'Expatriates' from physics careers find funding, fulfillment in medicine

By Haley Bridger

Globe Correspondent / March 10, 2008

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Brian Winey was headed for a successful research career in physics. The nuclear physics student had worked at Cornell's linear accelerator and was halfway through a doctorate in quantum optics four years ago when his adviser's grant money ran out. With no job and no funding, Winey had to reconsider his career options. (Full article: 601 words)