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Graduate student currently finishing up my M.Sc thesis in protein biochemistry, specifically, the regulation of release of matrix metalloprotease (MMP)-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases (TIMP)-1 from human neutrophils, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg. My undergraduate majors were Biochemistry and Genetics.

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Personal This user belongs to mitochondrial DNA haplogroup. H1 This user supports the fight against breast cancer. This user is NOT known for taking themself too seriously. This user can not lick his/her own elbow. This user has no understanding of time and does everything at the last minute. This user is short-sighted. sibs-0 This user is an only child on their mother's side. GMT ? This user's time zone depends on whenever they decide to get up today.

Weather This user prefers cold weather. This user loves the Spring. This user loves the Autumn. This user likes foggy days. Hobbies This user enjoys knitting. This user enjoys photography. This user does not care about real versus artificial Christmas trees.

Food This user is on a Protein Diet. This user loves bacon! This user prefers eating pizza with pineapple. If they had their little way, this user would eat peaches every day. This user eats sushi. This user believes that you should never put milk in with the tea bag. This user drinks white wine.

Professional This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals. This user is interested in Immunology This user is interested in Biochemistry. This user is interested in Molecular Biology. This user is interested in Cell Biology. 1st This user has a First-Class Honours degree in Biochemistry. This user almost has a M.Sc in Biochemistry. This user is a code monkey. This user is a professional webmaster.

Location and Travel This user lives in Cape Town This user comes from South Africa. approx. 18 This user has visited approx. 18 of the 208 countries in the world. 5 This user has set foot in 5 continents of the world.

TV and Movies firefly This user thinks Firefly is the greatest television series ever made. GA Biochemza is addicted to Grey's Anatomy. LOST 4 8 15 16 23 42 This user watches 24. X5 This user is a Manticore supersoldier. The 4400 This user is a member of the 4400. This user watches H E R O E S. IT Hello, I.T. , have you tried turning it off and on again? Is it definitely plugged in?

Pure Geek This user can program in Python. This user can write Cascading Style Sheets. xhtml This user can write XHTML. PHP This user is a PHP Coder. mysql This user writes programs that access MySQL. This user contributes using Mozilla Firefox. This user uses free software wherever and whenever possible.

Games This user plays German-style board games. This user settled Catan. This user enjoys playing Magic: The Gathering D&D This user plays Dungeons & Dragons. WW This user plays White Wolf Games. VTM This user is a member of Clan Ventrue.

Social Software This user uses Gmail as a primary email service. OWN This user uses an email account with their own domain name. This user keeps delicious weblinks as gillespieza. This user maintains a Facebook profile. This user maintains a blog. AIM-Able This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, and sometimes uses it, but not excessively.

Animals This user has tested the buttered cat paradox. † WP:UA This user owns one or more dogs. This user is owned by a Dalmatian. This user owns a German Shepherd. This user loves Yellow Labrador Retrievers.

Contributions to Wikipedia:

Userboxes This user loves userboxes. This is a cell-sized userbox. This user prefers using userboxes to fill up their user page instead of actually writing something useful. This user was up all night finding userboxes and is now very drowsy. This user has read the essay on userbox personalities and might be a Centrist. This user likes to use redundant userboxes that are redundant.

Wikipedia This user repairs links to disambiguation pages. This user participates in WikiProject Citation cleanup. This user is a participant in WikiProject Cell Signaling. This user is a WikiOgress.

Languages and Grammar

Grammar . The This user does not put two spaces after a full stop. Wheaties, Cheerios, and Rice Chex This user prefers the cereal comma. its & it's This user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you. This user terminates unquoted ellipses on sight. This is not your blog. We end sentences properly. ANAL 4 This user advocates good grammar usage. en This user supports the English English language. OED This user uses Oxford spelling.

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