As mechanistic biologists, we are hoping that by understanding how the virus works at the molecular level, we will be able to predict with more accuracy how it will evolve.
Jennifer DoudnaRead
One of the problems in the biotech world is the lack of women in leadership roles, and I'd like to see that change by walking the walk.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the need for increased female representation in biotech leadership and the importance of taking action to achieve this change.
Jennifer Doudna expresses concern about the gender disparity in leadership roles within the biotechnology industry. She advocates for tangible actions to promote change, highlighting that merely discussing the issue is insufficient; one must also 'walk the walk' by actively contributing to the solution and empowering women in leadership positions.
In practice
In a conference aimed at promoting diversity in STEM, this quote could highlight the need for action.
As mechanistic biologists, we are hoping that by understanding how the virus works at the molecular level, we will be able to predict with more accuracy how it will evolve.
There's already a lot of active research going on using the Crispr technology to fix diseases like Duchenne muscular dystrophy or cystic fibrosis or Huntington's disease. They're all diseases that have known genetic causes, and we now have the technology that can repair those mutations to provide, we hope, patients with a normal life.
The impression sometimes created among the public is that scientists are working away in their labs, and maybe they're not always thinking about the implications of their work. But we are.
The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?
I'm the ultimately responsible person in this organization. Other people can pass the buck to me, but I can't pass the buck to anyone else.
What else does a manager do but push buttons? He doesn't hit, he doesn't run, he doesn't throw, and he doesn't catch the ball. A manager has twenty-five players, or twenty-five buttons, and he selects which one he'll use, or push, that day. The manager who presses the right buttons most often is the one who wins the most games.
When hiring somebody, I never ask to see a curriculum vitae. I feel that since I didn't have one myself, it would be a bit presumptuous to ask to see anyone else's.
Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not because of stupidity or faulty doctrines, but because of internal decay and rigidification.
Leadership flows from inner character and integrity of ambition, which inspires others to lend themselves to your organization's mission.
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