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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

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It is a great honor for me to receive the prestigious Gairdner Award for Biomedical Research. The title of this essay might imply that it will contain advice on how… Click to show full abstract

It is a great honor for me to receive the prestigious Gairdner Award for Biomedical Research. The title of this essay might imply that it will contain advice on how to win such a major scientific prize. However, my intention is quite different. More in keeping with the famous civil rights song of the same name, my hope is to articulate a bigger picture view of what matters in the long run. Why do we do science?What is fulfilling about a career in science? Is an international prize the pinnacle of success, or are there more important outcomes?

Keywords: keep eyes; eyes prize

Journal Title: Cell
Year Published: 2019

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