The move from familiar university surroundings in the large cities to a smaller town at the other end of the country can seem daunting. But when doing exactly that, Helix Lab Fellows have found that they receive strong support from skilled staff and excellent laboratory facilities, along with unique experiences from working with a company.
Johan Olsen has known he wanted to be a scientist since he was eight years old. His fascination with animals and evolution took him from childhood curiosity about nature to the world of molecules, and today he channels that same curiosity into understanding the very origins of life. As a biochemist, he studies how protein molecules can shed light on how life began on Earth.
On Wednesday, November 12, he will give a Helix Lab Tech Talk on the origin of life. We spoke with him about motivation, molecules, and the mystery of life’s beginnings.
