, FRSE
, FLS, FMedSci
(born 30 April 1947, Newcastle upon Tyne
, England
) is a Wellcome Trust
Principal Research Fellow, Professor of Biochemistry
and Head of the Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery at the University of Dundee
, Scotland. He is also a member of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) -- an independent global programme of scientific collaboration co-sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank
and WHO
.
Professor Alan Fairlamb and his team study the protozoan parasites causing three different diseases - sleeping sickness, Chagas disease
and leishmaniasis
.
Japanese:We stand in awe of that which cannot be seen, and we respect with every fiber that which cannot be explained.English:We stand in awe before that which cannot be seen.
Japanese:People are able to hold on to hope,since death is that which cannot be seenEnglish:People have hopeBecause they cannot see Death standing behind them
Japanese:If I were the rain, that binds together the earth and the sky, whom in all eternity will never mingle, would I be able to bind two hearts together?English:If I were the rainThat joins sky and earth that otherwise never touchCould I join two hearts as well?
Japanese:We come together,Like drops of water, like the astral bodiesWe oppose each otherLike magnets, like the colors of skin
Japanese:Unless I grip the sword, I cannot protect you.While gripping the sword,I cannot embrace you.
English:Yes, there is no Fate for usOnly those who are swallowed byIgnorance and fear and miss a stepFall into the rapid river called Fate
English:We should not shed tearsThat is a surrender of the body to the heartIt is only proofThat we are beings that do not knowWhat to do with our hearts
English:If it rusts, it can never be trustedIf its owner fails to control it, it will cut himYes, pride isLike a blade
English:Oh, all of us dreamThat we are flying the skiesWith our eyes open
Everything in this worldExists to wear you down