Roger Tsien (1952–2016)
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I met Roger in 1991, when he and I moved our labs to the new ‘‘HHMI floor’’ at the Center for Molecular Medicine building at UCSD. My first encounter with Roger was quite awkward and memorable: I tried engaging him in conversation, but he was reserved, shy, and very eager to get back to his work. I was outgoing, loud, and totally oblivious to Roger’s body language—visibly screaming, ‘‘Please leave me alone and let me go.’’ However, after I repeated the same routine over the following several weeks, he realized I was not going away. That was the beginning of a wonderful 25+ year friendship. Soon after, I was exposed to remarkable ingenuity in chemical biology, live-imaging technology, tool-making prowess, how to fix 30year-old amplifiers, and the extraordinary workings of a brilliant mind, and
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 92 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016