title: Taking the thrombin "fork".
abstract: The proverb that probably best exemplifies my career in research is attributable to Yogi Berra (http://www.yogiberra.com/), ie, "when you come to a fork in the road ... take it." My career is a consequence of chance interactions with great mentors and talented students and the opportunities provided by a succession of ground-breaking improvements in technology.
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont, College of Medicine, 208 South Park Drive, Colchester, VT 05446, USA. kenneth.mann@uvm.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history*; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history* / Q000378:metabolism; D006405:Hematology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013917:Thrombin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D013917:Thrombin