A research career investigating epidemiological and evolutionary patterns in both natural and crop host-pathogen systems emphasizes the need for flexibility in thinking and a willingness to adopt ideas from a wide diversity of subdisciplines. Here, I reflect on the pivotal issues, research areas, and interactions, including the role of science management, that shaped my career in the hope of demonstrating that career paths and collaborations in science can be as diverse and unpredictable as the natural world in which we study our organisms of choice.

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时空生活的教训。

研究自然和农作物宿主-病原体系统中流行病学和进化模式的研究职业强调了思考的灵活性以及愿意从各子学科中采纳思想的意愿。在这里，我反思了影响我职业发展的关键问题，研究领域和相互作用，包括科学管理的作用，以期表明科学领域的职业道路和合作可以像自然世界一样多样化和不可预测。我们研究我们选择的生物。