The Short Read

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Called The Short Read (pun very definitely intended!), this feature looks at the diversity of projects and experiences in the world of genomics and biotechnology, highlights some of the shared challenges facing the sector, and provides some useful advice for those in our audience who are early on in their careers. Check out our Short Read archive below:

George Church “Follow Your Dreams, not the Drove”
Amalio Telenti Defying the “Exome-Centric” View
Anna Middleton “It’s OK to Be a Bit Creative and Entrepreneurial”
Nan Doyle “Get Clear on What Matters to You”
David Smith The “Real Keys to Scientific Success”
Hannes Smárason The Importance of Grit
Eric Topol “Always Question; Never Accept Dogma”
Kristen Sund “You Don’t Change Culture Overnight, it Happens in Baby Steps”
Manuel Corpas “Don’t Rely on the Future to Make Your Choices Now”
Brendan Gallagher “Let Your Work’s Ripple Effects Help Sort the Future Out”
Hayley Robinson When Technology Outpaces Policy
Valentina Nardi “Like a Detective Solving a Puzzle”
Stephen Kingsmore “Don’t Forget to Breathe!”
Judith Benkendorf “Do Not be Afraid to Look For Mentors”
David Flannery “If Only We Could Predict the Future”
Sarah Teichmann Exploring the Vast Variety
T. Patrick Hill “Never Forget That Humility is the Mark of Greatness”
Liz Harley “Give Yourself Permission to be Challenged”
Nick Lench “Strive to Work With the Best”
Carlos Bustamante “We’re All Adding Our Stone to the Pile”
Paula Goldenberg “Genetics is a Rapidly Changing Field”
Said Ismail “Making WGS Affordable to Labs and Individuals in Lower Income Countries”
James Christensen “Research is a Marathon, Not a Sprint”
Enrique Velazquez “Innovative Technologies are Potential Game Changers”
Damien Tully “Once You Get the Bug for Science, It’s Infectious”
Nazneen Rahman “Sciences is Surprisingly Fashion Driven”
Kazuharu Arakawa “Don’t Get Too Caught Up With Secondary Findings”
Nan Fang “Bioinformatics has Become Vital to Make Sense of All Sequencing Data”
Robert Green “Pick the Right Controversy”
Carl Smith “It’s Okay to Ask ‘Stupid’ Questions”
Luke Timmerman “But No Question, I’m Going Against the Grain of Consumer Expectations”
Hans Cobben “Young Scientists and Entrepreneurs Really Should Not be Afraid to Boldly Venture in Uncharted Territory”
Angela Kaczmarczyk “I’d Love to See More Community Labs and Biohackers Publish Their Projects in Open-Access Journals”
Justin O’Grady “There is no Substitute for Hard Work”
Dale Yuzuki “It’s True that the ‘Century of Biology’ is Now”
Enoch Huang “To Go Fast, Go Alone, to Go Far, Go Together”
Nikolai Slavov “A Scientists’ Work Should be Understandable for the Wider Community”
Lars Jorgensen “Never Doubt Your Instincts”
Shawn Sweeney “Serendipity Brought Me to the Field of Genomics”
Jeffrey Reid “Failure is Often a Necessary Prerequisite for Invention and Discovery”
Julia Brown “Developing New Treatment Options for Unmet Medical Needs is the Cause That Inspires Us”
Ying Kai Chan “Many Accepted Paradigms in Biology aren’t Accurate”
Masiej Maselko “Be More Proactive in Seeking Out Advice”
Carl Zimmer “Step Back and Choose Bits of What You’ve Learned to Tell a Good Story”
Karen Keeley “Put 100% Effort In and Your Perseverance Will Shine Through”
Mark Gerstein “We Need to be Able to Handle Large Scale Datasets to Prepare for This ‘Big Data’ Era”