College of Medicine graduate student chosen to meet Nobel laureates
When he started his studies at Penn State College of Medicine, Robert Nwokonko never imagined his research would land him in the company of 43 Nobel laureates.
The fourth-year biomedical sciences graduate student from Downingtown will travel to Lindau, Germany, for the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting taking place June 24 to 29, 2018. He will join 600 students, doctoral candidates and post-doctoral scholars younger than 35 competitively selected for the rare chance to hear from some of the world's most lauded scientists and researchers.
This year's meeting is dedicated to physiology and medicine and will set two records: the most Nobel laureates ever assembled at a medicine meeting and the most diverse set of participants who represent 84 countries of origin, according to meeting organizers.
“To be among most of the living Nobel laureates and hear them talk about the future of research and their sciences—that's an opportunity of a lifetime,” said Nwokonko, the first College of Medicine student to attend the event. “I was really excited and surprised when I found out I was chosen.”
Read more about Nwokonko and his honor in this Penn State Medicine article.
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