![]() ![]() ![]() The truth tends to be far less obvious – and appreciably more interesting. It will be the same medicine, just served quickly.” A defining feature of the Harvard translational research training program Denny and I founded in 1999 (more here) was that our monthly speakers – brilliant medical innovators like Robert Langer, Denise Faustman, Judah Folkman, Jeff Flier – had to begin their talks by telling students about their real career journeys, which invariably were far more meandering and uncertain than the linear narratives generally deployed to introduce distinguished speakers, where one’s life path can seem like a series of deliberate steps leading up to the present moment. ![]() Fifteen years ago, Denny Ausiello and I worried about “our failure to nourish and sustain inquisitive physicians-scientists,” and noted “efficiency isn't everything, and unless we learn to cultivate creativity as avidly as we pursue consistency, future generations of patients may find themselves stuck with the same basic treatments they're receiving today. I should acknowledge at the outset the intense personal resonance of Epstein’s themes. ![]()
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