Hello!

Aloha everyone!

For those who are familiar with this blog from Scientific American, well hello again! Good to see you! I might be on a new site, but rest assured, I’ll still be serving up the same raw science you’ve come to expect from me.

If you’re a n00b: Welcome!

My name is Christie, and I am a bit of an amalgam. I am one part marine biologist, pursuing my PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Hawaii, where I study the protein toxins in the world’s most venomous fish. I’m one part social media specialist, encouraging my scientific colleagues to get themselves out there and teaching them how to do so. But here, at Science Sushi, I am a giddy schoolgirl, uncontrollably blurting out all of the neat things that make me squeal with excitement. Continue reading “Hello!”