A chance becomes a life in the lab
Joel Tan’s story follows the teachers, family and institution that helped a first opportunity become a research career.
Joel Tan remembers the people who made research feel possible before he had a clear plan for it. Family, teachers and a university opportunity created the conditions for a student to see himself as someone who could contribute.
The story’s force is cumulative. A life changes through a series of people who say yes early enough—and through the later decision to become that person for someone else.
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