Michael W. Young

Nobel Lecture

Time Travels: A 40 Year Journey from Drosophila’s Clock Mutants to Human Circadian Disorders

Michael W. Young delivered his Nobel Lecture on 7 December 2017 at Aula Medica, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. He was introduced by Professor Juleen Zierath.

A 40 Year Journey from Drosophila’s Clock Mutants to Human Circadian Disorders: Lecture slides
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