Nobel Stories by High School Students.
Dr. Aziz Sancar — Role of Light & DNA Repair -Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2015
(This article is a summary of the full-length article Authored by Ms. Aashritha Kilambi, New York, USA. It’s one of the 14 Chapters written by high school students and published in the PATH TO NOBEL book).
The book can be purchased at -https://www.afhdusa.org/item/5/path-to-nobel
Dr. Aziz Sancar is a Turkish-American scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2015 for his groundbreaking research on DNA repair mechanisms.
Born in Savur, Turkey, Sancar excelled in academics and pursued a career in medicine and later molecular biology.
Dr. Aziz Sancar’s journey to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a testament to his unwavering dedication and passion for scientific exploration. Born into a lower-middle-class family in Savur, Turkey, Sancar’s parents, despite being uneducated themselves, recognized the value of education and encouraged all their children to pursue knowledge. Excelling in school, he developed a deep love for science and dreamed of playing soccer for the national team. However, recognizing that his true calling lay in the field of science, he set his sights on higher education and a career that would make a significant impact.
