Rob Phillips - A gentle scientific giant

Over the last few months I have had the pleasure of getting to know Rob Phillips. He is a professor at Caltech and a great man. His book - The physical biology of the cell - is a fantastic text and introduction to a new way of doing biology (one that I subscribe to). He is also a great friend.

Sitting in the company of people like Rob Phillips, Boris Shraiman, Mahadevan and Michael Brenner is an experience I am not worthy of.