Come sleeping on the outcome
- “It was hard to explain the new electrophysiological data from the traditional models of pump function, so we had to develop a new idea that both were linked with our own measurements and with what else knew,” says Hanne Poulsen. “We had long wondered whether there could be an additional channel of the pump, and a whole evening I discussed with Poul Nissen, where and how the various doors in the pump mon open and close, but we did not reach a completely satisfactory explanation. But in the middle of the night I woke suddenly with the idea of a proton stamp which would explain the new effects, so I have literally been sleeping with the result, “concludes Poulsen.

- “It’s not often you get the kind of breakthrough research,” says head of center PUMPKIN Professor Poul Nissen. “Hannah has contributed a completely fresh and new perspective on a very long studied the problem and has thus managed to create meaning out of an abundance of both old and new data. It is a maximum of extraordinary achievement and a very well deserved recognition to a prestigious journal Nature publishes the results, “added Nissen.

Very intriguing story. Pumpkin center? I think I’ll go and sleep on it!