Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain.
Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Autophagy. 2022 Apr;18(4):711-725. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1962206. Epub 2021 Sep 23.
Getting to know Erwin Knecht is not so simple. This view was summarized in a comment from Dr. Marta Martinez Vicente, who obtained her PhD degree working in a lab that shared space with Erwin's group: "Erwin Knecht is a complex character, who awakens contradictory feelings. To define him I would say that he is a mixture of intelligence and madness, he's witty, very funny but also grumpy and cranky, all mixed and all simultaneously. Without a doubt he is a person who will not leave anyone indifferent, his original personality marked all who crossed his path, doctoral students, collaborators, people who attended his talks, etc … I remember the weekly lab meetings with him; we, the students, had a lot of respect for him (not to mention fear), but his comments were always smart, helpful and constructive, he has always been prone to helping everyone. In the lab, he was extremely demanding, but got people under his supervision to do their best. And despite his usual moodiness, he managed to make everyone love him and have a special affection for him. Above all, I remember his screams throughout the laboratory that could be heard from all over the building, calling out to his laboratory technician: 'Asunción!' They were like an old couple, arguing all day but they couldn't be without each other, it was like watching a sitcom every day." If you are intrigued, please read on.
要了解埃尔温·克内希特并不容易。这句话总结了玛尔塔·马丁内斯·比 Vicente 博士的观点，她在与埃尔温团队共用一个实验室的环境中获得了博士学位：“埃尔温·克内希特是一个性格复杂的人，他会让人产生矛盾的感觉。如果要定义他，我会说他是聪明与疯狂的混合体，风趣幽默，但也脾气暴躁、爱发牢骚，所有这些特质都同时存在。毫无疑问，他是一个不会让人无动于衷的人，他独特的个性给所有与他有过交集的人留下了深刻的印象，无论是博士生、合作者还是听过他演讲的人……我记得与他一起开的每周实验室会议；作为学生，我们对他非常尊重（更不用说害怕了），但他的评论总是很机智、有帮助且具有建设性，他总是乐于助人。在实验室里，他要求非常严格，但他让所有在他指导下的人都尽力做到最好。尽管他总是喜怒无常，但他还是设法让每个人都喜欢他，并对他怀有特殊的感情。最重要的是，我记得他在整个实验室里的尖叫声，整座楼都能听到他在喊他的实验室技术员：‘Asunción！’他们就像一对老夫妻，整天争吵不休，但又离不开彼此，每天就像在看情景喜剧。”如果你感兴趣，请继续阅读。
