Abel Pharmboy
- Gender: Male
- Industry: Science
- Occupation: Lifelong Learner
- Location: Southeast : United States
About Me
Abel is not a typo, but rather a dedication to the American father of Pharmacology, John Jacob Abel, M.D. (1857-1938). Trained in Europe, Prof Abel established the first US medical pharmacology department at the University of Michigan, then did the same at a fledgling medical school called Johns Hopkins. Prof Abel also founded the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) and the Journal of Pharmacology and Exptl Therapeutics (JPET). Abel Pharmboy is a pseudonymous, independent Ph.D researcher/ educator trained in pharmacology and toxicology, hoping to be a voice of skepticism, but equally open-minded about conventional and folkloric therapeutic agents. In June, 2006, we were asked to join ScienceBlogs.com which now hosts Terra Sigillata. Do you have a tip, question, or suggestion on a topic you'd want me to cover? E-mail me.
Interests
Favorite Movies
Favorite Music
- Alt-country (whatever the hell that is)
- Classic jazz
- Theolonius Monk
- Ben Webster
- Sex Pistols
- Elvis Costello
- David Bowie
- Lou Reed
- Joe Jackson
- Jack Johnson
- Susan Werner
- Shawn Colvin
- Ryan Adams
- Darden Smith
- David Wilcox
- Modern Skirts
- and anyone with guts enough to take just their voice and an acoustic guitar in front of a crowd.
Favorite Books
- Guns Germs and Steel
- The Coming Plague
- Betrayal of Trust
- The Journey Through Cancer
- The Knockout Artist
- Nickel and Dimed in America
- Freakonomics
- Blink
- Why Businesspeople Speak Like Idiots
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- On the Road
- The Education of Little Tree
