The 77-year-old has taken up a full-time role as a professor with one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country’s northeast

German biochemist and Nobel laureate Hartmut Michel has taken up a full-time position as a professor at Jilin University in Changchun, northeastern China, according to the university.

He said he looked forward to working with university teams to advance research in structural biology, drug development and translational medicine, and to help train young scientists and develop world-class research programmes.

He added that building a world-class university depended on attracting top academic talent, and that Jilin was stepping up efforts to recruit and nurture leading scientists under a broader talent drive.

Source: News - South China Morning Post