[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 54 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING SAMUEL M. YOUNG, JR., PH.D.

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                          HON. PATRICK MURPHY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 11, 2016

  Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
outstanding constituent and renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Samuel M. 
Young, Jr. of Jupiter, Florida.
   Growing up in Caldwell, New Jersey, Sam ``Stump'' Young's strength 
on the High School football field led him to Princeton University, 
where he discovered a passion for scientific research that would last a 
lifetime. Sam chose to major in molecular biology at Princeton, an 
unlikely choice for the Princeton Tigers' star defensive tackle and one 
who challenged the assumptions of his professors and fellow students.
   As a postgraduate, Dr. Young studied at some of the leading 
laboratories in Germany and the United States before joining the Max 
Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience in Jupiter in 2010, where he 
currently serves as Research Group Leader in Molecular Mechanisms of 
Synaptic Function. At Max Planck, Dr. Young and his team use innovative 
techniques to create models of how synapses function, and their path-
breaking research helps shed light on the causes of brain disease.
   On Sunday, April 3rd, I was honored to have Dr. Young deliver the 
keynote address at a ceremony I hosted to recognize 65 local students 
and recipients of this year's Congressional Award, the United States 
Congress' award for young Americans who have demonstrated outstanding 
achievements in four areas: volunteer public service, personal 
development, physical fitness, and expedition/exploration.
   These young men and women exemplify the best values of hard work, 
determination, passion, and leadership, and I thank Dr. Young for 
sharing his story with them. I know that by following his example and 
pursuing their own passions--no matter what--they too will achieve 
incredible successes in life.

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