Media interviews followed one after another, making Professor Smith overwhelmed, presumably because journalists believed that Professor Smith's contribution to medicine was huge, and he might win the Nobel Prize in the future.
Media interviews followed, and Professor Smith was overwhelmed, presumably because journalists thought that Professor Smith's contribution to medicine was so great that he could win the Nobel Prize in the future.
The media interview came one after another, which made Professor Smith busy, probably because reporters thought that Professor Smith had made great contributions to medicine and might win Nobel Prize in the future.