I occupy myself with ribosome biogenesis, medicine, anthropology, informatics, and global health. I am a devout Christian. In June 2007 I was part of a Human Rights Delegation to Guatemala with Global Youth Connect. That Fall semester I studied in Cuba, and conducted an ethnographic study at a walk-in clinic in downtown Havana. In association with The Archimedes Movement I occasionally give lectures on the US health system for community groups or nursing students. When I graduate from Lewis & Clark College in May (biochemistry & molecular biology), I will work in East Africa as the R&D director for FrontlineSMS:Medic. Eventually I hope to attend medical school. I enjoy blogging, tweeting, and filling my pensieve with inklings of my dreams.
Hello, I’m Isaac.
I'm a co-founder and the Malawi-based Field Director for FrontlineSMS:Medic, a nonprofit I started with a few friends to help health workers use mobile phones to improve care in under served communities. I recently completed a bachelors degree in biochemistry & molecular biology at Lewis & Clark, and will be working in Malawi for at least a year before I move back to the US for medical school. I enjoy informatics, global health, anthropology, serial entrepreneurship, and red letter Christians. I love my job, though I miss my beloved Cascadia. You can learn more about me by checking out my photographs, or by following me on twitter.
Favorite Posts
Kitzhaber for Health Reform Czar
In Defense of Irrational Medicine
Barackappella, Our A Cappella Version of the Obama Yes We Can Song
Mobilizing Medical Records in Resource Poor Settings
The Liberal Arts: Fostering Science that Serves Humanity
Regarding the Blurry Boundry Between Free Love and Transactional Sex in Cuba
HI there,
I saw your yes we can song on you tube- IT IS FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT was really funny how I came upon it. I am Canadian, I love Obama and would LOVE to vote for him but unfortunately all I can do is to follow with bated breath to find out what will happen next. My husband is also a big fan. And, we have a 2 year old daughter. She has never watched TV- it’s just not a thing in our house, but when I saw the original yes we can video I was so inspired I had to watch it many times and she climbed on my lap to see it. Now, when she hears the computer turn on she says: Is that Obamee? And she wants to see Yes we can again. So yeseterday, we watched it, and then she said she wanted more ‘Obamee” so I looked for what else to show her. I found your version and we watched together- and in the end I was crying. You guys are great, full of life and vigour and you extend the inspiration that Barak Obama injects into the world.
Honestly, it is not one leader who will change America or change the world, it is the many individuals who decide to lift themselves up and be the change we all want to see. On man cannot be hope- the hope is when it arcs to others and becomes unstoppable. Then it is real hope.
I have never been inspired by any US politician before and Barak Obama has shaken me, awakend me and given me hope – not only because of who he is and what he seems to be made of- but more importantly by what he has caused others to feel, to do and to believe- to Believe that it can be done and that things can change the way we want them to.
You are all part of that. The song is fantastic – so THANK YOU and keep going!!!
With warmth and friendship and tons of encouragement from afar,
Kathy