Allan Ackerman:  

I have been living in Rochester, MN for almost 5 years and have loved almost every minute of it. We have met so many wonderful people during our brief time here. The city is very affordable, clean, active, and very friendly. Not only this but it is only about 5 hours to my folk's house in Cudahy and even closer to attractions like the Wisconsin Dells and Mall of America located an hour away in the Twin Cities. Currently, I am a successful eukaryotic cell biologist, having over 10 years of research experience both in Milwaukee and Rochester. I have co-authored a number of notable scientific peer-reviewed papers while working in several dedicated labs over this period of time. I look forward to having a first author publication in the near future, doing some work related travel, as well as possibly pursuing my PhD at a later date. My current educational history after high school consists of both Bachelor and Master degrees in Clinical Laboratory Science at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, with 2 years at St. George's University School of Medicine located in the Caribbean (both in Grenada and St. Vincent) in-between. I have had the privlidge of traveling all over the world: England, Scotland, Honduras, Venezuela, China, South Korea, Margaritia, and Canada as well as many areas of the US. My trip to Venezuela was particlarly memorable. We went to locations that are litterally untouched to this very day, including the area where the highest waterfall in the world is located (Angel Falls). Here at home I enjoy fishing on the Mississippi River(particularly Lake Pepin) in our 16 foot Crestl...Expand for more