persistence

Chen Sun 🤖🧠... @ChenSun... · 1h Just caught up with my PhD mentor, Susumu Tonegawa (1987 Nobel 🥇) in Janelia! Fun fact: he was once an early investigator in Basel, Switzerland on a temporary contract. The contract ran out, his position was terminated, and ... he just did not return the key 🔑. He just went to the lab as if nothing had happened, day after day 🚶 ... and that was the year he made his discoveries that won the Nobel. Susumu has the strongest, most stubborn Will out of any scientist I have ever met in real life. His discoveries have been a gift to the human race. He has been a constant reminder of what the human spirit can accomplish given enough strength. ⚡ It was a privilege to learn Science from him. [Photo: two men seated indoors by a lakeside window — a younger man in a blue t-shirt and jeans (Chen Sun) next to an older man in a dark suit (Susumu Tonegawa)]