Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine Fred Ramsdell on 6 December 2025 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden.

00:00 - Official interview with Fred Ramsdell
00:17 - What was your childhood like?
03:17 - Do you see any similarities between theatre and science?
04:41 - How did it feel to be the first person in your family to go to college?
05:19 - How was your life in college and grad school?
06:39 - What do you love about science?
09:17 - Is collaboration important in science?
10:43 - Tell us a bit about your co-laureate Mary Brunkow
12:13 - Have you faced any failures in your career?
14:18 - What advice would you offer to young researchers?
16:10 - What are the qualities of a successful scientist?
17:36 - How important is diversity in science?
20:33 - How did you learn of your Nobel Prize?
24:54 - How do you maintain a good work-life balance?
26:40 - What does time spent in nature do for you?
28:00 - How does it feel to have helped so many people?

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