The career of Theodor Escherich (1857-1911) qualifies him as the first pediatric infectious diseases physician. His landmark bacteriologic studies identified the common colon bacillus (now known as Escherichia coli), and he was very committed to pediatrics, serving as chairman of several prominent departments of pediatrics, including the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vienna and ...

Looking for a job can be tough. As a matter of fact, it can be one of life’s most stressful events, but also one of life’s greatest opportunities. If you haven’t encountered the wide variety of online resources for job seekers, you are in for a surprise. Whether you’re looking for a postdoc, a technician’s job, or a tenure-track position, these sites are virtually guaranteed to lower your stres...

Choosing a career path in science is a process of discovery that is deeply personal. Yet, hopefully we can learn from the experiences of others in weighing our own choices. My case involved a decision to accept a position as a scientist in a company involved in plant research aimed ultimately at commercial products. The decision was influenced by factors that were anticipated and, as is often t...

Raphael Mercier is a researcher at the Institute Jean-Pierre Bourgin, located at the Versailles node of INRA. He graduated from the University of Paris XI in 2001. After a postdoc at the University of Birmingham UK with Gareth Jones and Chris Franklin, he returned to Versailles, where he got a permanent position in 2003. His entire scientific career has been devoted to the study of meiosis in t...

In relinquishing the duties of the chair this evening, I have to express the interest and pleasure with which I have presided at these meetings and listened to the communications and debates of the Society during my term of office as your President for the last two years. And while I thanked you at the commencement of my career for the honour you then conferred upon me in my election to that di...

James Parkinson occupies a unique position in the history of Parkinson's disease. As the man responsible for originally identifying and describing the disease that he called the Shaking Palsy, his name is familiar to anybody with a connection with the disease - patients, carers, clinicians and members of the general public alike. This review summarises the life and career of one of the most rec...

a r t i c l e i n f o This paper identifies three potential barriers to career advancement in sales: being excluded from informal networks, a lack of cultural fit, and a lack of mentoring. Using a sample of 241 account executives and managers from an organization in the television broadcasting industry, study results suggest that perceived barriers to career advancement (PBCA) have a significan...

In academia, it is common for professors, especially women, to have spouses that are also academic professionals. When pursuing an academic appointment, these dual career professionals are faced with the challenge of finding a position and also navigating the complexity of career considerations for their spouse. This is also challenging for the universities due to limited resources for faculty ...