From scientist to courtier

A reprint from American Scientist

Anthony Hyman: From unlikely scientist to Royal Society Fellow

Hyman tinkers with cellular machines in his Dresden workshop

Advice to an aging scientist.

Fifty years ago, Peter Medawar and George Williams developed two now-classic theories for the evolution of senescence. In the past 20 years, evolutionary biologists studying aging have developed explicit mathematical models of these theories, used these models to derive explicit predictions, and tested these predictions using a variety of approaches. But, we argue here, our singular focus on th...

Susan Greenfield: from maverick scientist to media darling

“I never say no to anything,” says the neuroscientist Susan Greenfield, “without giving myself time to think about it.” This openness to new possibilities perhaps goes some way towards explaining how someone who left school with no qualifications in science is now Britain’s foremost scientific celebrity. Winner of this year’s Faraday Award, given by the Royal Society to the scientist who has do...

Transitioning from fellowship to a physician-scientist career track.

Given the remarkable advances in bio-medicine in recent years, there has never been a better time to devote one's efforts towards bench to beside medicine. Accordingly, well-trained physician-scientists are in high demand in the private and academic sectors, and there is increasing awareness of the need to support and nurture such individuals. Clinical fellows in hematology, oncology and hemato...