Do you that tree above?  I heard once that everything that defines one is just a bunch of birds on a tree. Anything can scare them, and all birds can be gone in a blink of an eye...     

Specialization areas: biochemistry, teaching, research

Dress: casual, semi conservative

Sports: little hiking, racquetball, chess

Reading: H. Hesse, I. Stone, G. H. Wells, D. Chopra

Movies: “Tuesdays with Maurice”, “Maverick”, “Matrix”, “Green Mile”

Music: “Pink Floyd”, Kitaro, blues, and classical guitar

Cars: older, good quality

Art: Michaelangelo, Redon, Ciurlionis

Wine: Australian Shiraz

Restaurants: home

Favorite quote:

"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony. "-William Henry Channing, clergyman, reformer (1810-1884)