Douglas Kolstoe:  

College After graduating from Sheldon, I attended the U of O. I continued to play trombone in concert, marching and pepbands. I joined the Army ROTC and as a junior, the varity swim team. I graduated in December 78 with a BS in Psychology and was commissioned as an Armor 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army. After 4 years of active duty, I returned to the U of O and did a 2nd BS in Biology and an MS in Biology. I then chose family over further studies. Workplace I am a reseach technician in the Dept. of Neurosurgery at the U of W. Most of what I do is biochemistry, although I also do some molecular biology and cell biolgy. We are trying to understand how brain tumor cells resist chemotherapy and if them mechanism or degree of resistance is significantly different from normal cells. I manage the lab and train and supervise our students, so it is interesting work that may have real benefits to people. I have also stayed active in the Army Reserve. I enjoy the challenges of the job and the soldiers I serve with. Military I was commisioned in Dec 78, attended Armor Officers Basic Course and was assigned to 2/2 ACR in Bamburg FRG for 3 years, then 6 month...Expand for more