I grew up in New York & Connecticut. My undergraduate degree is in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, but when I entered grad school in Eugene I discovered the outdoors, migrating to computers to stay in the PNW. Such serendipity dominates my life - most amazingly when an unexpected move to Portland led to a campfire talk after a climb that led to a research job at a primate research center where I met my wife. We shared passions for skiing, climbing, the New Yorker & NYRB, traveling, theater & chamber music concerts. While hiking in Europe we also visited...more
