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Career pathways, part 18

Nature Metabolism volume 8, pages 1–3 (2026)Cite this article

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Integrating work–life balance while pursuing exciting scientific questions and navigating the publishing process as a senior author are challenges that researchers often encounter, particularly in their transition to independence. In this instalment of our Career Pathways series, Jiyeon Kim and Angelika Harbauer reflect on how they have experienced this process.

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  1. Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

    Jiyeon Kim

  2. Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Martinsried, Germany

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Kim, J., Harbauer, A. Career pathways, part 18. Nat Metab 8, 1–3 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01432-5

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