15 Quotes by Daniel Nathans

At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends.

First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.

The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are with me still.

My parents came to the United States in the early years of this century as part of a wave of Russian Jewish immigrants seeking freedom and opportunity in the New World.

As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.

And of course, identifying all human genes and proteins will have great medical significance.

So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky choice. The faculty was scholarly and dedicated and accessible to students.

I also found out that I liked biochemical research and that I could do it.

My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at some job or other after school, on weekends, and in the summer months.