Reply #22: I had a female Chem instructor at the local Comm College... [View All]

she is a Russian immigrant. She has an MD from Russia, (not valid in the US), and a Phd in Chemistry, she worked on a team in France that received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry a few years ago...absolutely brilliant and a s warm a person as you'd ever want to meet. She terrifies some people because of her credentials, but after 2 minutes w/her, you can't help but have the greatest respect for her humanity and brilliance.

For me, it took about 30 seconds to realize I was in the presence of someone exceptionally special, and that I could learn an incredible amount from her. She has the greatest respect from me, and for those few who still see her as "just" a woman, they get a serious ration of reality from me.

Sadly, she was stricken w/colon cancer, but received some damn good treatment, and is on the mend...BTW, she is just 37...w/a 3 yo son and a nephrologist husband. The world would be a lesser place w/o her. But the prognosis is excellent...:D