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\n Speakers<\/u>\n <\/p>\n
\n 1. Professor Louis Ignarro, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (1998) has an inspiring story\u2014 from his upbringing in New York City as the son of first-generation immigrant parents to his groundbreaking research on nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system\u2014highlighting the transformative power of mentorship and support in his scientific journey.\n <\/p>\n
\n Prof Ignarro shared his thoughts on the importance of perseverance in science: \u201cScience is full of challenges, and the journey is often tough, but it is precisely these struggles that make every breakthrough so rewarding. As young scientists, it’s important to embrace these challenges, knowing that they are part of the process that will eventually lead to discovery. The Global Young Scientists Summit is a place where young researchers can find inspiration, learn from each other, and push the frontiers of science together.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n 2. Professor Joan Rose, the 2016 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate, emphasises the critical role of young scientists in addressing global water challenges: “The future of our planet’s water quality and public health rests in the hands of the next generation of scientists.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cTheir innovative approaches and designs of novel technologies are essential to developing global water quality data, which is so desperately needed, and their dedication will help achieve sustainable solutions for clean water access worldwide. Platforms such as the Global Young Scientists Summit provide an invaluable platform for these emerging leaders to collaborate, learn, and be inspired to drive meaningful change.”\n <\/p>\n
\n Participants who attended the GYSS 2024\n <\/p>\n
\n 1. [Singaporean Male] Adolphus Lye, 30, Research Fellow at NUS, said, \u201cCollaboration is an important aspect of science today, especially given that the problems we deal with are interdisciplinary. One cannot simply solve a problem on their own. Through collaboration, we gain access to a wider pool of knowledge from people across different scientific disciplines. The Summit\u2019s discussions help spark better ideas and novel approaches to solving research problems better and more creatively. That is the beauty of GYSS, in that it fosters interactions between participants from different disciplines, generates opportunities for collaborations, and solves problems of today.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n 2. [Singaporean Female] Uma Jingxin Tay, 25, Graduate Student at A*STAR, said, \u201cMy biggest takeaway is from listening to the Nobel Laureates, which is not an opportunity I get every day. Listening to them has made me more curious and perceptive in my research, such as viewing anomalies as opportunities for discovery and research rather than obstacles.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n 3. [Tanzanian Female] Doreen Steven Mlote, 27, Graduate Student at SUTD, said, \u201cPresenting my research at GYSS reignited my confidence in sharing research with other researchers worldwide. Standing in front of thousands of people can be intimidating, but it can also be a turning point and a reminder that anything is possible, which is what GYSS did for me.\u201d\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n 1. <\/span>Aaron Ciechanover<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2004)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field: <\/b>Biochemistry, for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation\n <\/p>\n \n 2. <\/span>Adi Shamir<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award: <\/b>Turing Award (2002)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Cryptography, co-inventor of the RSA algorithm\n <\/p>\n \n 3. <\/span>Brian Schmidt<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Nobel Prize in Physics (2011)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Astrophysics, for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe\n <\/p>\n \n 4. <\/span>Dame Sue Black<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field: <\/b>Forensic Anthropology, recognised for research into identification from the hand\n <\/p>\n \n 5. <\/span>Duncan Haldane<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Nobel Prize in Physics (2016)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Condensed Matter Physics, for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter\n <\/p>\n \n 6. <\/span>Hartmut Michel<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award: <\/b>Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1988)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Biochemistry, for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of a photosynthetic reaction center\n <\/p>\n \n 7. <\/span>Joan Rose<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award: <\/b>Stockholm Water Prize (2016)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field<\/b>: Environmental Microbiology, for work on water quality and public health\n <\/p>\n \n 8. <\/span>Joseph Sifakis<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Turing Award (2007)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Computer Science, specialising in the design of trustworthy systems\n <\/p>\n \n 9. <\/span>Leslie Valiant<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Turing Award (2010)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Computer Science, for contributions to computational learning theory\n <\/p>\n \n 10. <\/span>Louis J. Ignarro<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Pharmacology, recognised for discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system\n <\/p>\n \n 11. <\/span>Sir Richard Roberts<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award: <\/b>Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1993)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span><\/span>o <\/span>Field: <\/b>Molecular Biology, for the discovery of split gene\n <\/p>\n \n 12. <\/span>Sir Konstantin Novoselov<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award: Nobel Prize in Physics (2010)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field: Condensed Matter Physics, specifically the isolation and study of graphene\n <\/p>\n \n 13. <\/span>Sir Tim Hunt<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2001)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span><\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Cell Biology, for discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle\n <\/p>\n \n 14. <\/span>Stefan Hell<\/b> <\/span>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2014) <\/span>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Physical Chemistry, for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy \n <\/span><\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Nobel Prize in Physics (1997)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span><\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Atomic Physics, known for research in laser cooling and trapping of atoms\n <\/p>\n \n 16. <\/span>Takaaki Kajita \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Particle Physics, for the discovery of neutrino oscillations\n <\/p>\n \n 17. <\/span>Wendelin Werner<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Fields Medal (2006)\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Field:<\/b> Mathematics, for work on stochastic Loewner evolution and the geometry of two-dimensional Brownian motion\n <\/p>\n \n 18. <\/span>Yael Tauman Kalai<\/b>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> ACM Prize in Computing (2022)\n <\/p>\n
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15. <\/span>Steven Chu<\/b>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/b> <\/span>o <\/span>Award:<\/b> Nobel Prize in Physics (2015)\n <\/p>\n