Category: New York State of Mind

This month Natural Selections interviews Raquel Hernandez-Solis Research Assistant, Gilbert Laboratory Interview by Guadalupe Astorga How long have you been living in the New York area?  Two years, and I also lived here for three months during the Rockefeller SURF program (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship). Where do you currently live?  Which is your favorite neighborhood? I live in…

  This month Natural Selections interviews Ian Brown Group Leader, Comparative Bioscience Center Interview by Guadalupe Astorga How long have you been living in the New York area?  I’ve been living here for 36 years. Where do you currently live?  Which is your favorite neighborhood? I currently live in Brooklyn, and my favorite neighborhood is Clinton Hill in…

This month Natural Selections interviews Vadim Sherman, Supervisor of High Energy Physics Instrument Shop Interview by Guadalupe Astorga How long have you been living in the New York area?  Twenty-nine years. Where do you currently live?  Which is your favorite neighborhood? I live in south Brooklyn, Sheepshead Bay. This area is not far from the ocean, Manhattan Beach,…

This month Natural Selections interviews Stephanie Phillips   Veterinary Technician Supervisor Interview by Guadalupe Astorga How long have you been living in the New York area?  I’ve lived in Manhattan my entire life. Where do you currently live?  Which is your favorite neighborhood? I live on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, which is also my favorite neighborhood. I’m…

This month Natural Selections interviews Lola Yu, Research Assistant from The Kapoor Lab. Interview by Melvin White How long have you been living in the New York area?  –Almost one full year. Where do you currently live?  Which is your favorite neighborhood? -I currently live on the Upper East Side but my favorite neighborhood has to be the…

This Month Natural Selections Interviews Carl Modes, Postdoctoral Associate from the Magnasco Lab. By Melvin White How long have you been living in the New York area?  Three and a half years. I grew up in the Philadelphia area and have visited NYC many times over the years, so I wasn’t wholly unfamiliar with it…

This Month Natural Selections Interviews Denny Espinoza, Environmental Assistant, Laboratory Safety and Environmental Health. Interview by Melvin White How long have you been living in the New York area? I moved a lot before the age of 5, all within New Jersey. However our last move was to New York when I started kindergarten. Where…

This Month, in closing out our Ten Years of Natural Selections celebration Natural Selections reprints an interview with Frank Schaefer, Assistant Director, Laboratory Safety and Environmental Health. Country of origin: USA. The original interview was published in the December 2004 issue. How long have you been living in New York City? 35 years (all my…

This Month Natural Selections interviews Fred Leon from The Darst Lab. How long have you been living in the New York area?  I was born, raised and grazed here in New York City. Where do you currently live? I currently live in Woodhaven Queens but I grew up in Jamaica Queens. Which is your favorite…

This Month Natural Selections interviews Nicholas Riedinger, Information Security Analyst, Information Technology. How long have you been living in the New York area? All my life! I was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Where do you currently live? I live in Glendale, Queens. It’s sort of on the border of Brooklyn. When I leave the house…