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countless pleasurable c<strong>of</strong>fees, lunches or beers with) the students and postdocs in our<br />

lab group: Shirli Bar-David, Peter Baxter, Annaliese Beery, Allison Bidlack, Paul<br />

Cross, John Eppley, Alison Galvani, Kimber Gross, Eran Karmon, Karen Levy, Andy<br />

Lyons, Leo Polansky, Phil Starks, Jessica Redfern, Sadie Ryan, Maria Sanchez, Wendy<br />

Turner, Michael Westphal, Chris Wilmers, and George Wittemyer. I particularly thank<br />

Paul Cross, my partner on a series <strong>of</strong> enjoyable and fruitful projects and tireless<br />

wrangler <strong>of</strong> unruly field data (and buffalo). My classmates in Biophysics have provided<br />

a loose-knit but strongly-bonded community throughout my time here, and given me a<br />

glimpse <strong>of</strong> their diverse fields <strong>of</strong> study. I sadly acknowledge the loss <strong>of</strong> Eran Karmon,<br />

whose unexpected departure robbed me <strong>of</strong> a valued friend, respected colleague, intrepid<br />

ski buddy and all-around comic relief. We’re all poorer for his absence, and laugh less.<br />

Everything I’ve done is built on the foundation <strong>of</strong> unwavering support provided<br />

by my family. I am deeply grateful for this consistent encouragement, and for the taste<br />

for challenge and exploration that was instilled at an early age. I’m endebted to family<br />

and friends—old and new, local and distant—for their grounding influence and reliable<br />

injection <strong>of</strong> fun into a busy lifestyle. I thank Marc and Julie for opening their home to a<br />

stray foreigner and being steadfast friends ever since, and the McNamara and<br />

Henderson families for their warm welcome and inclusiveness. Finally I thank Katy for<br />

sharing her life with me: for joy and adventure when times are good, for comfort and<br />

strength when they’re bad, and for a broader, richer experience <strong>of</strong> the world through it<br />

all.<br />

I gratefully acknowledge financial support during my dissertation from a<br />

<strong>Berkeley</strong> Fellowship, a post-graduate fellowship from the <strong>Natural</strong> Sciences &<br />

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