Twelve early-career researchers who started their independent research groups in 2025 reflect on their experiences from this first year of the journey, describe the opportunities they have had and the challenges they have faced, and share their hopes and plans for the future.
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M.J.F. is an inventor on US provisional patent application no. 63/530,465 filed by the Broad Institute and MIT relating to the work described here. M.J.F. reports speaker honoraria and consulting fees from Pfizer, Roche and Moonwalk Biosciences. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.
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Aliee, H., Bejarano-Bosque, L., Castells-Graells, R. et al. The 2025 generation. Nat Cancer 6, 1930–1934 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43018-025-01086-y
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