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bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / News from the Network
"No," says Angelika Amon, an associate professor of biology at MIT, shaking her head emphatically, "I don't spend much time on grant writing. I am lucky that way." She smiles at the thought of her good fortune and takes another sip from her can of Diet Coke before she continues.
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note, with a mixture of relief and smug satisfaction, that it's her
second Diet Coke within an hour - it's
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comforting to see that even overachievers like Professor Amon have their little, human vices. After
all, one could easily be intimidated by her, considering that one of
America's most prominent medical research organizations has for years
been willing to bet serious money on this woman having the potential to
make significant contributions to science. The organization does this
because it "believes that science is facilitated best by providing
outstanding researchers with the resources and flexibility to follow
their scientific instincts and to pursue new opportunities as soon as
they arise." This somewhat unusual approach is not really astonishing,
given the visionary power of that organization's founder, one of
America's larger-than-life personalities and enduring legends.
