%0 Journal Article %T A Researcher¡¯s Perspective %A Thomas K J %J Journal of Scientific Review %D 2009 %I Scientific Review Board %X This article is based on a seminar I gave in the Sungkyunkwan University to graduate students who are venturing into a research career. I do not claim this is complete or indisputable. The contents are based on my own experience as a researcher as well as by watching other researchers around me. Some of them were quite successful and some ran into difficult situations due to one reason or another. I hope this will be just a readable article to anyone who wishes to do a Ph. D. %K researcher %K education %K academics %K laboratory life %U http://www.srbmag.org/index.php/srbmag/article/view/8