Tom studies protons. (He studies the voltage-gating properties of the proton channels in alveolar epithelial cells and neutrophils, eosinophils, and other cells involved in phagocytosis, to be precise.) Naturally, he calls himself Captain Proton. I would call him Captain Pro-Tom, but that’s several layers of inside-joke removed from making sense to almost anyone outside my [...]
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Captain Protonology 101
Posted in Chicago, phagocytosis, protons, Tom on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tom Takes on the Trib
Posted in Chicago, Chicago Tribune, news, politics, Tom on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the new blog of my dad, Tom, a.k.a. Captain Proton. Here, he will be posting his regular letters to the editor of the Chicago Tribune. For some reason, the Tribune does not publish the letters he sends on a near-weekly basis. This blog seeks to remedy the oblivion his wise words would otherwise fall [...]
