User:Zephyris

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The most important thing: I love pretty pictures :D
I also love seeing them used, if you want to use any of my images for any purpose just email me or leave me a message on my talk page to sort it out...

A sucrose specific porin from Salmonella typhimurium, a gram-negative bacterium. PDB 1A0S

The bacteriophage lambda genome.

The optical path through a differential interference contrast microscope.

An example of RNA polymerase control by chromatin structure.

For more illustrations by me see my gallery.

Standard lever mechanism nail clippers with the nail file folded out.

Three small amonite fossils, each approcimately 1.5cm across.

Microchips with transparent windows showing the integrated circuit inside. Note the fine silver wires connecting the circuit to the microchip legs.

A desktop gold plated stirling engine.

For more photos by me see my photo gallery.
See also my animations gallery.

[edit] Real world me

I am a 21 year old from Burghfield Common which is near Reading, Berkshire, England. I am currently studying an undergraduate course in natural sciences at the University of Cambridge, I have deferred graduation from my bachelor's degree and am now in my fourth year studying for a master's. Next year I will be moving to Oxford University to study for a Wellcome Trust PhD in infection, immunology and translational medicine.

My primary academic interests are biochemistry, molecular biology and physics, and have done (so far) approximately one third of my course on each of these areas. Other interests include music (both listening and performing, I play trumpet and piano to about grade 8 standard), photography and graphic design.

I also spend far too much time on Wikipedia...

[edit] Publications

Vaughan S, Kohl L, Ngai I, Wheeler RJ, Gull K (2008). "A repetitive protein essential for the flagellum attachment zone filament structure and function in Trypanosoma brucei". Protist 159 (1): 127-36. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2007.08.005. PMID 17945531.

[edit] Pages I have worked on...

65daysofstatic - The best band in the world along with The Fall of Math - Their first album and One Time For All Time - Their second album.
Microscope, Optical Microscope, Microscopy and the related articles differential interference contrast microscopy, dark field microscopy,
Love Hearts - Awesome sweets.
Reading School - My old school.
Polymerase Chain Reaction and the PCR techniques - Nested PCR, Inverse PCR, RT-PCR, Q-PCR, Real-Time PCR and Touchdown PCR.
mRNA, Post-transcriptional modification and the modifications - Polyadenylation, Splicing and 5' cap.
Translation (genetics), RNA polymerase, RNA polymerase I, RNA polymerase II, RNA polymerase III and the related TATA Binding Protein, TATA box, Promoter, Transfer RNA and RNA polymerase control by chromatin structure.
Glycolysis, Oxidative decarboxylation, and all the proteins and enzymes in these pathways.
Chromatin and Chromosome
Enzyme catalysis
Trypanosoma brucei
Histone
Lambda phage
Transposons as a genetic tool and Transposons
Mating of yeast
Prokaryotic translation
Eukaryotic translation
Burghfield - Where I live!
Antiportal
Porin (protein)
Split pin
Jingle bell
Mechanical properties of DNA
Rhizoxin

[edit] Wikiprojects I am involved in...

[edit] I run...

Wikipedia:Wikiproject Metabolic Pathways

[edit] I participate in...

[edit] Portals I am involved in...

[edit] I created...

Portal:Metabolism

[edit] I am involved in...

[edit] Some templates I have created...

Template:Biochemical Reaction
Template:Enzymatic Reaction
Template:Complex biochemical reaction
Template:Complex Enzymatic Reaction
Template:Glycolysis
Template:Metabolic pathway
Template:Metabolic pathway stub
Wikipedia:Wikiproject Metabolic Pathways/Userbox

[edit] Common References

Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer; Web content by Neil D. Clarke (2002). Biochemistry. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. ISBN 0-716746-84-0.
Bruce Alberts, et al. (1994). Molecular biology of the cell. New York: Garland. ISBN 0-8153-1619-4.
Alan Fersht, Structure and Mechanism in Protein Science : A Guide to Enzyme Catalysis and Protein Folding. W. H. Freeman, 1998. ISBN 0-7167-3268-8
ExPASy Biochemical Pathways - Metabolic Pathways
ExPASy Biochemical Pathways - Cellular and Molecular

[edit] Referencing Papers

[Author] ([year]). "[[Link to article] [Title]]". [Journal] [volume] ([issue]): [pages]. [[Pubmed link] PMID [Pubmed ID]].

[edit] Barnstars

		The DNA Barnstar
		Thank you for all your biology-related work at Wikipedia including editing of articles such as Trypanosoma brucei and the uploading of images such as Trypanosomatid Cellular Forms. Thanks for your work on PCR-related articles, Mating of yeast, Transposon-related articles, various RNA and DNA-related articles.....and all your other edits. This DNA Barnstar, is meant to be "a good thing" and hopefully to contribute to motivation in support of your future Wikipedia contributions.

--JWSchmidt 22:44, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

		The Editor's Barnstar
		For all you hard work in improving Biological value. I, Quadzilla99, award you this barnstar. Thanks so much for your contributions.

--Quadzilla99 13:59, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User Boxes

I am a mad scientist.

My favourite colour is orange.

If I make a mistake, please let me know.

I am a deviantART deviant at Zephyris.

Google
talk

My Google Talk screenname is Zephyris.

msn

I use MSN Messenger
be_very_happy_or_else@hotmail.com

I am proud to be a Wikipedian.

I live in the United Kingdom.

This user is from Earth.

I enjoy photography.

I contribute using The GIMP.

n00b

I am a n00b.

I own 3 cats.

I am male.

agn

I am agnostic.

.....

I am a professional procrastinator.

I am addicted to computer and video games.

I am a scientist.

C₂H₆O

I use alcohol at an advanced level.

This user is a member of the Molecular & Cellular Biology WikiProject

This user contributes to the Metabolic Pathways WikiProject

I have a user page on Last.fm.

This user scored 2748.683 on the Wikipediholic test (revision 85956121).

I am strictly apolitical.

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This user is a wikifairy.

SSB

I think the best Smash Bros. character is Kirby.

I can lick my own elbow.

[edit] Articles I wish I had time to work on

Impedance matching - add a section on energy transmission at a gradual impedance change.
Brass instrument - add and correct information on the physics of brass instruments, and improve valve diagrams.
Quorum sensing - add improved details of the pathways involved.
Protein folding - add details on the mechanism of glycosylation mediated folding.
Chromatin - general clarification and improvement.
~~Operon - clarification as a set of cotranslated genes, ie. under the same operator. Create the regulon and stimulon pages.~~
Image:Alpha Stirling.gif - Add detail according to pressure, tempreature and the regenerator...
Illustrate genetic linkage, and possibly crossover (genetics).

[edit] Random Stuff

An awesome artist... User:LadyOfHats

There is no article called 'drainpipe' or 'drain pipe'! I would make one, but I don't want to spoil this novelty find... feels like a googlewhack but better :)

Friends of gays should not be allowed to edit articles! lol.