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<em>J Investig Med.<\/em> 2009; 57:477-481<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 10px;border-left: 5px solid #ffffff;padding: 20px 24px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/article_hede_2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.05rem;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: none;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 6px\">The Job Outlook for Physician-Scientists &#x2197;<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 180px;height: 230px;border: 1px solid #ddd;border-radius: 8px;overflow: hidden;background: #fff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/article_hede_2008.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/article_hede_2008.pdf\" alt=\"PDF preview\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;object-fit: cover\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #555;font-size: .88rem;font-style: italic;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5\">Hede, K &#8211; December 2008<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 10px;border-left: 5px solid #ffffff;padding: 20px 24px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/article_turka_2007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.05rem;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: none;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 6px\">Lost in a Dark Wood &#x2197;<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 180px;height: 230px;border: 1px solid #ddd;border-radius: 8px;overflow: hidden;background: #fff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/article_turka_2007.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/article_turka_2007.pdf\" alt=\"PDF preview\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;object-fit: cover\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"585\" height=\"783\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #555;font-size: .88rem;font-style: italic;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5\">Turka LA &#8211; 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<em>Nature.<\/em> April 2006; 440(7085):740<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 10px;border-left: 5px solid #ffffff;padding: 20px 24px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/article_ley_2005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.05rem;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: none;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 6px\">The Physician-Scientist Career Pipeline in 2005: Build It, and They Will Come &#x2197;<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 180px;height: 230px;border: 1px solid #ddd;border-radius: 8px;overflow: hidden;background: #fff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/article_ley_2005.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/article_ley_2005.pdf\" alt=\"PDF preview\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;object-fit: cover\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #555;font-size: .88rem;font-style: italic;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5\">Ley TJ &#8211; 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