Because nobody really knows where the next big biological breakthrough will come from, or what next area of math
biologists will want to use, a
young person who wants to try a life at the interface between these two exploding
fields should go to a place with many interactions between the two groups, and where there is a focal point where the two groups can come together.
Evolutionary
biologist and entomologist Corrie Moreau has traveled to remote tropical locations to collect ant specimens, made new scientific discoveries, and continues to support and mentor students and
young scientists through her work with the
Field Museum Women In Science program.