A postdoc by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his research in protein structure and function get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.
Dare I be so presumptuous to suggest that you've checked out the About page on my blog in the last couple of days, you may have noticed a few new photos. The first one was taken last summer in front of the Wellcome Trust building in London:
Yes, that's right: I'm standing in front of a giant neon protein structure. And, I don't think it's possible for me to convey just how much I want one of those!
The Wellcome Trust--a ubiquitous name in science in the UK--is the second largest medical charity in the world and the largest non-governmental funder of biomedical research in the UK. It funds a large degree of the research that we do in our lab, and it even paid for Oxford's 950 MHz NMR magnet (the most powerful in the world). Last year, the Wellcome Trust opened the Wellcome Collection at this building in London. It includes several very interesting (and free) exhibits fusing art and science, including these neon protein structures.
Taking things in a completely different direction, the next photo was taken at Texas A&M University, at the George Bush Presidential library:
I think that if I ever become a Republican, you can expect it to look something like this. I was actually at the Bush Presidential Library last September to address the incoming class of the Texas A&M University Undergraduate Research Fellows Program, and I couldn't resist such a pricelessly ironic photo op.
Last but not least, the person who made both of these photos possible (not only by taking the actual pictures but by conceiving of them in the first place) is my lovely girlfriend Meredith Clancy:
Meredith is a third-year vet student at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine, and, as you can see, she's awesomely sciencey. She's also a tried-and-true political activist... and clearly my better half all around. Who could ask for more? You can also see Meredith in the reflection of the first photo, and you might catch her commenting on the blog from time to time.
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Interesting - voters abroad okay but neither the Michigan nor the Florida Democratic primary will count. Sounds almost Republican in its concept.
Posted by: a matthys | January 30, 2008 8:51 AM
I have the feeling that this comment was meant for the previous entry....
Regardless, though, the fact is that Democrats Abroad followed the rules and move its primary up past Super Tuesday. Florida and Michigan tried to cheat, though, and gain undue influence by moving theirs earlier than the rest of the nation, so they were penalized.
Posted by: Nick Anthis | January 30, 2008 10:06 AM
hi,
where.
can.
i.
get.
such.
a.
cool.
t-shirt.
Posted by: nash | February 12, 2008 7:09 AM
You can normally get the shirt from XKCD, although their store appears to be temporarily closed.
Posted by: Nick Anthis | February 12, 2008 7:26 AM
thanks!
i never knew that. to think i have xkcd on my bookmarks bar!!!!
Posted by: nash | February 12, 2008 12:40 PM
i helped paint that flag at the bush library. mary, kyle and shawna.... we didnt get paid much. the company i worked for sold it for 11k to the bush family, who then donated it.
Posted by: kyle | January 6, 2009 6:47 PM