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Dr. Johnson To Speak At Nobel Symposium

Skip breadcrumb navigation COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Oct. 4, 2004) - The College of Medicine’s own Dr. Arthur E. Johnson has been invited to speak at the Nobel Symposium in Sweden, Oct. 10-14. Johnson, a Wehner-Welch Chair and Distinguished Professor, is one of only 20-25 speakers to be honored with an invitation to the symposium. He is being recognized for his research with proteins and the development of a process to incorporate fluorescent dye into the proteins. This technique is now used by scientists in labs all over the world.

Started in 1965, more than 100 symposia have been held by the Nobel Foundation. The meetings focus on scientific breakthroughs or other topics related to current cultural or social importance, and a winner for the Nobel Prize is selected from the speakers. The Symposium Committee is composed of representatives of the Nobel Committees in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace; the Prize Committee for Economics; the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation; and the Wallenberg Foundation.

Johnson will be presenting the future possibilities for the protein-dyeing technique to the Committee, after more than 35 years of research in the field. Congratulations to Dr. Johnson and good luck!