pardon me as I descend for just one day into celebrating the way Brazilians do - with happy spirited vulgarity!

Ce qu’il te faut: pot 1 kg chez Marks et Spencer!

Proud to be part of the 9-fingered Brazilians🤩🥰😍 Lula 13!!

I will fully come out of party retirement to be your dad’s party partner at the next conference! I promise 30-yo Marco legendary levels of say yes to everything! He seems to get it!

Chest day plus a little leg day. And off to another guest seminar at work.

Today’s shoulders day workout lasted the whole day! I usually deflate faster than that! Bed time! Gym time at 5:30 again. Xo

Today was so nice to spend with Frank van Kuppeveld. He is in Singapore for a few days presenting his work at our Institute and at NUS. Alarms will start working again together on various topics around the picornavirus research.

Absolutely book two tickets! Dads in EDM mega clubs always trump nerd seminars. You’re young enough to present improv slides hung over. Just take a nap on the wheelchair accessible bathroom floor immediately before your talk. I guarantee this works!

I have great colleagues with whom I share this recognition. Most importantly, my current institute is where my most impactful science is being done, and where my ideas transform into real public health outcomes. linkedin.com/posts/astar-ast…

Finally a move in the right direction. The extreme waste of time that is modern grant writing and reviewing, and the massive excess of administrative money lost in shuffling paperwork and reports back and forth…I see it first hand. Science funding has become a career for too many and just an outdated and strained business model. At least these few researchers can now do actual science for a nice stretch of time. 👏

big arms!!! 👏

Full body workout today goes boom! It’s true what they say. No fast transformations are real. I’ve been working out 5 times a week for 30 years now. And more seriously now for the last 10, prioritizing it and with focused diet and sleep. Each year seems I get more into it than the previous one. Still really enjoying it. Join in, if you can. It’s worth it!

That’s what it is! The crispness makes them look so fulfilling. Gonna try it

that looks SO GOOD

Coming soon! My colleague and friend Frank van Kuppeveld will give a seminar at ASTAR on his current work in enterovirus research. Thursday at 10am. And Friday at Noon at NUS!

No surprise here! This company is notorious for trying to greenwash all their operations and pay to appear more ecological. At least 30 years of greenwashing!

This morning. Arms workout. Followed by research facility meetings for next year’s projects.

Despite the toxic haze, we had the best leg workout and then walked down to Sarnies for a fantastic Turkish poached eggs breakfast with grilled Haloumi and Tahini. I’m feeling extra lean and buff! 💪

😂 that would lead me to punch through the wall and reach for it from the other side? No other way out.