I am a scientist. These are my stories. They are not meant to tell my life story. Each story is fictional but is based on an actual event. I hope they will allow the reader to glean the complexities and the joys of being a scientist.
And as you think about becoming a scientist I encourage you to take your life with you. I also had experiences before I ever became a scientist that shaped me. It is the variety of lives that bring creativity to science. It is creative science that changes the world.
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A Quick Nap Can Make All the Difference
Dr. Jean Bowman travelled up to Boston to join scientist, physicians and health officials from all over the world. The goal was to discuss development of a vaccine…
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To Clone or Not to Clone
It is important to find your place in science. A place where you can excel. Jean stared out the window of her office thinking about the demands of…
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Management vs Leadership
Despite her decade-long experience as a principal investigator, Jean was repeatedly surprised at the amount of effort that was required to manage her group. Of course, coordination of experiments, data…
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The Music of Nashville’s Purple Martins
To survive in science you need perserverance. The purple martins of Nashville can provide an example in survivorship. Jean travelled to Vanderbilt, a beautiful campus in the vibrant…
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The Missing Grant of La Rambla
As Jean was attending a prestigious conference on infectious diseases in Barcelona she met up with some of her scientist friends for lunch. After a morning of lectures,…
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Buffy Coats and Ice Cream
Once Jean and Omu had finalized their experimental design, Jean flew back to the US. Back in the UPenn lab Jean called a meeting to brief her team. The…
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