Chronically Quotes by Michael Rosbash

It's been overlooked for a long time as a real public health problem. All of western society is a little bit sleep-deprived, and when…

— Michael Rosbash

I don't drink alcohol too late in the evening; I read a good book.

— Michael Rosbash

I am grateful to my colleagues at Brandeis and to the unusual environment here that allows researchers to explore without boundaries while also engaging…

— Michael Rosbash

I was a difficult kid and a somewhat indifferent student but realized somehow that a new start at a good place, and far from…

— Michael Rosbash

Most important for the circadian field was the pioneering work of Ron Konopka in Seymour's lab.

— Michael Rosbash

I try not to take sleep medication.

— Michael Rosbash

Scientific careers rely on inheritance, environment, and random events, like all biological phenomena.

— Michael Rosbash

You've got to go for what you love and not look back 30 years, 40 years later and say, 'I never tried.' You got…

— Michael Rosbash

The same biological clock ticks away in humans and fruit flies, which underscores the importance of circadian timing to life on this planet.

— Michael Rosbash

Immigrants and foreigners have always been an indispensable part of our country, including its great record in scientific research.

— Michael Rosbash

It was always intriguing that flies had two peaks of activity, in the morning and evening, with a siesta during the day and not…

— Michael Rosbash

I stand on the shoulders of giants.

— Michael Rosbash

We benefited from an enlightened post-war period in the United States: Our National Institutes of Health have enthusiastically and generously supported basic research.

— Michael Rosbash

This is the western world; if somebody can make a buck, they're going to try to do it.

— Michael Rosbash

Shift work, where the body clock is continuously changed, is really deleterious on many levels - from psychology to physiology.

— Michael Rosbash