Milestone meetings

Scientific conferences are usually staid affairs. Presenters share their latest findings to polite, short-lived applause. But a talk can leave a lasting mark — a new disease treatment, a challenge to accepted paradigms, or the dawn of a new field. Nature spoke to four scientists about conference pre...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2018-12, Vol.564 (7736), p.S86-S87
Main Author: Gewin, Virginia
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
AIDS (Disease)
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Bioterrorism
Budding
Career changes
Career Guide
Conferences
Conferences, meetings and seminars
Disease transmission
Ecology
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immunodeficiency
Infection
Influence
International relief
Leadership
Methods
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Occupations
Planning
Plants (botany)
Property rights
R&D
Research & development
Research projects
Science
Scientific communication
Scientists
Synthetic biology
Tidal bores
Vacuum
Volatile compounds
Warning systems
Women
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Summary:Scientific conferences are usually staid affairs. Presenters share their latest findings to polite, short-lived applause. But a talk can leave a lasting mark — a new disease treatment, a challenge to accepted paradigms, or the dawn of a new field. Nature spoke to four scientists about conference presentations that changed their careers. Nature spoke to four scientists about conference presentations that changed their careers.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-018-07781-4