AAAS Presidential Address – December 2011

Science        
9 December 2011 vol 334, issue 6061, pages 1313-1460
http://www.sciencemag.org/current.dtl
Vol. 334 no. 6061 pp. 1362-1366
DOI: 10.1126/science.1213199

AAAS Affairs
Presidential Address
[Free full-text: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1362.full ]

Passions
Alice S. Huang

Extract
What is the secret to success in science or anything else? Hard work alone is not enough. It is being passionate about something, enough to make a whole-hearted commitment of creativity, rigor, and determination. Let me share my lifelong passions. Foremost, I am passionate about investigating viruses and finding ways to control their growth. Along the way, I have also developed other passions: using science to build international bridges, improving science education, and maximizing access to science for diverse populations, especially women and minorities….