Jeez, Louise, is there ANY excuse for omitting Dr. Jonathan Fishbein from our previous collection of unusually gifted, courageous and/or intelligent men and women of the sciences? We, hereby, smack ourselves for being ignorant.
Who is Dr. Fishbein, you might ask? Well, apparently, he's one of the few men in the NIH, who hasn't lost his integrity, and recognizes that the first principle of medicine is to help the patient, not feather the nest of the doctors, grant-writers, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and activists.
Sorry, I digress.
Let us not forget the lovely and gracious Dr. Rebecca Culshaw, as well. That girl has guts ...and brains....(and good looks!). We hope to hear more from this fine doctor.
Dr. Donald Miller is a cardiac surgeon, so, by definition, he must be a studly, erudite fellow. We eagerly add his name to our list, particularly when we see his website:
I am a physician and teach cardiac surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. I also study history and philosophy; love music, particularly opera and jazz; and recognize the importance of complementary and alternative medicine in maintaining optimum health.
This guy, MIller, doesn't just teach at the University, he's practically a one-man university himself.
What the heck, why we're at it -- we gotta initiate Dr. Peter Duesberg into this elite club -- Hell, ex officio, he's a charter member!
Who is Dr. Duesberg, you ask?
1. A tenured professor of molecular biology at UC Berkeley -- for nearly 40 years.
2. A member of the National Academy of Science.
3. Author of over 250 papers in the peer-reviewed literature.
4. The subject of Science, "The Duesberg Phenomenom"
5. The subject of Scientific American, "Untangling the Roots of Cancer."
Any questions? Call Hank
More Duesberg worship, I see, eh Hank?
Posted by: billy mackenzie | April 18, 2006 at 03:20 PM
I wouldn't say Duesberg worship
I would definitely say Duesberg respect .
There is no doubt he has a stellar record, stellar integrity and is like the Michael Jordan of micro-biology -- certainly compared to these nitwits in academy we see daily.
But, he may be wrong on the significance of detecting the presence of anti-bodies and even a couple of other things.
Our view, though, is that he is closer to the truth, than his idiotic detractors, wise-guy:)
Hank
Posted by: Hank | April 19, 2006 at 02:19 PM