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Christiane Nusslein-Volhard is a German developmental biologist renowned for her pioneering work in fruit fly embryonic development. She was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research on the critical role of gene regulation in early embryonic development in fruit flies.

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“Not everybody is talented for doing research. I think many women prefer to look for an easier job after their dissertations because it is very demanding. You have to be mobile. You have to move to different places for your post-doc training. And if you aren't successful, it isn't a very pleasant job, either.”

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“I had a very intense relationship with my father, who was always extremely interested in what we kids were doing. I actually think the secret of many successful women is having a father who encourages them.”

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“Successful women are not liked. I think the biggest danger for women in science is colleagues who are not as good as you are.”

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“In my age group I don't know a single woman who is as successful as I am. I am the total exception. You can be very proud of it. But you are also very isolated.”

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“The three of us have worked on the development of the small and totally harmless fruit fly, Drosophila. This animal has been extremely cooperative in our hands - and has revealed to us some of its innermost secrets and tricks for developing from a single celled egg to a complex living being of great beauty and harmony. ... None of us expected that our work would be so successful or that our findings would ever have relevance to medicine.”

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Born: October 20, 1942
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