Colorado State University (welcome.colostate.edu) | Genencor International ( www.genencor.com) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( www.niaid.nih.gov) Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation ( www.omrf.ouhsc.edu) Today’s microbe hunters face an onslaught of illness, from aids and antibiotic-resistant bacteria to mad cow disease and SARS. On top of those threats, bioterrorism also ...
foc_022406 Colleges and universities hire faculty as adjunct or tenure-track. The adjunct approach provides desirable flexibility for the employer and, sometimes, for the employee, too. Still, most academics seek tenure-track positions. The experts interviewed here discuss the pros and cons of tenure and adjunct systems. Mike May Brown University (http://www.brown.edu/) The University of British ...
Genome Institute of Singapore http://www.gis.a-star.edu.sg Lund University http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s/450 Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://web.mit.edu Newcastle University http://www.newcastle.ac.uk University of Cambridge http://www.cam.ac.uk University of Washington http://www.washington.edu WiCell Research Institute http://www.wicell.org With all of the excitement during the past few...
foc_051206 The high concentration of academics and industry in California makes this state a desirable destination for many job seekers in life sciences. In this article, experts from academic, government, and industrial settings describe the skills in highest demand and techniques for gaining the best job. Mike May Genentech (http://www.gene.com) Kelly Scientific Resources (http://www.kellyscien...
Bayer Healthcare http://www.bayerhealthcare.com FibroGen http://www.fibrogen.com Lexicon Genetics http://www.lexicon-genetics.com National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www3.niaid.nih.gov sanofi-aventis http://en.sanofi-aventis.com State University of New York, Stony Brook http://www.stonybrook.edu The world of drug discovery runs at a blazing pace inside of biotechnology an...
Ask Sir Robert Part II In August and September Next Wave U.K. invited you, the readers, to tell Sir Robert May what was on your minds. As the letters published this week and last week show, your concerns are as varied as you are. In one of his last acts as chief scientific adviser, Sir Robert has given us replies to the issues raised. Although his term of office at the Office of Science and Techn...
foc_050506 Antigen Express (http://www.antigenexpress.com) GlaxoSmithKline (http://www.gsk.com) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (http://www3.niaid.nih.gov) University of California, Irvine (http://www.uci.edu) Infectious and immune mediated diseases create problems around the world. In “Protecting the Nation’s Health in an Era of Globalization: CDC’s Global Infectious Diseas...
Ask Sir Robert Part I In August and September, Next Wave UK invited you the readers to tell Sir Robert May what was on your minds. As the letters published this week and next show, your concerns are as varied as you are. In one of his last acts as Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Robert has given us replies to the issues raised. Although his term of office at the Office of Science and Technology is ...
foc_61303.jpg Across the broad range of life science research under way in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, many companies need scientists with traditional skills, such as pharmacology or biology. In addition, nearly all companies want experts from newer fields, especially bioinformatics. The wide panel of industry leaders interviewed here shows how combining the old with the new spawns a varie...
American Association for the Advancement of Science - http://www.aaas.org Association for Women in Science - http://www.awis.org Diversa - http://www.diversa.com Genentech - http://www.gene.com Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC - http://www.lewis-burke.com Massachusetts Institute of Technology - http://web.mit.edu University of Miami - http://www.miami.edu When it comes to women in science these days, ...
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Engineering Major: Electrical Engineering Degree Granting Institution(s): Georgia Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley Job Title: Professor and Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia. Job Responsibilities: I act as the chief academic officer of the sc...
foc_103103.jpg A variety of visualization techniques give neuroscientists new views of cells, synapses, and even broad networks in the brain. Even more exciting, noninvasive approaches help biologists view the human brain at work. As described here, these advances create opportunities for neurobiologists as well as physicists and chemists. Baylor College of Medicine | Merck Research Laboratories ...
foc_061606 Rapid advances in biotechnology and pharmaceutical sciences generate some of the hottest careers in science. The industry experts interviewed here describe lifelong opportunities in new fields—such as pharmacogenetics—and more traditional pursuits—such as basic pharmacology. In addition, these experts lay out some softer and harder skills that can make the difference in getting the bes...
Editor's note: Of course if you want to forge a successful research career, getting postdoc experience in a totally different lab once your PhD is safely behind you is, these days, a given. But what if you're looking not just to change lab, and country, but research field too? Is it at good idea? And how do you go about it? Robin May shares his experience of changing direction. This week marks my...
Research moves ahead through innovation, which can be triggered by diverse perspectives. Consequently, academic, industrial, and government institutions work to attract people from a range of cultural, disciplinary, ethnic, and gender backgrounds as well as scientists with disabilities. The experts interviewed here assess the state of diversity in science and discuss ways to improve it. foc_11110...
foc_42503.jpg Modern immunology plays a fundamental role in many aspects of biology, from biochemistry to virology. Today’s uncertain world also pulls immunologists into the war on bioterrorism. So in both basic research and applications, immunology keeps growing. Mayo Clinic | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | Ribapharm | Yale University The concept of defense runs through ...
foc_042106 Aging does not proceed along the same pathways and timelines in all populations. Recent work shows that even diseases—including Alzheimer’s disease and others—can develop differently in some ethnic and minority groups. As a result, aging research offers new possibilities for careers at academic, government, and industrial organizations. Alliance for Aging Research (http://www.agingrese...
Harvard School of Public Health http://www.hsph.harvard.edu Oak Ridge National Laboratory http://www.ornl.gov University of California, Berkeley http://www.berkeley.edu University of Miami http://www.miami.edu The technologies behind today’s genetics and genomics provide powerful tools for some obvious fields, such as medicine, but other fields can also benefit from these molecular capabilities. ...
foc_031706 Modeling the behavior of electrons unveils the fundamental reactions between compounds. Computational quantum chemists track these interactions for both theoretical and applied tasks, such as drug development and materials science. According to the experts interviewed here, this field provides growing opportunities in academics, government laboratories, and industry. Northwestern Unive...
foc_032406 Many cancer researchers focus on biomarkers that could provide diagnostics for the early detection of cancer. In addition, stem-like cells associated with cancer could unveil how this disease grows and spreads. These research areas provide exciting opportunities for new scientists and are certain to be active areas of investigation for decades to come, with funding available from publi...
