Uncertainty is not the enemy of success. In many cases, it’s the price of pursuing something worth doing. By Joselyn N. Allen, PhD July 17, 2026 There's a misconception that visible success is a product of intentionality devoid of all doubt or uncertainty — that anyone who takes up the path of science must already know which steps to take, a course set in stone. But is this what makes a successful scientist — passion equally matched by certainty? Reality, time and time again,

STORY BY CHI-PING DAY, PhD February 2, 2026 Becoming a principal investigator, the holy grail of academic research, was never quite the dream goal I imagined for myself. Maybe because I felt I didn’t check all the expected boxes. I was a seasoned graduate student preparing to defend after more than five years of work, yet my publication record wasn’t impressive and I lacked confidence in grant writing. My experiments were unpredictable and my interest in exploring questions

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