Interview with the 2019 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Gregg Semenza, 6 December 2019.

0:00 - What was your childhood like?
0:44 - Was there a particular teacher that inspired you?
2:24 - Why did you become interested in genetics?
3:21 - How do you deal with failure?
6:43 - How important in freedom in science?
8:30 - Have you ever doubted yourself?
9:07 - How did you discover you had been awarded the Nobel Prize?
10:14 - Can you explain your Nobel Prize-awarded discovery?
11:38 - What practical applications does your work have?
15:49 - Is there a good balance between basic and applied research in medicine today?