What Kind of Scientist Are You?

You look at every biological process as something that can be hacked to make a new therapy, and you have a deep passion to cure the world of all its ills. You know your PK from your PD and believe biotechnology is the splice of life! You do not fear walking through the Valley of (drug development) Death for there may be an amazing cure on the other side.

Check out these Trends journals, because they’re written just for you: Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, Trends in Biotechnology and Trends in Molecular Medicine. And keep your finger on the pulse of translational medicine with cutting-edge reviews from the Trends portfolio, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! http://www.cell.com/trends/40/home

You are fond of your microbiome, perhaps secretly believing that it or your parasites might control you, and have a favorite microbe (or worm). You know Koch’s postulates by heart, but have suggestions for an extra one or two. You are a master of vector control and long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets are your statement piece.

Be sure to check out Trends in Microbiology and/or Trends in Parasitology to keep up on the big news about all your little friends. And keep your finger on the pulse of microbiology with cutting-edge reviews from the Trends portfolio, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! http://www.cell.com/trends/40/home

Your brain gets excited thinking about synapses, circuits, cognition, and behavior. You stay awake all night pondering the function of dopamine and gamma oscillations and you can spot a Purkinje cell from a mile away. You heart Cajal, Marr’s three levels and, lately, the word “dynamic.”

Be sure to check out Trends in Cognitive Sciences and Trends in Neurosciences for the latest noggin news. And keep your finger on the pulse of neuroscience with cutting-edge reviews from the Trends portfolio, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! http://www.cell.com/trends/40/home

You've got reflections on infections, and you’re not naïve to adaptive or innate immunity. T-cells and B-cells circulate your thoughts. Not one to back down from an antigenic challenge, you love learning about a range of topics from phagocytes and Natural killer cells to autoimmune disorders. Just like the adaptive immune system, when others are overwhelmed, you rise to meet challenges.

Check out Trends in Immunology to stay updated on the latest developments in the field! And keep your finger on the pulse of immunology with cutting-edge reviews from the Trends portfolio, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! http://www.cell.com/trends/40/home

Metabolism studies get your body humming! You think about BMI and GTTs, and love sharing your strong opinions on FGF21, or the origins of beige fat. You’re always busy trying to understand the molecular underpinning of metabolic syndrome in mice, while keeping up with the development of novel medications and striving to keep your patient’s diabesity under control. In the meantime you are working towards the exercise pill and how to trick the inevitable aging process. And of course, your favorite journal Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism keeps you abreast with all things metabolic!

Keep your finger on the pulse of endocrinology with cutting-edge reviews from the Trends portfolio, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! http://www.cell.com/trends/40/home

You are very tuned in to other organisms and the environment around you and you believe that all aspects of the full scan of life on earth can be explained with complex models. You are very comfortable with numbers but also don’t shy away from outrageous predictions or controversial debates.

out these Trends journals, to wet your whistle: Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Trends in Plant Science. And keep your finger on the pulse of ecology, evolution and all things plants with cutting-edge reviews from the Trends portfolio, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! http://www.cell.com/trends/40/home

If it’s green or it wriggles, you love it. National Geographic and The Scientist are your light reading, and you proudly display your copy of The Origin of Species. Names you’ve considered for your children include Eugene (Gene for short), Darwin, Rosalind, and Linnea. Whether you’re into nucleic acids, enzymes, cells, tissues, organs, organisms or whole species, it doesn’t matter—it’s all the circle of life.

Check out Trends in Cell Biology or Trends in Biochemical Sciences to get your fix of all the latest biological advances. Keep your finger on the pulse of biology with cutting-edge reviews from the Trends portfolio, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! http://www.cell.com/trends/40/home

Is it fate, or just in your genes? You know your A,G,C and T’s and understand what the code means. You put Mendel’s principles to practice and study heritability. You enjoy gene discovery and determining what makes you, you and me, me.

Trends in Genetics has all the information you need to keep current with your field. Keep your finger on the pulse of genetics with cutting-edge reviews from the Trends portfolio, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! http://www.cell.com/trends/40/home