Bringing together bench and bedside is the purpose of a new institute that aims to become a world-class "translational" cancer research centre, where the knowledge gained from basic research is translated into clinical applications. Among participants in the official inauguration of the Hutchison/MRC Research Centre in Cambridge, UK, on 18 May was Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Minister for Science ...
Marco Massenzio lives and works in Cambridge and only heads home to his native Italy for holidays. It?s not that he prefers the English weather; rather he believes that the climate for researchers is better in the United Kingdom. He obtained his Ph.D. in engineering in Rome but then discovered that it was very difficult to find a job. Academia was not interested in his work because they considere...
I believe that the period spent as a postdoc can be very happy, rewarding, and well paid too. This is not only because I am an optimist, but also because it has been my personal experience. I was halfway through my Ph.D. studies in molecular genetics in my home country of Italy when I decided to go for a postdoc job. I had thoroughly enjoyed my time in the laboratory and had found research thrill...
