Aug 1, 2016Hello and Goodbye, Academia.eduRichard reached out to my cofounder and I after reading about Plasmyd on TechCrunch. During our call, he invited us to the Open Science Summit, a conference at the Computer Science Museum the following weekend. Invited by the CEO of a major player in the open access movement? …Moving On3 min read
Nov 29, 2015Happy Birthday MomYou would have turned 57 today. Everyone on Facebook would have celebrated your birthday. Dad is very obsessed with Facebook now. A lot has happened since you left. I graduated college, I’m vegetarian again, I co-authored a paper in a prestigeous journal, and a friend and I sold a company…Moms2 min read
Nov 29, 2015The (Much Less) Sorry State of Trie Implementations in PythonNote: This article has been updated after bug fixes were done the day after I reported this on the mailing list. Please refer to the update at the bottom. A well known method for indexing and retrieval of full text is the suffix tree, otherwise known as a patricia trie…Programming3 min read
Nov 29, 2015There’s No Shame in Asking for HelpOne of the first things that my current graduate advisor, Steve, emphasized to me before I even joined his lab and the graduate program is that there’s no shame in asking others for help. …Self Improvement2 min read
Nov 29, 2015What Hacker News Wants to Know From Paul Graham: A What Would Paul Graham Do PostmortemTwo weeks ago (10/15/2012), “What Would Paul Graham Do?” (WWPGD), a site that I developed, made it to the front page on Hacker News. After being posted at approximately 11:00, the site saw 12,783 visits within a 13 hour window. …Startup3 min read
Jul 27, 2015You’ll Never Be Truly Appreciated, But Do It AnywayWhenever you accomplish a task, you’re the only one that knows how much effort went into completing it. …Self Improvement2 min read
Jul 27, 2015An Introduction to the Biological Basis of CancerI love teaching and education. There is a dearth of introductory, well cited pieces, on scientific topics for people who have a basic knowledge of science and want to learn more. Here I present an introductory piece on the biology of cancer with a molecular basis. …Cancer Biology3 min read
Jul 27, 2015Three Simple Steps to Becoming SuccessfulYesterday, I attended my Plant Systems Biology class where Professor Yunde Zhao gave a talk on tryptophan-dependent auxin biosynthesis. As expected, I had to wikipedia almost every biomolecule and tissue mentioned due to my lack of plant biology education. …Self Improvement2 min read
Jul 27, 2015Steve Jobs Returns 0;Steve Jobs’ influence on technology is widespread and probably everlasting. His minimalistic designs and strict standards have been the cornerstone of Apple. However, it wasn’t clear to me what a respected figure he was in the tech world until his passing. His death brought Twitter down and elicited a tribute…Steve Jobs2 min read
Jul 27, 2015Science in Cinema: ContagionI rarely visit the movie theater due to outrageous ticket prices. However, since my friend invited me with some free movie vouchers, I eagerly took this chance to see Contagion. While, films are generally rife with scientifically inaccuracies, I was extremely impressed with what I found in Contagion. Disclaimer: I…Movies2 min read
