# Randy Schekman on Reddit (u/schekman)

Part of Scientists on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/scientists-on-reddit/randy-schekman

Randy Schekman: Cell biologist, 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

- Reddit account: [u/schekman](https://www.reddit.com/user/schekman/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [The 2013 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1sq4vd/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (47)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2013 to 2013
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Schekman

## Moments

### u/schekman in r/IAmA, Dec 12, 2013 · Normal redditor

Replying to a redditor:

> Are you in VLSB? How much competition will you have for the nearest parking spot? Congrats!!! Go Bears!!!!

> No, I am n the Li Ka Shing building.  Fortunately, there are usually enough spaces in the garage in which I park that the addition of my NL spot will have little to no effect on the freedom of others to park in this garage.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1sq4vd/comment/ce04zms/ · 48 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/schekman in r/IAmA, Dec 12, 2013 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Thanks, Dr. Schenkman. What applications do you foresee from your research?

> My work has already yielded practical applications.  When we found that yeast cells use a pathway of secretion similar to animal cells, the biotech industry engineered yeast to express and secrete useful quantities of human proteins such as insulin.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1sq4vd/comment/ce04ryl/ · 115 points as of Nov 7, 2026