I have to pick up my kids"!

--Julia Goodfellow

"As a youngster in elementary and junior high schools, I excelled in all academic subjects. I was especially talented with numbers, but I never thought about becoming a mathematician or a scientist."

Babar's research experience helped him realize that he wanted a career doing cell and molecular biology research and motivated him to apply to some of the nation's top graduate schools.

Her past experiences helped her realize the importance of being a scientist and a mentor, and she currently uses her expertise to help manage natural resources and to bring women and minorities, especially Native Americans, into science.

Bynoe received a bachelor's degree from MIT in June of this year with a double major in music and biology.

Sandrine Etienne-Manneville "knew exactly what she was doing, where the project was going, and what needed to be done," says former postdoc supervisor Alan Hall.

"What students learn through their own questions is that mathematics is a powerful tool and that one never knows enough mathematics."