Randy Schekman quotes

Randy Schekman is an American cell biologist, renowned for his research on the mechanisms of cell membrane transport. His work has greatly advanced the understanding of how molecules move within cells. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2013 for his groundbreaking discoveries. Here are 10 of his quotes:

The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.

Randy Schekman

When I was a postdoc, I jotted every fresh thought on a three-by-five card and kept them in a card catalogue.

Randy Schekman

It is common, and encouraged by many journals, for research to be judged by the impact factor of the journal that publishes it. But as a journal's score is an average, it says little about the quality of any individual piece of research.

Randy Schekman

Just as Wall Street needs to break the hold of the bonus culture, which drives risk-taking that is rational for individuals but damaging to the financial system, so science must break the tyranny of the luxury journals. The result will be better research that better serves science and society.

Randy Schekman

I got into science because I thought that, with inspiration and hard work, I could figure out how life works.

Randy Schekman

Everything I did in high school was focused on microbiology, looking at things like algae under a microscope for hours on end. When I was 13, I saved up $100 to buy a good used microscope. I was obsessed with microorganisms.

Randy Schekman

I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.

Randy Schekman

I was driven completely by a desire to understand how cells worked.

Randy Schekman

The night before the Nobel announcement every year, I've gone to bed feeling quite anxious. I was optimistic, and also I knew it might never happen.

Randy Schekman