Malik left Rochester for Seattle and a postdoc with HHMI investigator Steven Henikoff at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. It was in Henikoff's lab that Malik branched out into genetic conflict at centromeres, which occurs when chromosomes compete for survival during female meiosis. Henikoff soon realized the advantage of keeping Malik on hand for the Basic Sciences Division. In 2003, Malik became the first “in-house hire” of a postdoc for a faculty position at the center in nearly 20 years.

So, careers and stories follow an arc. The aim of HHMI's ECS program is to advance the career trajectory of these 50 talented researchers, and with them the prospects for research bioscience, far into the 21st century. This makes the 50 Early Career Scientists sound like human cannonballs, and they do share a certain scientific derring-do. Their instructions from HHMI are simple: Land somewhere unexpected. Discover something transformative.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn about the 50 new HHMI Early Career Scientists, visit www.hhmi.org/news/20090326ecs-ad.html.

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