Su Jun Lim-Higbie, MSU Technologies, on how she completed the transition from basic research to technology transfer

I love science. After my bachelor’s degree, I did my PhD training in genetics at University of Rochester Medical Centre in Rochester, New York, and my postdoctoral work at the US government’s biomedical and public health research agency National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.

But in late 2013, I successfully completed the transition from basic research to technology transfer. As opposed to worn out T-shirts and jeans, I now have an entirely new wardrobe with clothing classified as…