People

Spends time on: writing grants, watching cricket

Favorite research papers: On Oreology, the fracture and flow of "milk's favorite cookie"; Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Mouse Embryonic and Adult Fibroblast Cultures by Defined Factors

Famous people to have coffee/dinner with: David Attenborough, Rahul Dravid

Favorite bumper sticker: 0.0

Spends time on: Planting, taking pictures with a polaroid camera, cooking 

Animal kindred: Sea otter

Favorite research paper: B-lactamase responsive hydrogel drug delivery platform for bacterial triggered cargo release

Famous person to have coffee/dinner with: Edwin H. Land

Most overpriced lab equipment: Confocal microscope

Spends time on: Playing volleyball, enjoying nature, working in scientific labs 

Animal kindred: Ant

Favorite research paper: Magnesium silicide nanoparticles as a deoxygenation agent for cancer starvation therapy

Famous people to have coffee/dinner with: James Watson, Ali Daei

Most overpriced lab equipment: Centrifuge

The craziest thing a reviewer said to you: "This is not possible!"

Spends time on: Watching baseball, cooking, going to the gym

Animal kindred: Bear

Favorite research paper: Characterization of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Escherichia coli Isolates in Search of Alternative Strains for Efficient Bacterial Interference against Uropathogens

Famous people to have coffee/dinner with: Adam Savage, Bob Odenkirk

Spends time on: Running and gym, chilling at parks and lakes, hanging out with friends

Animal kindred: cat

Favorite research paper: Lipid-Nanoparticle-Based Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Genome-Editing Components

Famous people to have coffee/dinner with: Taylor Swift, David McMillan

Most overpriced lab equipment: RT PCR machine

Spends time on: Reading, game modeling, jogging 

Animal kindred: Owl

Favorite research papers: Boredom Begets Boredom: An Experience Sampling Study on the Impact of Teacher Boredom on Student Boredom and Motivation; Spontaneous cross-species imitation in interactions between chimpanzees and zoo visitors

Famous person to have coffee/dinner with: Isaac Asimov

Spends time on: Outdoor visits, hiking, watching and playing cricket, getting together with family and friends

Animal kindred: Eagle

Favorite research paper: Gene regulation by gonadal hormone receptors underlies brain sex differences

Famous person to have coffee/dinner with: Dr. YS Prakash

Favorite bumper sticker: Together we can do it!

Most overpriced lab equipment: Confocal microscope

Spends time on: playing video games, reading

Animal kindred: Parrot

Favorite research paper: Selective laser sintering 3D printing - an overview of technology and 3D printing

Most overpriced lab equipment: Styl-One Tablet Punch