The same biological clock ticks away in humans and fruit flies, which underscores the importance of circadian timing to life on this planet. Michael Rosbash Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Michael Rosbash Read Quote
Shift work, where the body clock is continuously changed, is really deleterious on many levels – from psychology to physiology. Michael Rosbash Read Quote
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. Michael Rosbash Read Quote
Most important for the circadian field was the pioneering work of Ron Konopka in Seymour’s lab. Michael Rosbash Read Quote
We benefited from an enlightened post-war period in the United States: Our National Institutes of Health have enthusiastically and generously supported basic research. Michael Rosbash Read Quote
Scientific careers rely on inheritance, environment, and random events, like all biological phenomena. Michael Rosbash Read Quote
It’s been overlooked for a long time as a real public health problem. All of western society is a little bit sleep-deprived, and when I say a little bit, I mean chronically. Michael Rosbash Read Quote
