Today our emeritus MOL colleague John Hopfield has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

John is an emeritus faculty member of the Department of Molecular Biology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. John’s discoveries show how research at the interface of disciplinary boundaries can transform our understanding of nature and deliver practical applications that benefit society. John combined physics, biology, and neuroscience approaches to probe the brain, developing neural networks to explain how the brain recalls memories. Those discoveries led to the creation of artificial neural networks that are now routinely used by machines like smartphones and self-driving cars. The Nobel recognition is truly deserved as John’s contributions have fundamentally changed the world.

Please join me in congratulating John.

Yours,
Bonnie

Bonnie L. Bassler
Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology. Chair, Department of Molecular Biology

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