On November 7, HWNI member Randy Schekman gave a lecture sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute titled “Genes, cells and discovery in basic science and disease”, which is now available as an episode of the podcast Berkeley Talks.
Schekman is a professor of molecular and cell biology, and he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2013 for his discovery of how yeast membranes work. His research has led to advances in food and fuel production, as well as life-saving drugs and vaccines.
In the lecture, Schekman discusses how he became interested in biology, his research, the molecular and cellular processes underlying health and disease, his efforts to find the causes of Parkinson’s disease, and how curiosity-driven research can lead to breakthroughs in medicine.
Watch, listen to, or read a transcript of the lecture from UC Berkeley News.
