Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters <\/a>.<\/p>\nHunt doesn’t consider himself a genius. In his autobiography he says that “I was very conscious of my own limitations. I knew how I little I knew\u201d.<\/p>\n
The virtues of collaboration<\/h2>\n
Scientists often complain about not having enough funding. But for Hunt good team work is the most important aspect of scientific work, he said at the Royal Danish Academy: \u201cIt is much more difficult to find good people to work with, actually. That is the limiting thing.”<\/p>\n
He met his mentor Irving London at a conference, and ended up working in a lab in New York. \u201cI didn\u2019t discover anything interesting in those three or four months in New York, but I began to appreciate the virtues of collaboration. That was a good lesson to learn\u201d he said to the University Post.<\/p>\n
He had another great collaboration with Japanese scientist Satori. \u201cI had the good fortune at the end of my career when I met Satori. I almost forgot what it was to work in a good team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Funding and Research <\/h2>\n
Hunt believes people in research dwell too much on finance. Funding is uncomfortable, as nobody can guarantee a breakthrough at the end of their scientific voyage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most important experiment of my life had no support of any kind, and that was good. If you don\u2019t have enough money you just have to think a bit harder.”<\/p>\n
He pointed out a current trend in biological research which primarily focuses on studying humans. “There\u2019s a tremendous push to only study the human material if you\u2019re remotely funded by governments or other prestigious funding agencies,” he says.<\/p>\n
It’s all in a good problem <\/h2>\n
It is important for scientists to look beyond humans as study subjects, according to Hunt. <\/p>\n
“I don\u2019t think this focus on human material is necessarily the right way to go. So many advances in cell biology came from studying strange things like fruit flies or worms,” he said. <\/p>\n
“The most difficult thing is finding a good problem. If somebody else is going to find out the same thing as you are, then why do you bother to find that out?\u201d <\/p>\n
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And it took a while for him to get used to the idea of the prize, said the English biochemist. <\/p>\n<p>He was in Copenhagen for a lecture at the Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, and this reporter met him at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalacademy.dk\/da\" target=\"_blank\"> Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters <\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt doesn’t consider himself a genius. In his autobiography he says that “I was very conscious of my own limitations. I knew how I little I knew\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>The virtues of collaboration<\/h2>\n<p>Scientists often complain about not having enough funding. But for Hunt good team work is the most important aspect of scientific work, he said at the Royal Danish Academy: \u201cIt is much more difficult to find good people to work with, actually. That is the limiting thing.”<\/p>\n<p>He met his mentor Irving London at a conference, and ended up working in a lab in New York. \u201cI didn\u2019t discover anything interesting in those three or four months in New York, but I began to appreciate the virtues of collaboration. That was a good lesson to learn\u201d he said to the University Post.<\/p>\n<p>He had another great collaboration with Japanese scientist Satori. \u201cI had the good fortune at the end of my career when I met Satori. I almost forgot what it was to work in a good team.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2> Funding and Research <\/h2>\n<p>Hunt believes people in research dwell too much on finance. Funding is uncomfortable, as nobody can guarantee a breakthrough at the end of their scientific voyage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important experiment of my life had no support of any kind, and that was good. If you don\u2019t have enough money you just have to think a bit harder.”<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out a current trend in biological research which primarily focuses on studying humans. “There\u2019s a tremendous push to only study the human material if you\u2019re remotely funded by governments or other prestigious funding agencies,” he says.<\/p>\n<h2> It’s all in a good problem <\/h2>\n<p>It is important for scientists to look beyond humans as study subjects, according to Hunt. <\/p>\n<p>“I don\u2019t think this focus on human material is necessarily the right way to go. So many advances in cell biology came from studying strange things like fruit flies or worms,” he said. <\/p>\n<p>“The most difficult thing is finding a good problem. 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