{"id":2531,"date":"2015-06-25T19:09:05","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T19:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"[caption id=\"attachment_2937\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"526\"]<img class=\"wp-image-2937\" src=\"http:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/PresLecture2015_DrAgre_010.jpg\" alt=\"Nobel Laureate Peter Agre, M.D., was the feature"},"modified":"2015-06-26T18:22:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T18:22:38","slug":"nobel-laureate-stresses-the-power-of-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/nobel-laureate-stresses-the-power-of-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobel laureate stresses the power of science"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2937\" style=\"width: 526px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2937\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/PresLecture2015_DrAgre_010.jpg\" alt=\"Nobel Laureate Peter Agre, M.D., was the featured speaker at the 2015 Presidential Distinguished Lecture. He shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.\" width=\"526\" height=\"429\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Nobel Laureate Peter Agre, M.D., was the featured speaker at the 2015 Presidential Distinguished Lecture. He shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Peter Agre, M.D., Nobel laureate and director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, spoke about the power of science during the 2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/atsvid.uthscsa.edu\/Mediasite\/Play\/04498336869347d8a5b36503e3c1db811d\">Presidential Distinguished Lecture<\/a> March 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should never underestimate the power of science to open doors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Agre shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of aquaporins, a family of water channel proteins found throughout nature. Referred to as \u201cthe plumbing system for cells,\u201d aquaporins are involved in numerous physiological processes in humans and are implicated in multiple clinical disorders including malaria.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Agre joined the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty in 1981 and has served as director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Bloomberg School of Public Health since 2008. He oversees 20 faculty research groups as well as field activities in Zimbabwe and Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>In a personal message to UT Health Science Center students and written in the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series Commemorative Album, on permanent display in the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.uthscsa.edu\/2011\/11\/dolph-briscoe-jr-library\/\">Dolph Briscoe Jr. Library<\/a>, Dr. Agre said his message was simple: Creative science that will shape the future is undertaken by young scientists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe experiences you are having right now may have profound impact,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAnd importantly, you do not have to be perfect in order to do something important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease take advantage of opportunities, keep the faith and never give up. 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