Failure to launch? Or a 30-year career detour? A users' manual for supporting second-career scientists in your immunology lab

Immunol Cell Biol. 2024 Mar;102(3):156-159. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12693. Epub 2023 Oct 6.

Abstract

Laboratory science sometimes looks like it's built exclusively for young people, but if you look closely, you'll find another group of scientists waiting to join your lab: those of us who didn't quite launch our careers on a normal trajectory. Welcoming a second-career scientist into your lab takes time and resources, but may just be well worth it. Here's what one second-career scientist wants you to know about supporting second careers in immunology.

Keywords: Bone marrow; Lymphoid tissues; Translational immunology.

MeSH terms

  • Allergy and Immunology*
  • Career Choice*
  • Humans
  • Research Personnel