At our second scientific breakfast, we had the pleasure of meeting Zdeněk Andrysík, the new head of the research group "Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer" at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine MU. He shared his personal experiences and valuable insights on navigating and thriving in the world of research. His journey overseas began with a desire to expand his horizons and continue his research in a postdoctoral position abroad. During the conversation he compared the research infrastructure of laboratories at MU and in the United States and also he shared his plans to expand his research group to include undergraduate students in the future.