Entries from October 2008

October 1, 2008

Coming to America

Link to article: http://news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost9_2008.pdf (see page 23)
Published: September 2008, The Post, University of Florida
By Melissa M. Thompson
UF assistant professor earns her stars and stripes after 15 years
Driving on the wrong side of the road — or learning to drive an American car, in five days, period — was hard enough to get used to, but [...]

October 1, 2008

Science’s next generation

Link to article: http://news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost9_2008.pdf

Published: September 2008, The Post, University of Florida Health Science Center
By Melissa M. Thompson
UF program gives undergrads research experience
When most 12-year-olds were doing their homework or playing pickup games of basketball with their friends, Dennis McLeod was in a lab surrounded by white coats and microscopes.
With a nudge from his mother, McLeod [...]