Ask HN: Are there any noteworthy researchers who have been similarly shunned for their contrarian-yet-sound scientific proclamations in recent decades?
Katalin Karikó, one of the most important scientists in the mRNA field, was demoted by University of Pennsylvania in the late 1990s because her research was considered impractical and a waste of time. While not a total shunning, it is anyway quite a demeaning experience.
kjax|4 years ago
inglor_cz|4 years ago
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mrna-coronavirus-vaccine-pfi...
A generation later, she is considered a good candidate for the Nobel Prize.
halpert|4 years ago
lupire|4 years ago