Bar has a Boris Spassky portrait, obliged to order a White Russian.

4 am thunderstorm check-in

Came in this morning (my 40th birthday) to see my office and our lab thematically decorated with parasites! Dune vibes. The spice must flow, but ideally not past 50 µM.

Numbers continue to grow. (5x speed)

Strutting with the confidence of $7 eggs.

Lakeshore path.

Credit: ovjphotography #madisonwi

White to play and mate in 12. Beautiful puzzle.

These days, Darth Vader feels like middle management.

Congrats to the newly minted Dr. Clair Henthorn! Her dissertation is a whirlwind of significant contributions to the fundamental questions that motivate our lab. Her talents and creativity will enrich whatever environment or goal she chooses next. #proudPI

Productive start to the new year.

Unsuccessfully trying to find his ornament on the Capitol tree.

Lastly, we are expanding into a new >$170 million research building, further strengthening the campus infectious disease footprint (A/BSL-2/3). Opening this fall! It also just so happens to be across the street from a brand new $120 million rec center. 🏗️ (4/5)

Why else? Madison is one of only five Platinum bicycle-friendly communities, boasts an amazing local food scene and the largest producer-only farmers' market in America, and is located on an isthmus and spread across four beautiful lakes. (3/5)

UW-Madison is advertising a tenure-track faculty position in Host-Pathogen interactions, broadly defined. Come join our department in beautiful Madison! Please share. (1/5) #ttjobs https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assistant-or-associate-professor-of-infectious-diseases-madison-wisconsin-united-states