Nobel Prize Stories by High School Students- Dr. Richard Henderson-A Glimpse of Cellular Infrastructure -Chemistry 2017.
(This article is a summary of the full-length article Authored by Mr. Ketan Tamirisa, South Lakes, TX, 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
This chapter presents a detailed profile of Ketan Tamirisa, a junior at Carroll ISD, a public school in Southlake, Texas. Ketan is passionate about writing and reading books and is involved in several projects aimed at supporting educational endeavors and combating poverty in India and the USA. One of the highlights of his high school journey was writing the story and interviewing Dr. Richard Henderson for this book.
The chapter then delves into the life and work of Dr. Richard Henderson, a scientist who revolutionized the field of structural biology with his work on electron cryo-microscopy. Born on July 19, 1945, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Henderson grew up in rural Scotland. He was interested in math and science from a young age and pursued physics at Edinburgh University for his undergraduate studies. For his Ph.D., he attended the University of Cambridge, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.
