Bruce Alberts: Education, education, education

Bruce Alberts: Education, education, education

B ruce Alberts needs no introduction to our readers, each one of whom is sure to have a thoroughly dog-eared copy of " Molecular Biology of the Cell " (1). Alberts, a co-author of this bible of biology, has not only been shaping the scientifi c landscape through his research (2, 3), but also infl uencing the way science is done (4), and the way science is taught (5, 6). Not bad for a man who fa...

science, education and the world’s future; by prof. bruce alberts

dr. bruce alberts, editor-in-chief of science magazine, and professor emeritus at the university of california, san francisco (ucsf), presented a popular and thought-provoking talk to the participants of the global young academy general assembly in pretoria, south africa, on may 21 2012. professor alberts has kindly agreed to the publication of some of the ideas he addressed in the future of me...

Commentary: education, education, education.

The 2016 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award recognizes Bruce Alberts' lifelong dedication to research, policy, and education.

This year, the Lasker Foundation honors the outstanding contributions that Bruce Alberts (Figure 1) has made to our understanding of DNA replication, his leadership in scientific policy, and his commitment to advancing science education. Early in his career he was a preeminent researcher in the biochemistry of DNA replication, and he became one of the leading voices in the then-burgeoning field...

Nutrition education: higher education.

Good or poor nutrition education begins in early life. Often reinforced by misguided parental threats and entreaties, the preschool child, within the framework of personal preference, usually displays uncritical acceptance of family eating patterns. When he first enters school he regards his own eating habits, whether the emphasis is on pie and chips, meat and two vegetables or on vegan fare, a...