Welcome to my blog. I am a postdoc at Yale University and this is supposed to be my ‘get to know you’ blog entry but given the recent events here at Yale, I feel it an inappropriate time for me to yammer on about myself. In this blog I hope to address many of the issues facing young scientists today. Unfortunately, I did not think that these issues would include the tragic events that have unfolded at Yale in a completely secure environment accessible only to scientists. As part of a larger family of academics, where collaboration is key, it is especially disconcerting that ‘one of us’ could do such a thing. I would like to say that my thoughts are with the family and friends of Annie Le, may she rest in peace.