Because I am not formally trained in the medical sciences, I can bring in new ideas to AIDS research and the cross-fertilization of ideas from different fields could be a valuable contribution to finding the cure for AIDS.

It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels.

The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex supercomputer and it will take forever to completely describe how it works.

The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future.

I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in nature.

The greatest grand challenge for any scientist is discovering how to prevent the spread of HIV and finding the cure or an effective vaccine for AIDS.

I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17.