The scientific community is built on a system of mentorship. Students work closely under their mentors and then later themselves become mentors to other young scientists. Many carry with them lessons and teaching styles that they learned in their own apprenticeships.
SCIENTISTS SPEAKING ABOUT MENTORING
Bruce Alberts
Leif Andersson
Werner Arber
Michael Ashburner
Yasmine Belkaid
Ann Burgess
Suzanne Cory
Myers & Cox
Jennifer Doudna
Ashley Dunn
Gerry Fink
Raymond Gesteland
Mahlon Hoagland
Leroy Hood
Aaron Klug
Barbara Meyer
Karin Moelling
Richard Myers
Herr & Noller
Ulf Pettersson
Bruce Roe
Gerald Rubin
Fred Sanger
Lucy Shapiro
James Sherley
Anna Marie Skalka
Hamilton Smith
John Sulston
Robert Weinberg