In that article, the author presented a bleak picture in which thousands of scientists, despite the looming shortage of qualified research personnel in this country, face almost inconceivable odds in their quest to land responsible positions in academic or industrial posts. Dr. Alexander Sito, Vice-President of Research for Quality Biotech of Camden, New Jersey, is one of those successes. As a principal of this firm, which provides testing services to the biotech industry, Sito hasn't always been an entrepreneur. Sito was in a position where post-doctoral work was all that could be found. It was a dramatic difference in so many ways.
Good science is good science, and there was no difference there.
It seemed as if everyone, every post-doc and technician, was driving along with this mad desire to succeed. I had been at the highest level that I was going to achieve in Moscow, as I was Jewish and not a party member. However, there was a disconcerting side to that new environment, as well. Next, I had to go off and find an apartment. Now, these things do not sound very difficult, but to come from a country where you are assigned a job, and assigned an apartment, suddenly being faced with decisions about these sort of things can be very unnerving.