Empowering Young Scientists

Empowering young scientists.

The Biggest Challenges Facing Young Scientists

As part of Cell’s 40th anniversary celebration, we are spotlighting 40 principal investigators under the age of 40. Among the questions we posed to this group was, ‘‘What is the biggest challenge facing young scientists?’’ A sampling of their responses appears below. But to see the full profiles of all 40 scientists, including their responses to this and other questions, please visit http://www...

2010 Lmu‐harvard Young Scientists' Forum

U.S.-Japan Young Scientists Symposium on BioNanotechnology

Atom Manipulation at Room Temperature Using Atomic Force Microscopy Masayuki Abe, Osaka University [email protected] Creation of artificial atomic structure formed on a surface by scanning tunneling microscopy has given us possibilities in future nanoengineering. These experiments of lateral atom manipulation, however, have been demonstrated only at low temperature. So far, at room tem...

Breaking Down the Stereotypes of Science by Recruiting Young Scientists

1527 If you ask the average ten year old in America what a scientist looks like, they almost always describe an older man with crazy white hair and a lab coat. If you ask a group of adolescents how many have looked through a microscope, few raise their hands. If you discuss the implications of genetic research with a group of high school students, they’re likely to cut your next class. The reas...