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Nobel Prize Winner Roger Kornberg
Speaks at PKU
PKU NEWS 2008--11—17
http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=226981013
Peking University, Beijing, November 17, 2008: On the afternoon of the 12th of
November, the University held a ceremony to confer the title of honorary professor to
Nobel Prize winner Roger Kornberg, who also gave a lecture after the ceremony.
Roger Kornberg is a famous biologist in the United States and a professor at
Stanford University. He was awarded with a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his studies
of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription in 2006. His studies described the
genetic transcription in detail for the first time, making it possible for human beings to
have access to the transcription process, which plays a critical role in medical
studies. The genetic transcription technology is currently widely applied in genetic
studies.
After his speech, Professor Roger Kornberg with his rich experience background,
answered questions from the audience concerning the specific bio-chemical and
ecological problems, while others asking for advice as to how to be a good scientist
and how to make scientific achievements.
―For a beginner in chemistry, the fundamental knowledge is of utmost importance, for
it lays the foundation for deeper and wider research in the future,‖ Roger said in the
interview with PKU News. He also said that persistence is the most valued quality for
a scientist for it might take years of devoted research for you to make achievements
in your academic career. ―Take myself as an example, my research, as I mentioned
in my speech, has lasted for over 30 years.‖ Professor Kornberg hoped students at
PKU would keep persistence in their academic career.
Edited By : Yan Jiefei
Translated By : Lin Jingxian
Source : PKU News (Chinese)
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