I missed the basic curiosity of being in the lab.

I really didn't like the academic structure of science, but I realized I loved science and missed science.

One thing I liked about being in microscopy is it gets you out of your box constantly because there's such a diverse range of applications.

In my opinion, the only real asset one has is one's reputation, right? I mean, any company and institution can go belly up at any time. But if you have a good reputation, you know, you can usually find somebody who can - who thinks they can use what you have to offer.

Sometimes I make an analogy that each scientific paper is like putting out another record. And some people have careers that are nothing but a one-hit wonder. And then there are people who are only appreciated by aficionados but largely forgotten by the wider community.

In essence, we're imaging the same cell for anywhere from forty to a hundred thousand times to create one of the movies that we see.