title: Think differently.
abstract: Asked to reflect on my own research and career after being selected for the great honor of the Women in Cell Biology Mid-Career Award for Excellence in Research, I found myself contemplating not only how I approach my own science but also how this approach contributes to the larger scientific enterprise. Here I discuss my motivations and their impact on how I conduct my research as one example of the myriad ways to be a scientist. I invite you to consciously consider how, as scientists, we view one another's unique approaches and argue for the importance of diversity of perspective in scientific progress.
authors: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 tserio@email.arizona.edu.
authors: Tricia R
authors: TR
authors: Serio
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D003585:Cell Biology; D006801:Humans; D011328:Prions; D012106:Research
chemical_list: D011328:Prions