I am a scientist. These are my stories. They are not meant to tell my life story. Each story is fictional but is based on an actual event. I hope they will allow the reader to glean the complexities and the joys of being a scientist.

And as you think about becoming a scientist I encourage you to take your life with you. I also had experiences before I ever became a scientist that shaped me. It is the variety of lives that bring creativity to science. It is creative science that changes the world.