A career at the interface of cell and developmental biology: a view from the crest

Creators: Bronner, Marianne E.

Abstract

Just as neural crest cells migrate great distances through the embryo, my journey has taken me from a childhood in a distant land to a career as a biologist. My mentoring relationships have shaped not only the careers of my trainees, but also the trajectory of my own science. One of the most satisfying aspects of mentoring comes from helping to empower the next generation of scientists to do more tomorrow than is possible today. This, together with a passion for discovery and learning new things, motivates me and makes science such a rewarding career.

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© 2012 Bronner. This article is distributed by The American Society for Cell Biology under license from the author(s). Two months after publication it is available to the public under an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0). I thank my family for their constant support and in particular my children, Paige and Ryan, for teaching me to be organized and making me realize that running my lab is just like running a family. I thank Scott Fraser for his important influence in the early stages of my career. I thank my wonderful postdocs and students, who have made my career so fulfilling. My greatest professional joy comes from watching them succeed and push forward the frontiers of science. Finally, I thank Carole LaBonne, Laura Gammill, and Marcos Simoes-Costa for helpful comments on this essay and the National Institutes of Health for 30+ years of funding.

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