As you have undoubtedly guessed from my URL, my name is Paul Muhlrad.  Some may have thought my name was Paulm Uhlrad or Paulmu Hlrad, but my readers are more insightful than that.

I wear several different hats, metaphorically, at least.  By day, I am Director of Basic Research at the Muscular Dystrophy Association.  I oversee MDA’s world-wide basic research program, whose remarkable mission is to bring therapies for muscular dystrophies and many other neuromuscular diseases. In short, I’m a scientist noodge. But I’m a gentle noodge—my researchers are all wonderful people.

Apart from my day job, I’m a science writer and editor, photographer, digital imaging geek, old-time fiddler, clawhammer banjoist, amateur naturalist, husband and father of two daughters.  I have a PhD in molecular and cellular biology, which helps a lot with the science, but unfortunately not a bit with the other things, especially the fiddling.

In truth, I only wear only one hat. Since I live in sunny Tucson, Arizona, mine has a wide brim.