Tim Cordes

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Tim Cordes is a blind American physician who earned an M.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005, and is one of the few blind people to have ever earned the degree. Valedictorian of University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry, Dr. Cordes has also earned a black belt in jujutsu, and carried the Olympic Torch through Wisconsin in 2002. Since adolescence, Dr. Cordes has been assisted by a guide dog. Cordes attended Columbus High School (Iowa) in Waterloo, Iowa. [1]

Cordes created a program called TimMol to represent atoms in protein structures musically instead of graphically as is more common for biochemistry software. Different elements are represented by different musical instruments, and spatial coordinates x, y, and z are represented by varying the notes' left-right position, loudness, and pitch respectively. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ MSNBC: Blind medical student earns M.D.
  2. ^ Science through a blind eye, by Michael Penn. Winter 2008 issue, GROW Online, Wisconsin's Magazine for the Life Sciences.
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