I was in Las Vegas during the October 1st mass shooting. Just like thousands of others who were there but "lucky" enough to not be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was in Vegas attending the wedding of a friend from graduate school. She looked so beautiful. I don't think I've ever[...]
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I've been an athlete for as long as I can remember. As much as I identify as a scientist, I feel even more in my own skin an athlete. When I stopped running track in college, I went through an identity crisis. It was alarming and distressing. I started running in Middle School. My first foray into[...]
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A few months ago, I received an email from the principal of my high school in Wayland, Michigan, inviting me to speak at the annual Scholastic Honor's Night. This is a night during which all students with a g.p.a. of 3.5 and above are recognized for their hard work, are treated to a special guest[...]
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At the beginning of January, I received an invitation to speak at the annual meeting of the Northern California branch of the American Society for Microbiology (i.e., NCASM 2017). I was really excited about this opportunity because I particularly enjoy branch meetings. My first branch[...]
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I'm about to make a statement that perhaps is a bit risky given the current state of affairs in our nation. I'm not big on politics. Not only that, I really don't like paying attention to politics. What I really mean when I say that, is that until this past year, I really[...]
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