John E. Walker

Interview

Interview, June 2010

Interview with John E. Walker at the 60th meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, June 2010. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editorial Director of Nobel Media.

John E. Walker talks about student life (1:53); what brought him to chemistry (3:56); his move towards biology (9:18); people who has influenced him (13:14); his move from the Pasteur Institute (18:30); opening a new research unit (24:51) and later changing this department’s direction (29:43).

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