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Concluding Remarks
Science moves at a rapid pace at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory perhaps faster than at many
places for three principal reasons. First, our focus has always been on nurturing young scientists
who are in the formative years of their scientific careers, giving them the reins and letting them go
where they will. We are constantly surprised by what they achieve. Second, we teach in our courses
program the latest research technologies to active scientists who visit from all over the globe.
Third, administration and support staff are solely geared to the support of science. When combined,
these factors make CSHL a center for truly innovative research. This is one of the reasons
I decided to stay at CSHL after arriving as a postdoctoral fellow (not too long ago). Scientific
research, by its very nature, is always moving into the unknown, trying to explain the ways of
nature and how it can go wrong in diseases that afflict so many. I am confident that our approach
will win the fight against some of the most important problems in biology and biomedicine.
With the slowing economy and the ever-increasing cost of high-technology-based science, our
ability to support all that we need to do is a challenge that keeps me constantly worrying how we
might "make ends meet" at the end of each year. The opportunities are significant, and I hope that
as we move forward into a new year, we might feel more comfortable that at least the very best of
what we do will receive the necessary funds. Ultimately, it is the fruits of this science that will benefit
us, our children, and our children's children.
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