Johns Hopkins introduced me to two defining events in my life: commitment to biomedical research and meeting my future wife, Mary.

We always had lutefisk for Christmas dinner, after which Dad read from the Norwegian Bible.

I grew up in Minnesota. Four generations of my father's people are buried there.

So, my advice to young scientists is, think critically about your work; probably don't blab unnecessarily.

Johns Hopkins introduced me to two defining events in my life: commitment to biomedical research and meeting my future wife, Mary.

Every cell in our body is primarily water. But the water doesn't just sit in the cell, it moves through it in a very organized way. The process occurs rapidly in tissues that have these aquaporins or water channels.

Mother had to support herself at age 18 because it was during the depression and when my grandfather lost the farm and there was no place for her; she worked as an assistant to a maid.