Upcoming Events
September 19 @ 1pm
Live Reading of: Uncertain Lives
Join us for an exploration of the uncertain nature of reality, the role of imagination in navigating life, and how these ideas evolved out of a fifty-year career in basic science research at the National Institute of Health.
Public Library
Kensington MD
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"A novel that asks the big questions about how we construct reality—and whether we can ever claim to know it fully."
- Independent Book Review, Uncertain Lives
Basic Science Research Lecture & Award
Science exploration is like an itch. You can scratch at the surface but the tingle to dig deeper is always there. And can’t be ignored, even in retirement. Or should I say, particularly in retirement!
I spent close to 50 years in science as a molecular biologist and eye researcher, first at Caltech as a graduate student from 1962 to 1967, and then at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In 1981, I founded the Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology at the National Eye Institute and served as its chief until 2009, when I closed my laboratory and became a Scientist Emeritus, an NIH position I hold presently.
My passion for science and basic research—which I see as destination-free research, as well as my gratitude to the National Eye Institute (NEI)—led me to establish an annual science award at NEI to encourage scientist to go where their research led them.
