Career Profiles

Game designer and former biologist Jeremy Friedberg won an honorable mention in this year's Science Visualization Challenge

Three awardees discuss their research careers in China, Spain, and Portugal.

Synthetic biologist Ron Weiss has moved from programming computers to programming cells.

Physician-scientist Selma Jeronimo is looking for ways to control the spread of leishmaniasis.

Neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis has turned his São Paulo lab into an epicenter of brain-machine interface research.

Outside Brazil's major scientific hubs, progress requires the right balance of patience and impatience.

Physicist Mauro Copelli is working to foster a less bureaucratic, sustainable research culture at his university in northeastern Brazil.

Astrophysicist Aude Alapani-Odunlade's true passion is earthbound: helping teachers give their students a solid science education.

A former Silicon Valley entrepreneur found his calling helping biotech-derived therapies reach those who need them most.

The best and most popular stories of 2011, as chosen by readers and editors

Kimberly Powers's epidemiological research on HIV helped set the stage for this year's Science Breakthrough of the Year.

Evelyn Jabri's career transitions are eased by pragmatic optimism and fueled by an insatiable appetite for learning.

When you carve the turkey, don't forget to thank science.

Biologist Mary-Rose Hoja has forged a career as a consultant in strategic networking, social media, and mingling.

Ups and downs continue during Scott Jackson's interview at ABC Technologies.