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I recently went to an event hosted by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation (CCF)’s Northern California chapter. The event was an educational symposium for patients and families with IBD, and I was impressed with the CCF organization as well as the amazing community of patients and caregivers. I want to thank Kayla Kraich for…
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It’s a grind. Grinding it out. The startup grind. Why does it have to be such a grind? I’m currently reading Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmull, and it is a great storytelling about the early days and business foundation at Pixar animation studios. I was disturbed by Ed’s recounting of the overlap between their…
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I have an opinion piece on Biohacking in the Innovation Edition of Comstock’s Magazine. As a scientist, I like things to be referenced and annotated, so here is my effort to support the claims and information included in the piece. Good intro to garage biohacking with Josiah Zayner : Link Article on Liz Parrish and…
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A 45 minute commute in each direction can be a major time sink each day. I have gone through a number of phases, first using the time to listen to the news. That got repetitive in a hurry and was a huge downer. Then I tried using the time to make calls, for both…
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I work on cannabis. As a PhD biochemist and former cancer researcher, it feels a little dirty to admit. But let me explain… I love plants. My favorite plant is Sarcodes sanguinea, a native of the high Sierras that is a brilliant red hue because it lost it’s chlorophyll and parasitizes fungi for food:…
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I fell in love with paella on my honeymoon in Barcelona. Eating fresh seafood on the coast or eating a mixta style further inland, the versatility of the dish and ability to improvise with ingredients is fun and artful. And of course the beautiful presentation of the delicious shrimp, chorizo, chicken, calimari, mussels, clams,…
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I have been toying with the idea of starting my own biotech startup in my garage, and want to determine the lowest amount of upfront investment it would take to set up a functional molecular biology lab. OK, a little background to help the discussion. Straight out of grad school I took a job…
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People have asked me, what’s behind the name Zippypickle? Well, my name is Brandon Zipp, and my friends just call me Zipp. During my freshman year in high school we were at track practice, and I still remember the interaction well. While standing in line waiting to do the long jump, a classmate that…
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So I’m swamped with work right now, but I have a number of projects that I want to write up and share. For now I’ll just show some of my old pictures and give a quick overview, and hopefully it motivates me to finish everything. Hopefully… Mini bioreactor controller I tried making a mini…