Articles by: Jenny Rydén
David MacMillan: “Amazing doesn’t even begin to cover it”
Student meets chemistry laureate David MacMillan High school student Lucas Madrigrano Azeredo met 2021 chemistry laureate to talk about life, football and career choices. MacMillan also shared his best advice for young people that are starting university. When asked about the moment he received his Nobel Prize medal, MacMillan tells Lucas: ”Amazing doesn’t even begin…
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Katalin Karikó: “I dreamt about doing research, not getting an award.”
Student meets medicine laureate Katalin Karikó Join Emanuelle Tavares, a biomedical student at the University of Skövde as she talks to 2023 medicine laureate , whose work led to the development of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19. She explains how despite being terminated from her position and considered ‘unsuccessful’ she always tied success to what she…
moreCarolyn Bertozzi: “If you learned something, it’s not a failure”
Student meets chemistry laureate Carolyn Bertozzi If you had the chance to meet a Nobel Prize laureate, what would you ask? Karolinska Institutet student Sofia Iskrak met 2022 chemistry laureate Carolyn Bertozzi to ask her pressing questions, including what Bertozzi was like as a student, her favourite science-themed reads, and her advice for students who…
moreFrances Arnold on fearlessness
“If you’re going to change the world, you’ve got to try really different things” PhD student Sofie Ährlund-Richter got the chance to chat with 2018 chemistry laureate . They discussed everything from fearlessness and motivation to creating a sustainable world and being persistent in pursuing long-term goals.
moreBen Feringa on how to overcome failures in the lab
Students meet Nobel Prize laureate Ben Feringa , Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 2016, was joined by 14 students from all over the world and from different disciplines within science for a conversation on the topic of being a scientist. Feringa gave his best advice for how to overcome failures in the lab, his best…
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“Comedy is a form of intelligence”
Gary Ruvkun in a conversation with a student Join Ravindu Liyanage, a molecular bioinformatics student at the University of Skövde, as he talks to 2024 medicine laureate who co-discovered microRNAs, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation.
moreDidier Queloz on being a scientist
“Science is done by feeling good and getting ideas” 16 students from all over the world, and from different disciplines within science, joined a conversation with , focusing on the topic of being a scientist. The topics ranged from hobbies and creativity to social responsibility and underrepresented students. The conversation was moderated by Carin Klaesson,…
moreArthur McDonald on his life and career in science
On being a scientist , physics laureate 2015, was joined by 12 students from all over the world and from different disciplines within science for a conversation on the topic of being a scientist.
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Finding the key to safe blood transfusions
Do you know your blood type? Today, we take it for granted that people have different blood types. But not so long ago, most people believed all blood was the same – a fatal misunderstanding. At a glance Karl Landsteiner’s research in the early 1900s led to the classification of blood into groups. The discovery…
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The unseen enemy: navigating antimicrobial resistance
As bacteria become resistant to existing antibiotics, we are running out of drugs to treat infectious diseases. This is a problem that Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, foresaw already in 1945. Today the hunt is on to find new antibiotics with the potential to save millions of lives. At a glance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is…
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