- Tim Cordes
Tim Cordes is a blind American physician who earned an
Doctor of Medicine degree from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005, and is one of the few blind people to have ever earned the degree.Fact|date=August 2008Valedictorian ofUniversity of Notre Dame with aBachelor of Science inbiochemistry , Cordes has also earned ablack belt injujutsu , and carried theOlympic Torch throughWisconsin in 2002. Since adolescence, Cordes has been assisted by aguide dog . Cordes attendedColumbus High School (Iowa) inWaterloo, Iowa . [ [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7318398/ MSNBC: Blind medical student earns M.D.] ]Cordes created a program called TimMol to represent atoms in protein structures musically instead of graphically as is more common for
biochemistry software. Different elements are represented by different musical instruments, and spatial coordinates x, y, and z are represented by varying the notes' left-right position, loudness, and pitch respectively. [ [http://www.grow.uwcalscommunication.com/2008/02/19/science-through-a-blind-eye-by-michael-penn/ Science through a blind eye] , by Michael Penn. Winter 2008 issue, GROW Online, Wisconsin's Magazine for the Life Sciences. ]References
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