title: The Maturation of a Scientist: An Autobiography.
abstract: I was shaped by World War II, years of near starvation as a war refugee, postwar chaos, life in several countries, and relative affluence in later life. The truth is that as I was growing up I wanted to be a writer. My aspirations came to an end when, in order to speed up my graduation from college, I took courses in microbiology. It was my second love at first sight-that of my wife preceded it. I view science as an opportunity to discover the designs in the mosaics of life. What initiates my search of discovery is an observation that makes no sense unless there exists a novel design. Once the design is revealed there is little interest in filling all the gaps. I was fortunate to understand that what lasts are not the scientific reports but rather the generations of scientists whose education I may have influenced.
authors.affiliation: The Marjorie B. Kovler Viral Oncology Laboratories, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637; email: bernard.roizman@bsd.uchicago.edu.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roizman
mesh_terms: D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D059232:Laboratory Personnel / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D012383:Romania; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*; D014773:Virology / Q000266:history*; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Autobiography; herpes simplex viruses; poliovirus