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"No doubt, over the long term, this can only favor cooperation at the scientific level." --Nicolas Boulanger

"Even if you are not doing science when you are an advisor, you definitely bring your training as a scientist to the table – and this can be of great benefit," says Nancy Kingsbury, Science Advisor at Natural Resources Canada.

Unwilling to compromise between two seemingly opposed paths, each with its own attractions and impediments, I had chosen to have both.

In all likelihood, a fellowship exists in an area that suits you.

"Perhaps it is better to ask whether the discovery of new medicinal entities should be the most important benefit of bioprospecting."

Time and again, he has changed his professional outlook to satisfy an intellectual question.

"In their report, the jury assessed the performance of several private colleges as no more than mediocre."

If you have initiative and energy," advises Kelman, "and are willing to commit to helping people and society, please grasp the opportunities. We need more people.

As a lab technician, I watched senior scientists create the most unreadable gobbledygook I had ever seen. It drove me nuts!

"You will gain new experiences and impressions, both about the science and about a new place and its culture."

"Every earthquake is a live experiment, hitting different populations and infrastructures." --Tiziana Rossetto, University College London

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

A patent attorney and former immunologist examines his career transition and offers advice to scientists interested in a career in patent law.

Academic institutions may offer some of the best opportunities for exchanges with India.

Humanitarian relief organizations need scientists to work in regions experiencing wars or natural disasters and to support those efforts from home.

Begoña Vitoriano Villanueva uses her mathematical skills to help humanitarian aid organizations respond to natural disasters.

Elena Dukhovlinova tracked transmission chains between infected individuals by looking at the genetic diversity and evolutionary relatedness of their virus populations.