Federal funding for biomedical sciences plays a critical role in training the next generation of scientists.

Science can promote an understanding between people at a really fundamental level.

I think actively promoting women in science is very important because the data has certainly shown that there has been an underrepresentation.

I enjoyed biology in high school, and that brought me to a research lab at U.C. Santa Barbara. I loved doing experiments, and I had fun with them. I realized this kind of problem-solving fit my intellectual style.

I get paid a bunch of money to do this, and so there's a responsibility to my teammates, every single day, to show up and be the absolute best you can be.

We want to assist China's soft power; we want to develop a vibrant young cinema in China. The average American has no understanding whatsoever of China. We'd like to create a young generation to tell their stories on a world stage. We can make history as well as make money.

Mutual fund managers want your money in their funds. They get paid based on assets under management.

In troubled times the last thing you want to do is to stick your money into a film. It's such a gamble.