From the right: Dr. Achilli, the Ambassador of
Taiwan (Mr. Chou), and Dr. Yuan T. Lee.
Taiwan (Mr. Chou), and Dr. Yuan T. Lee.
A couple of weeks ago I had the great honor to be invited to spend a week in the beautiful country of Panama together with my long time friend and colleague Dr. Alessandro Achilli. Together, we recently published a paper on the mitochondrial DNA landscape of Panama (Perego, et al. PLoS ONE 2012) and we were asked to share our findings at the annex of the upcoming Biodiversity Museum in Panama City and at the Annual Panamanian Congress of Science and Technology at the City of Knowledge (Ciudad del Saber) next to the Panama Canal.
In addition to the two of us, other invited speakers included Nobel Prize winner Yuan T. Lee (Chemistry, 1986) and the current director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, Dr. Eric Green. The highlight of our trip was a special VIP dinner at the home of the Taiwanese Ambassador to Panama with other special guests, mostly scientists involved with the local science institutions. I had some of the best Chinese food in years! That is one thing I miss for sure about living in the States. This was my third time to Panama, but I have the feeling that it won't be the last. There are few ideas about possible future projects and I am excited about continuing this collaboration.
In addition to the two of us, other invited speakers included Nobel Prize winner Yuan T. Lee (Chemistry, 1986) and the current director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, Dr. Eric Green. The highlight of our trip was a special VIP dinner at the home of the Taiwanese Ambassador to Panama with other special guests, mostly scientists involved with the local science institutions. I had some of the best Chinese food in years! That is one thing I miss for sure about living in the States. This was my third time to Panama, but I have the feeling that it won't be the last. There are few ideas about possible future projects and I am excited about continuing this collaboration.
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