I am a spoken word artist or performance poet. I have been active in the spoken word community since 2005 and have traveled the country performing at coffee houses and universities. I have competed and won in poetry slam events and have participated in the south regional poetry slam, Southern Fried, for several years. I was a poet-mentor and artist-in-residence with Southern Word Inc. (YouthSpeaks Nashville) in the Nashville public school system and taught creative writing to high school and college aged students. I also hosted a poetry venue in Nashville, TN for 3 years.I have published scientific research articles in the journal Virology, studying the role of caveolin-1 in HIV-1 replicationI have published original poetry in "Total Eclipse" magazine.I have written and produced an album of original poetry and music entitled "Raider of the Lost Art".I write a weekly blog www.doclogik.blogspot.com I am a creative spirit with a scientific mind. I have found that applying my creative