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The junior senior supervisor

Mentoring students as a young researcher has its own particular challenges, suggests Fabio Paglieri.

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Paglieri, F. The junior senior supervisor. Nature 464, 1233 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7292-1233b

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