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" I was a difficult kid and a somewhat indifferent student but realized somehow that a new start at a good place, and far from home, was important. "

Michael Rosbash

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" Scientific careers rely on inheritance, environment, and random events, like all biological phenomena. "

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" We benefited from an enlightened post-war period in the United States: Our National Institutes of Health have enthusiastically and generously supported basic research. "

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" The circadian neurons are one of the few circuits in neurobiology where we have a chance to understand at multiple levels how different sets of neurons communicate with each other - including understanding the wiring rules, the biochemical rules, and the functional behavioral rules. "

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" The same biological clock ticks away in humans and fruit flies, which underscores the importance of circadian timing to life on this planet. "

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" Immigrants and foreigners have always been an indispensable part of our country, including its great record in scientific research. "

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" Shift work, where the body clock is continuously changed, is really deleterious on many levels - from psychology to physiology. "

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" I am grateful to my colleagues at Brandeis and to the unusual environment here that allows researchers to explore without boundaries while also engaging students in the process of discovery. This is a very special - perhaps unique - university. "

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" This is the western world; if somebody can make a buck, they're going to try to do it. "

Michael Rosbash

" It was always intriguing that flies had two peaks of activity, in the morning and evening, with a siesta during the day and not very much activity at night. There are several ways to explain that, but one possibility was that there were two clocks running - one governing the morning peak and one governing the evening peak. "

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" I stand on the shoulders of giants. "

Michael Rosbash

" You've got to go for what you love and not look back 30 years, 40 years later and say, 'I never tried.' You got to try. "

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" Most important for the circadian field was the pioneering work of Ron Konopka in Seymour's lab. "

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" I try not to take sleep medication. "

Michael Rosbash

" I don't drink alcohol too late in the evening; I read a good book. "

Michael Rosbash

" I won't start quite at the beginning... but the emigration of my parents from Nazi Germany and their new life in the U.S.A. A one sentence summary of these events is that after some years of trouble and considerable hard work, my parents established a satisfactory if not comfortable life for themselves and their two children. "

Michael Rosbash