I was born in the small city of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia, in 1948. My parents were family physicians. My grandfather and great grandfather on my mother's side were geologists. Elizabeth Blackburn australiabearcity Change image and share on social
I chose biochemistry as my major and graduated after 4 years with an Honours degree in Biochemistry. During that time, I had come to love biochemistry research, although I was just getting my feet wet in laboratory research. Elizabeth Blackburn biochemistrychoosedegree share on social
Challenges in medicine are moving from 'Treat the symptoms after the house is on fire' to 'Can we preserve the house intact?' Elizabeth Blackburn challengefirehouse Change image and share on social
I'm pretty good about getting some exercise every day - well, most days. The secret for me was to put the elliptical in front of the TV. Elizabeth Blackburn dayellipticalexercise Change image and share on social
Generally, we try to have a situation where the person is healthy, so you're not confounded by disease. So, that means that healthy individuals are donating their blood samples for the studies. Elizabeth Blackburn bloodconfounddisease Change image and share on social
I decided I wanted to go to Cambridge, and then I got introduced to Fred Sanger. I was very conscientious, and I asked him when I first got there if I should start reading up on things. But he said, 'No, I think you can just start these experiments,' so I plunged right in. Elizabeth Blackburn askcambridgeconscientious share on social
Ageing is so many different things, and cells being able to self-renew is part of the picture but not all of it. Elizabeth Blackburn agecellpart Change image and share on social
I've only actively promoted what we always hope is good science. Elizabeth Blackburn activelygoodhave Change image and share on social
Researchers have found that the brain definitely sends nerves directly to organs of the immune system and not just to the heart and the lower gut. In that way, too, the brain is influencing the body. Elizabeth Blackburn bodybraindirectly Change image and share on social
I was using very unconventional methods to sequence the telemetric DNA, originally. Elizabeth Blackburn dnamethodoriginally Change image and share on social