That sums me up pretty well. I hope you all are somewhat entertained by my musings in this semi-sciency blog. I was born and raised in Arkansas and lived a stint of real life in Boulder, CO working as a chemist. Then I took shelter in the safe confines of graduate school for a few years at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. As a graduate student I studied helicases and developed an inordinate fondness for mass spectrometry. Now I am a postdoc at Yale in New Haven, CT, USA. I absolutely hate the town of New Haven but, not surprisingly, I love Yale. I do research involving the regulation of epigenetics as related to cancer. My specific project revolves around a protein known to be up-regulated in breast cancer but not in normal tissue. I have two dogs that have much more control over my comings and goings in life than any dogs should. The name of my blog is inspired by said mutts (Lucy and Samoa) and a pub that I encountered at an epigenetics meeting in Aspen this summer, The Two Dog Pub. Actually both the service and the beer at the pub sucked but it still had some sort of lasting effect on me. Anyway, I won’t bore you too much in this early entry. Just wanted to introduce myself. Here I am…ta da!
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The Two Dog Blog by Lauren Blair
The world as seen through the eyes of a 20-something postdoc vixen living in New England but born and raised in the south. Yeehaw!
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A blog named after a dog...and a pub
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- Tuesday, 22 Sep tember 2009 - 16:33 UTC
Last updated: Tuesday, 22 Sep 2009 - 16:33 UTC
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Lucy and Samoa, yay! I love dogs too.
And apparently I’ve inadvertently stolen someone else’s blog name
Welcome! I look forward to reading your blog – I like epigenetics and dogs!
Are we going to have another blog name vote, then?
Your dogs have much more character than the other 2 dog blog
Welcome, from another dog lover.
Me too. I am missing my dog.
Welcome to the NN! Looking forward to reading more!
And I just saw your comment on taking another blog’s name – welcome to the club! :)
Cancer research and dogs, I’m listening :) Welcome!
Welcome, Lauren! (though have to admit, more of a cat person…)
Welcome Lauren! I also have a soft spot for dogs and beer, so I completely understand.
Welcome Lauren. I’m more of a marmot person.
The furry ground creature or the gear company? I’m all about some linking now that I’ve figured out how to do it.
Matt, did you know that the ski resort / town of Whistler, BC, joint host of the 2010 Winter Olympics, was named for the noise made by the local marmots?
I believe I may have made a marmot-like noise upon first hearing that little tidbit!
Welcome, Lauren! Pictures of cute dogs always a winner for me – looking forward to reading.
I’m more of a marmot person.
Ssshhh! Don’t tell Anna (see her 5th lesson learned).