Derek Lowe, an Arkansan by birth, got his BA from Hendrix College and his PhD in organic chemistry from Duke before spending time in Germany on a Humboldt Fellowship on his post-doc. He's worked for several major pharmaceutical companies since 1989 on drug discovery projects against schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, diabetes, osteoporosis and other diseases.
To contact Derek email him directly: derekb.lowe@gmail.com
Twitter: Dereklowe
Voting has started on that 3Quarks science blog prize - here's the voting page. I have several posts on their nominees list, so I'll probably be diluted a bit, but please vote for your favorites (and discover some blogs that you probably haven't heard about).
I think I speak for many of Derek's regular readers as I express my hope that he wins this prize. I wonder if we could avoid dilution by agreeing here to vote for one post in particular, or if this would be considered unethical?
Ack, Derek! What shameless self-promotion! How can we ever trust your integrity again after all this? I thought you were different, but you are like the rest of the evil big pharma outfits! I will read 'In the Pipeline' in a cynical manner from now on...
At least you could have come up with a creative anagram (like 'Reeked Owl' for Derek Lowe) of your name instead of posting as 'Anonymous' or 'Bob' :)
Well, at any matter, you can view the results before voting (I could anyway) so you can vote for your favorite, or vote for the column that has the most votes so far.
1. Anonymous on June 2, 2009 2:23 PM writes...
I think I speak for many of Derek's regular readers as I express my hope that he wins this prize. I wonder if we could avoid dilution by agreeing here to vote for one post in particular, or if this would be considered unethical?
Permalink to Comment2. Bob on June 2, 2009 3:25 PM writes...
I agree with anon.
my fav is always "thing I won't work with"
but i will wait til tomorrow and see if there is agreement.
I never miss In the pipeline.
and the heck with "unethical"...lets go for it.
Permalink to Comment3. eugene on June 3, 2009 5:55 AM writes...
Ack, Derek! What shameless self-promotion! How can we ever trust your integrity again after all this? I thought you were different, but you are like the rest of the evil big pharma outfits! I will read 'In the Pipeline' in a cynical manner from now on...
At least you could have come up with a creative anagram (like 'Reeked Owl' for Derek Lowe) of your name instead of posting as 'Anonymous' or 'Bob' :)
P.S. Just kidding... Already voted for you
Permalink to Comment4. Derek Lowe on June 3, 2009 7:12 AM writes...
Good grief, here I am at my age, and I never realized that my name was an anagram for "reeked owl." The things one learns. . .
Permalink to Comment5. Anonymous on June 3, 2009 9:15 AM writes...
Well, at any matter, you can view the results before voting (I could anyway) so you can vote for your favorite, or vote for the column that has the most votes so far.
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