James Rothman Quotes

• I had five years of failure, really, before I had the first initial sign of success.

  James Rothman

  Years, Firsts, Initials

  "Scientists Win Nobel For Work On How Cells Communicate". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, Melissa Block, www.npr.org. October 7, 2013.

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• I became aware of the very complex internal organization in a cell from the basic science classes, and it made me think about how all that could work. It seemed like a great mystery, especially how organelles in the cell can be arranged in three dimensions, and how thousands of proteins could find their way to the right location in the cells.

  James Rothman

  Thinking, Cells, Class

  "A Nobel Prize Winner on Why We Need Foundational Research" by Lisa Rosenbaum, www.newyorker.com. October 10, 2013.

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• When I was a college student at Yale, I was studying physics and mathematics and was absolutely intent on becoming a theoretical physicist.

  James Rothman

  College, Yale, Becoming

  "A Nobel Prize Winner on Why We Need Foundational Research". Interview with Lisa Rosenbaum, www.newyorker.com. October 10, 2013.

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• I started taking a basic biology course, and I really loved it. I started asking research questions incessantly. I was drawn very quickly to biology.

  James Rothman

  Asking, Research, Biology

  "A Nobel Prize Winner on Why We Need Foundational Research" by Lisa Rosenbaum, www.newyorker.com. October 10, 2013.

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