Nobel Laureates share their thoughts on research success

Nobel Laureates share their thoughts on research success

Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative excites sold-out audience at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트.

By Dave Rideout

September 26, 2019

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A sold-out crowd packed Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트카지노 게임 컬렉션s Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts for the rare opportunity to hear two Nobel Laureates discuss their roads to research success, together with Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s Chief Science Officer Mona Nemer, and award-winning journalist and author André Picard.

Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie, who was awarded the prize for chemistry in 2008, visited Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s as part of the first-ever Canadian tour of the . Organized by Nobel Media, in partnership with biopharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, the NPII is an international outreach program striving to connect Nobel Laureates with scientific and student communities at universities and research centres worldwide.

Queen's Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane talking with Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie.
Queen's Principal Patrick Deane in conversation with Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie.

카지노 게임 컬렉션We are honoured to host the Nobel Inspiration Initiative and I카지노 게임 컬렉션m excited to know that among our live audience and , we have potential future Nobel Prize Laureates who will be responsible for discoveries that make our world a better place,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Patrick Deane, Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Principal and Vice-Chancellor, during his opening remarks. 카지노 게임 컬렉션At Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, we believe in the fundamental value of research and want to create an environment where researchers can push boundaries, test limits, fail safely and take risks to achieve the kind of success talked about here today.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Picard moderated the engaging and often humorous 90-minute dialogue, which touched on the guests카지노 게임 컬렉션 own research journeys, and topics ranging from basic research, gender imbalance in science fields, commercialization, and public trust in scientists. Richard Reznick, Dean of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Faculty of Health Sciences, first introduced Picard and Chalfie, who spoke one-on-one before Dr. Nemer and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s own Nobel Laureate, Arthur B. McDonald, joined in for expanded discussion and an audience Q&A session.

카지노 게임 컬렉션The Nobel Prize doesn카지노 게임 컬렉션t necessarily go to the smartest scientist or the most productive, or the one with the biggest group or most published papers; it goes, in my opinion, to scientists who do things that change the way we do science or we think about the world,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Chalfie. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Furthermore, most people don카지노 게임 컬렉션t sit up at night thinking, How am I going to win a prize? The reward for many of us is in the discovery.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Queen's 카지노게임사이트's Nobel Laureate Arthur B. McDonald meets with audience members following the panel discussion.
Queen's 카지노게임사이트's Nobel Laureate Arthur B. McDonald meets with audience members following the Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative public discussion.

Dr. McDonald adds: 카지노 게임 컬렉션The Nobel Prize is the icing on the cake. The real victory is in the breakthrough.카지노 게임 컬렉션

The panelists spoke at length about the formative years of their careers, discussing early obstacles. Dr. Chalfie brought up an early-career project that did not work out and drove him to abandon the field temporarily, which stood in contrast to part of the NPII public event카지노 게임 컬렉션s title, Failure, persistence and joy: finding the right balance for research success.

카지노 게임 컬렉션I was very fortunate to get back into it,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션When I experienced this early disappointment카지노 게임 컬렉션 I didn카지노 게임 컬렉션t feel I should ask people for help. I didn카지노 게임 컬렉션t have people telling me that the first time you do things, you카지노 게임 컬렉션re going to fail. Persistence has to be coupled with mentorship and support.카지노 게임 컬렉션

As part of the day-long NPII event, Dr. Chalfie sat with some of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s most promising graduate and post-doctoral students, and early-career researchers, prior to the public dialogue for an exclusive roundtable discussion about success and failure at the research frontier. He also toured two cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research and learning spaces on campus 카지노 게임 컬렉션 the and at newly-opened Mitchell Hall 카지노 게임 컬렉션 meeting with graduate and post-doctoral students, staff, and faculty.

During the public conversation, Picard posed the issue of the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to the panelists for their comments.

Mona Nemer meets with audience members following the NPII public discussion.
Canada's Chief Science Advisor Mona Nemer speaks with audience members following the public discussion.

카지노 게임 컬렉션I카지노 게임 컬렉션m uplifted when I look at the audience today and see so many young people,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Nemer. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I카지노 게임 컬렉션m looking at the many women in the audience and I want you all to know there is a place for you in these fields. Don카지노 게임 컬렉션t let anyone stop you.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Dr. McDonald agreed, stating that his field 카지노 게임 컬렉션 physics카지노 게임 컬렉션카지노 게임 컬렉션needs a revolution of women in the discipline카지노 게임 컬렉션. He also urged current students to try a variety of things while in university to discover where their passions may lie.

카지노 게임 컬렉션Science is fun. It카지노 게임 컬렉션s an adventure,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Embrace it!카지노 게임 컬렉션

The event coincides with the launch of a brand new website highlighting Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트카지노 게임 컬렉션s vast complement of research pursuits and achievements. The site tells the stories behind research happening right here at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and highlights how research affects our lives and helps to shape our collective knowledge about the world.

For those who could not be among those present at the event, or among over 2000 viewers who joined our live online broadcast, you can . A captioned version of the video will be available in the coming days.

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