title: A preliminary report on my life in science.
abstract: I describe my wanderings from the United States to East Germany and back. I hope this gives a glimpse of science in East Germany and encourages people who do science under less than favorable conditions. Although elements of my story are unique, the main points are general: don't be afraid to start something new; it pays to be persistent; and science is a passion--if it feels like fun, you've probably got it right.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA. tom_rapoport@hms.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Tom A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rapoport
mesh_terms: D001325:Autobiographies as Topic; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D001671:Biochemistry / Q000266:history*; D003585:Cell Biology; D005859:Germany, East; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000266:history*; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014481:United States