Author Archives: Cath@VWXYNot?

About Cath@VWXYNot?

"one of the sillier science bloggers [...] I thought I should give a warning to the more staid members of the community." - Bob O'Hara, December 2010

I don’t always hit cyclists…

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…but when I do, I prefer the 600 block of West 10th Avenue. It is… the Most Dangerous Block In The World. Here’s an annotated map of my immediate surroundings. The compass points are where you’d expect them to be. … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, rants, Vancouver | 17 Comments

Out! Out! Out!

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

On the day The Lancet finally retracted Andrew Wakefield’s vaccines / autism paper (six years after most of the co-authors), Facebook’s word capture feature decided to remind me of the importance of vaccination: Excellent timing, Facebook!

Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments

Principal Investigators Association

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Does anyone have any experience with this organisation? Their website front page states that they are a not-for-profit organisation that is “helping leading researchers in all fields with their non-science duties and responsibilities” (emphasis theirs). I’ve somehow ended up on … Continue reading →

Posted in publishing, science | 9 Comments

Principal Investigators Association

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Does anyone have any experience with this organisation? Their website front page states that they are a not-for-profit organisation that is “helping leading researchers in all fields with their non science duties and responsibilities” (emphasis theirs). I’ve somehow ended up … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Hockey pool, week 18

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(ETA: this week’s points   Is that OK, Bob, or do I need a chart too?) Did anyone else see the Canucks-Leafs game on Saturday?! What a game!* The Canucks were 3-0 down at the end of the first and … Continue reading →

Posted in hockey pool 2009-2010, sport | 12 Comments

Ah, the joys of dual citizenship! (Winter Olympics pool sign-up thread)

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Honestly, I am sooooo glad that my two countries are good at different sports! The Olympics start in two weeks! Yay! Does anyone want to repeat the pool from Beijing?If so, please declare your country(s) and estimated medal count in … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, sport | 28 Comments

Well, if Bob’s doing a caption competition…

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Here’s a photo of my best scar, which looks like a winky smiley face. Story here [1]. please leave a caption, or a photo of your own scar, in the comments! 1 I recycle my blog material for the good … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments

Memes as mental fibre

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Right after EcoGeoFemme pointed out that there haven’t been many memes circulating recently, Amanda went and tagged me for one! The assignment is to write about seven things that I’ve never talked about in my blog. This is a tricky … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, career, family, freakishness, furry friends, medicine, meme, meta, personal, photos, silliness, the 2009 baby boom, TMI | 30 Comments

Curves and spin-offs

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A number of “my” PIs are trying to develop novel predictive and prognostic biomarkers specific to different tumour subtypes. We have excellent resources for this kind of work, including extensive outcomes-linked tissue microarrays for immunohistochemical assessment of marker status and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 19 Comments

Hockey pool, week 17

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Deep breath: “WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” That is all.

Posted in hockey pool 2009-2010 | 8 Comments