TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Embracing risk
JO  - Disease models and mechanisms
A1  - Cagan, Ross
SP  - 767
EP  - 767
VL  - 8
IS  - 8
N2  - I entered the science field because I imagined that scientists were society's "professional risk takers", that they like surfing out on the edge. I understood that a lot of science - perhaps even most science - has to be a solid exploration of partly understood phenomena. But any science that confronts a difficult problem has to start with risk. Most people are at least a bit suspicious of risk, and scientists such as myself are no exception. Recently, risk-taking has been under attack financially, but this Editorial is not about that. I am writing about the long view and the messages we send to our trainees. I am Senior Associate Dean of the graduate school at Mount Sinai and have had the privilege to discuss these issues with the next generation of scientists, for whom I care very deeply. Are we preparing you to embrace risk?<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1754-8403
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.021840
ID  - ref1
ER  -