Author Archives: Michelle

Changes.

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Michelle

I have not been posting much lately, mainly because I’ve been going through a lot of life changes and major events in a very short span of time. I defended my thesis, started a new job, and I’m in the … Continue reading →

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Making my own history.

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Michelle

When Alberto at Minority Postdoc emailed me to ask if I’d be interested in writing for the Pride edition of the Diversity in Science blog carnival, I initially said yes, that I’d be delighted to write a post. But then … Continue reading →

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Circumcision and HIV: why I’m not convinced.

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Michelle

Cassandra Willyard has a blog post up at The Last Word On Nothing: Why Circumcision Protects Against HIV. Frankly, I am not convinced. Cassandra cites three studies in three different African countries that test the HIV infection rates of circumcised … Continue reading →

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Links – June 2, 2011

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Michelle

A few orders of business. My mitosis painting from artologica arrived this week! It is gorgeous and I can’t wait to frame it and hang it in my new condo. Add this blog on Facebook if you wanna. I PASSED … Continue reading →

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Links – May 24, 2011

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Michelle

My thesis defense is in one week (whoa!), so I’m taking a break from blogging to go into hardcore study and preparation mode. I’ll see you back here after June 1st, hopefully with good news! In the meantime, here are … Continue reading →

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Doug McDonald’s BioGeographical Ancestry Test

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Michelle

In my quest to explore various aftermarket sources of information on my 23andMe raw data, I emailed my data to Doug McDonald for his BGA testing service. I first found out about his service on the 23++ Chrome extension website, … Continue reading →

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Anti-clotting factors in vampire bat saliva may save your life.

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Michelle

While I’m on the subject of things that suck blood, I’d like to take a moment to tell you how vampire bat saliva may save your life one day. Today I happened to see a tweet from the Ohio State … Continue reading →

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Blue Jay

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Michelle

I got way too excited about seeing this little guy through my window today. I’ve lived in Columbus for 8 years, and somehow this is the first only the second time I’ve ever seen a Blue Jay here (I forgot about … Continue reading →

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Heat shock proteins keep mosquitoes fertile after they feed on you.

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Michelle

One of my committee members is an insect physiologist. I picked him for my committee because he’s an excellent physiologist who has experience with lipid chemistry. (He’s also an all around nice guy and a very successful scientist.) I took … Continue reading →

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Links – May 13, 2011

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Michelle

I’m sorry for not posting much lately. I have, as Gerty-Z joked on Twitter, reached the ‘herding cats’ portion of my graduate education. I’m busy wrapping up loose ends and trying to schedule and prepare for my thesis defense. Also … Continue reading →

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