Best Places to Work 2009: Academia

By Victoria Stern Best Places to Work: Academia Scientists at the top-ranked institutions in this year’s survey celebrated their organization’s strong focus on collaboration, team building and unique funding opportunities. Dodd Hall at Princeton University Eleven years ago, Marino Zerial left his job as a group leader at the prestigious European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Germany and accepted a position as a cell biology

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Eleven years ago, Marino Zerial left his job as a group leader at the prestigious European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Germany and accepted a position as a cell biology group leader and managing director at an institution that was just opening its doors that year.

It turned out to be a great move. Since its inception in 1998, the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics has become one of the paramount research institutions in the world. It is also a favorite among its employees, who helped this institution take first place among international institutions in The Scientist’s seventh annual Best Places to Work in Academia survey.

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