Nobel laureate shares life reflections at Jiangsu university
(english.jsjyt.gov.cn) Updated：2019-04-17
Michael Levitt, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, shares his scientific achievements and life reflections at China Pharmaceutical University in Nanjing April 16. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]
Michael Levitt, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, shared his scientific achievements and life reflections at China Pharmaceutical University in Nanjing on April 16.
A world-renowned biophysicist, Levitt was one of the first researchers to conduct molecular dynamics simulations of DNA and proteins, and developed the first software for this purpose. He received the Nobel Prize in chemistry together with Martin Karplus and Arieh Warshel, for "the development of multi-scale models for complex chemical systems".
Having devoted his life to scientific research, Levitt said tutors he met at an early age had greatly inspired him, encouraging him to break boundaries and seek breakthroughs.
He said he is willing to establish closer ties with CPU students, to be involved in a workstation at the university which was named after him and opened on the day of his visit, and to carry out academic and scientific exchanges for talent cultivation.
Michael Levitt, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, shares his scientific achievements and life reflections at China Pharmaceutical University in Nanjing April 16. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]
The scientist also shared some of his habits, such as following a regular work and rest timetable, writing down the sparks that would ignite his research, and remaining positive and responsible towards life.
He said the roads to science are lonely and difficult, but scientific results are exciting, so researchers must learn from their failures and relentlessly seek the essence of science.
He also extended his hope that CPU students to stay passionate, persistent, unique and amiable.
Levitt's workstation at CPU will focus on the research and application of synthetic peptides. It will boost the integration of CPU research teams and molecular dynamics simulations on computers, bringing out the school's advantages in talent and conquering more scientific "highlands" in the future.
A workstation named after Michael Levitt for research into synthetic peptides is unveiled at China Pharmaceutical University in Nanjing April 16. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]
