I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity. — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
Just as Wall Street needs to break the hold of the bonus culture, which drives risk-taking that is rational for individuals but damaging to… — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work. — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity. — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
Our cells engage in protein production, and many of those proteins are enzymes responsible for the chemistry of life. — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
It's actually a very unpleasant experience to read a Nature paper, or to read a Science paper. — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
I was driven completely by a desire to understand how cells worked. — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
When I was a postdoc, I jotted every fresh thought on a three-by-five card and kept them in a card catalogue. — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
I got into science because I thought that, with inspiration and hard work, I could figure out how life works. — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
It is common, and encouraged by many journals, for research to be judged by the impact factor of the journal that publishes it. But… — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I was optimistic, and also I knew it might… — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
The prevailing structures of personal reputation and career advancement mean the biggest rewards often follow the flashiest work, not the best. — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
Everything I did in high school was focused on microbiology, looking at things like algae under a microscope for hours on end. When I… — Randy Schekman Copy Share Image
