Lausanne, Switzerland: Long before Jacques Dubochet embarked on the research that earned him a Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday, he made a discovery at age five that helped him overcome a common, yet powerful fear.
The retired professor of biophysics and the University of Lausanne has been honoured, with two others, for developing a simpler and better method for imaging tiny, frozen molecules.
But, according to his CV posted on the university website, his first notable achievement happened in 1946 when he became "no longer afraid of the dark".
That breakthrough came five years after he was "conceived by optimistic parents" in 1941, the CV adds.
It also noted that his "experimental scientific career" began before the age of 10, using instruments that included "knives, needles, strings, matches".
"In our group it was a necessary requirement that one has to be able to collaborate," said Dubochet, who described himself as dyslexic.
The Nobel Chemistry Committee honoured the group for cryo-electron microscopy, explaining that it allowed researchers to now "routinely produce three-dimensional structures of biomolecules".
"Rather big part of my time is to read scientific journals and to discover what others are doing," he said.
The retired professor of biophysics and the University of Lausanne has been honoured, with two others, for developing a simpler and better method for imaging tiny, frozen molecules.
But, according to his CV posted on the university website, his first notable achievement happened in 1946 when he became "no longer afraid of the dark".
That breakthrough came five years after he was "conceived by optimistic parents" in 1941, the CV adds.
It also noted that his "experimental scientific career" began before the age of 10, using instruments that included "knives, needles, strings, matches".
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"In our group it was a necessary requirement that one has to be able to collaborate," said Dubochet, who described himself as dyslexic.
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The Nobel Chemistry Committee honoured the group for cryo-electron microscopy, explaining that it allowed researchers to now "routinely produce three-dimensional structures of biomolecules".
Nobel Committee for Chemistry 2017 members announce the winners in Stockholm (Reuters)
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"Rather big part of my time is to read scientific journals and to discover what others are doing," he said.
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