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title: Hi, I'm Norm
subtitle: structural biology | infectious diseases | outdoor sports
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bigimg:
  - "/img/beer1.jpg" : "Brewing equipment at Broken Compass microbrewery (2017, Breckenridge CO)"
  - "/img/winter1.jpg" : "Cross country ski shack in Centre de Ski de Fond La Clé des Bois (2017, St-Ferdinand QC)"
  - "/img/winter2.jpg" : "Cross country ski shack in Parc Régional du Massif du Sud (2015, St-Philemon QC)"
  - "/img/synchrotron1.jpg" : "Sample loading at the CHESS Synchrotron beamline F1 (2016, Ithaca NY)"
  - "/img/summer1.jpg" : "Evening fishing on Lac Croche in Pourvoirie Chevreuil Blanc (2016, Bowman QC)"
  - "/img/synchrotron2.jpg" : "Overview of the hutch at the CHESS Synchrotron beamline F1 (2016, Ithaca NY)"
  - "/img/summer2.jpg" : "Rosalind, the gravel road fixed-gear commuter for the countryside (2016, St-Rosaire QC)"
  - "/img/summer3.jpg" : "On top of the Parc National des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie (2015, Charlevoix QC)"
  - "/img/plants1.jpg" : "Unidentified nordic moss growing in the Parc National du Bic (2015, Le Bic QC)"
  - "/img/plants2.jpg" : "Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) growing on decomposing wood (2015, Le Bic QC)"
  - "/img/ocean1.jpg" : "Curious Vulpes vulpes (red fox) taking a sun bath on the coast of the St-Laurent river (2015, Le Bic QC)"
  - "/img/ocean2.jpg" : "Your typical East coast sea shore (2014, Portland ME)"
  - "/img/sunset.jpg" : "Watching the sun set after a long day hike (2014, Jackman ME)"
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<div class="front-blurb">
  <p>I play with structural biology, biochemistry and biophysics tools to understand, down to the atomic level, the molecular aspects that govern the interactions between host and pathogen macromolecules.</p>

  <p>With an understanding of the mechanisms of pathogenicity, we will be better-armed to fight off diseases.</p>
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  <p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23StructuralBiology">#StructuralBiology</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23InfectiousDiseases">#InfectiousDiseases</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Biochemistry">#Biochemistry</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Science">#Science</a></p>
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