In the company of Nobel Laureates

What would your first question be to a Nobel laureate? Biochemistry and microbiology PhD student Michelle Tonkin will find out this summer. She’s one of 600 aspiring young researchers from almost 80 countries who has been selected to take part in the 2014 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany in late June and early July. The students—all doctoral or postdocs—will attend lectures, panel discussions and master classes with 37 Nobel laureates as a way to promote dialogue among generations, cultures and nations. This year’s event is dedicated to medicine. Tonkin was nominated for the opportunity by the Canadian Student Health Research Forum.