title: Taking ownership of luck.
authors.affiliation: Marie Rippen is the facility director for LabLaunch-Monrovia in California. Do you have an interesting career story? Send it to SciCareerEditor@aaas.org.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rippen
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D007185:Incubators