Nobel laureate Mello stresses importance of embracing challenges without fear of failure
Sungkyunkwan University’s Biomedical Institute for Convergence hosted a special seminar featuring Craig C. Mello, a 2006 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine and professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, on Sept. 10. In his lecture, titled “RNAi: A Molecular Spark in an Information Inferno,” Mello recounted the discovery of RNA interference and how basic research…
On September 10, Sungkyunkwan University's Biomedical Institute for Convergence hosted a seminar featuring Nobel laureate Craig C. Mello. Mello, a 2006 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, delivered a lecture titled "RNAi: A Molecular Spark in an Information Inferno."
During his presentation, Mello recounted the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) and how basic research transformed into therapies capable of saving patients' lives. He repeatedly stressed the importance of embracing challenges without fear of failure, particularly to students and young researchers. A university official quoted Mello as saying, "Great discoveries do not come from finding predetermined answers, but from a process of constantly asking questions and going through countless failures."
Mello is a renowned scientist who discovered RNAi, a "gene-silencing" mechanism that can selectively switch off specific genes inside cells. Genes act as blueprints for our bodies, and his groundbreaking discovery revealed that specific genetic instructions could be selectively deactivated.
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