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Hello. My name is '''Massimo Sandal''' , a fellow born in [[wikipedia:1981|1981]] in [[wikipedia:La Spezia|La Spezia]], [[wikipedia:Liguria|Liguria]], [[wikipedia:Italy|Italy]], one of the most deliciously misanthropic places of the world. | Hello. My name is '''Massimo Sandal''' , a fellow born in [[wikipedia:1981|1981]] in [[wikipedia:La Spezia|La Spezia]], [[wikipedia:Liguria|Liguria]], [[wikipedia:Italy|Italy]], one of the most deliciously misanthropic places of the world. | ||
| − | I then moved ten years to [[wikipedia:Bologna|Bologna]] to pursue my M.Sci. and Ph.D. I | + | I then moved ten years to [[wikipedia:Bologna|Bologna]] to pursue my M.Sci. and Ph.D. I then lived in [[wikipedia:Cambridge|Cambridge]] , [[wikipedia:England|England]] from 2009 to 2011, and now I am back in Italy. |
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| + | My {{en|Erdos number}} is 6. | ||
==What do I do== | ==What do I do== | ||
| − | Good question. Since childhood, I always wanted to be a scientist, and I | + | Good question. Since childhood, I always wanted to be a scientist, and I have been one until recently: I came in Cambridge as a postdoc at the Department of Chemistry, [[wikipedia:University of Cambridge|University of Cambridge]]. My work has been until now focused on the biophysics of protein folding and aggregation. |
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| + | However for reasons better explained [http://blog.devicerandom.org/2011/02/18/getting-a-life/ here] I am currently in a pause from academia. Nevertheless, I still want to keep in touch with science in a way or the other. I made a living by being a developer for [http://www.linguamatics.com Linguamatics], a software company specialized in biomedical text mining, and now I'd like to dip my toes into science [[journalism]]. | ||
==What I do too== | ==What I do too== | ||
Apart from work, my most cherished wastes of time are: | Apart from work, my most cherished wastes of time are: | ||
* Reading a lot of [[books]] | * Reading a lot of [[books]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * Writing [[software]] (mostly using [[wikipedia:Python (programming language)|Python]]) |
| − | * Editing [ | + | * Editing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cyclopia Wikipedia] |
* Doodling with computer stuff ([[Linux]]-based mostly) | * Doodling with computer stuff ([[Linux]]-based mostly) | ||
| − | * [[Writing]] (not so much time for that lately) | + | * [[Writings|Writing]] (not so much time for that lately) |
| + | * [[Cycling]] through {{en|The Fens}} | ||
In general, I waste too much time on the [[Internet]]. | In general, I waste too much time on the [[Internet]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:44, 27 February 2012
Hello. My name is Massimo Sandal , a fellow born in 1981 in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy, one of the most deliciously misanthropic places of the world.
I then moved ten years to Bologna to pursue my M.Sci. and Ph.D. I then lived in Cambridge , England from 2009 to 2011, and now I am back in Italy.
My Erdos number is 6.
What do I do
Good question. Since childhood, I always wanted to be a scientist, and I have been one until recently: I came in Cambridge as a postdoc at the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. My work has been until now focused on the biophysics of protein folding and aggregation.
However for reasons better explained here I am currently in a pause from academia. Nevertheless, I still want to keep in touch with science in a way or the other. I made a living by being a developer for Linguamatics, a software company specialized in biomedical text mining, and now I'd like to dip my toes into science journalism.
What I do too
Apart from work, my most cherished wastes of time are:
- Reading a lot of books
- Writing software (mostly using Python)
- Editing Wikipedia
- Doodling with computer stuff (Linux-based mostly)
- Writing (not so much time for that lately)
- Cycling through The Fens
In general, I waste too much time on the Internet.
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