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Randy Schekman
American
Scientist
Born:
Dec 30
,
1948
Cells
Every
Life
Science
Thought
Work
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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
Life
Work
Me
Dedication
Research
Could
Push
Envelope
Idea
Curiosity
Endless
Using
The prevailing structures of personal reputation and career advancement mean the biggest rewards often follow the flashiest work, not the best.
Randy Schekman
Work
Best
Reputation
Follow
Prevailing
Structures
Advancement
Personal
Often
Rewards
Biggest
Mean
Career
It is common, and encouraged by many journals, for research to be judged by the impact factor of the journal that publishes it. But as a journal's score is an average, it says little about the quality of any individual piece of research.
Randy Schekman
Quality
Research
Says
Impact
About
Factor
Individual
Journal
Journals
Piece
Judged
Score
Encouraged
Any
Common
Little
Average
Many
I got into science because I thought that, with inspiration and hard work, I could figure out how life works.
Randy Schekman
Life
Work
Hard Work
Science
Thought
Out
Inspiration
Could
Because
Got
How
Hard
Figure
Works
Everything I did in high school was focused on microbiology, looking at things like algae under a microscope for hours on end. When I was 13, I saved up $100 to buy a good used microscope. I was obsessed with microorganisms.
Randy Schekman
Buy
Good
School
Looking
Saved
Everything
Focused
High
High School
Obsessed
Like
Hours
End
Up
Did
Microscope
Used
Things
I was driven completely by a desire to understand how cells worked.
Randy Schekman
Driven
Understand
How
Cells
Worked
Desire
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