 The greatest grand challenge for any scientist is discovering how to prevent the spread of HIV and finding the cure or an effective vaccine for AIDS. |
| I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer. |
| Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger. |
| First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow from it. |
| I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in nature. |
| Due to financial reasons, I dropped out of school after eight years of formal schooling. |
