The excitement of vitamins, nutrition and metabolism permeated the environment.

It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams.

An unexpected benefit of my career in biochemistry has been travel.

Concentrated serum albumin fractionated from blood plasma was effective in battlefield treatment of shock.

It was always assumed that I would go to college.

Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak.

I am told that I had a bad temper, and remember being banished to the back hall until civility returned.