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2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Shared
by UC San Diego Researcher Roger Tsien

 

Roger Tsien

UCSD researcher Roger Tsien shared the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry for his work on Green Fluorescent Protein, also known as GFP.

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Roger Tsien's champagne toast (Photo / Victor W. Chen)

Prof. Roger Tsien toasts his Nobel Prize
with colleagues and UC San Diego top administrators.

From left: UCSD bioengineering researcher Shu Chien, Nobel Laureate Roger Tsien, Vice Chancellor David Brenner, Daniel Donoghue, president of the UCSD Academic Senate, and Vice Chancellor Art Ellis.

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Roger Tsien (Photo / Victor W. Chen)

Prof. Roger Tsien surrounded by TV cameras on Wednesday.

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Roger Tsien (Photo / Victor W. Chen)

Prof. Roger Tsien speaks during
a press conference Wednesday at UC San Diego.

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Roger Tsien (Photo / Victor W. Chen)

UC San Diego researcher Roger Tsien toasts his Nobel Prize in front of the cameras at a press conference Tuesday. At his left is UCSD bioengineering researcher Shu Chien and at his right is Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences David Brenner.

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Roger Tsien (Photo / Victor W. Chen)

UC San Diego researcher Roger Tsien poses with current and past colleagues and students from his lab.

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Various Fluorescent Proteins

Test tubes containing various fluorescent proteins.

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An image drawn with fluorescent bacteria

An image drawn with fluorescent bacteria colonies on an agar plate.

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Dr. Roger Tsien's lab created this wreath as an entry in a Christmas wreath contest

Dr. Roger Tsien's lab created this wreath as an entry in a Christmas wreath contest for a pharmacology holiday party. Tubes of various fluorescent proteins were displayed in a box with UV light shining on them.

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Composite image of various fluorescent proteins.

Composite image of various fluorescent proteins.

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E. coli expressing various fluorescent proteins

E. coli expressing various fluorescent
proteins were used to draw this image in a petri dish.

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Rendered GFP Molecule

A conceptual rendering
of a fusion between GFP and a peptide.

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