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I'm Richard Crooks, a protein chemist, bioinformatician, and BEd student at York University, based in Toronto, Ontario. This is my home on the internet filled with my random collection of stuff that interests me.
My interests in the sciences are in the areas of biochemistry, particularly of proteins, and bioinformatics, especially as applied to clinical genetics. As a consequence of these interests, I am also interested in chemistry, math and genetics, which are all subjects I find fascinating and I enjoy using and sharing my knowledge in them. I tutor students, and I am currently undertaking a BEd to teach biology and chemistry in the senior and intermediate divisions of Ontario public high schools.
I also enjoy canoeing and used to compete in canoe racing. I also like to write about canoeing, and all sorts of topics.
Biology is the science of life, and covers the breadth of life science phenomena, from both how parts of organisms behave, right through to how whole ecosystems of many species behave.
Canoeing, especially competitive canoeing, is my sport of choice. Canoes are boats propelled by a single bladed paddle typically from a kneeling position.
Mathematics, or math(s) for short is the science of numbers. Many mathematical techniques are important for understanding the sciences, and have wide application across them. Many different phenomena can be described using the same mathematical techniques.
I have a collection of weird stuff that I do, because I’m weird.
I spent two months volunteering in the Republic of Armenia, a small country between Europe and Asia. It was a unique and transformative experience and you can read my diary from it here.
Combining my data management skills with my canoeing interests, I developed a database to organize UK sprint canoe racing results.