At the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Drew Weissman and Katalin Karik\u00f3 (known as Kati) met by chance at a copy machine in 1998. And though he was admittedly a quiet guy who stuck to himself, they started talking. \u201cWe both used to copy a lot of articles to read,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He was an immunologist studying cells that adapt to mount immune responses against diseases; she was a biochemist working with messenger RNA (known as mRNA), the molecule that teaches cells how to make proteins. \u201cWe learned from each other,\u201d said Karik\u00f3.<\/p>\n
\u201cI joke it\u2019s like the Reese\u2019s commercial where the chocolate and the peanut butter come together and make a new treat,\u201d Weissman said.<\/p>\n
And what makes a good scientific team? \u201cRespect each other, listen to each other,\u201d Karik\u00f3 said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t try to overpower each other.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Drew Weissman and Katalin Karik\u00f3 (known as Kati) met by chance at a copy machine in 1998. And though he was admittedly a quiet guy who stuck to himself, they started talking. \u201cWe both used to copy a lot of articles to read,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He was an immunologist studying cells that adapt to mount immune responses against diseases; she was a biochemist working with messenger RNA (known as mRNA), the molecule that teaches cells how to make proteins. \u201cWe learned from each other,\u201d said Karik\u00f3.<\/p>\n
\u201cI joke it\u2019s like the Reese\u2019s commercial where the chocolate and the peanut butter come together and make a new treat,\u201d Weissman said.<\/p>\n
And what makes a good scientific team? \u201cRespect each other, listen to each other,\u201d Karik\u00f3 said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t try to overpower each other.\u201d<\/p>\n