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[[Image:One year tuxedo-pattern male cat.jpg|thumb|right|200px|My cat [[Loki]].]]
Hi, I'm Tim Vickers, glad to be here.

I am a biochemist with interests in microbiology, tropical diseases and enzymology. I did my [[/Credentials validation|PhD in biochemistry]] on [[trypanothione]] metabolism, at [[Dundee University]] in [[Scotland]] under the supervision of Professor [[Alan Fairlamb]]. I am now working on ''[[Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli]]'', in America. If anybody has any questions about enzymology, parasitology etc I would be delighted to try to help. I am usually glad to answer questions and research stuff for articles, after all, favours owed are valuable things.

At the moment I'm the director of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology|Molecular and Cellular Biology wikiproject]] and working on bringing as many basic molecular biology, biochemistry and infectious disease articles up to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] level as I can. Even with the help of all the expert editors in the project, this is going to be a very long process, but generations of students will bless our efforts as they plagiarise our text!

The MCB project is a group of editors interested in improving the quality of Wikipedia articles on molecular life sciences. Since these pages are usually the top Google hit on any biochemical subject you care to mention, this is more important from an academic viewpoint than you might think. Anybody interested in helping out can sign up on the project page [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology/Participants|(link)]]. You will be most welcome.

Please note that I am not an employee of the Wikimedia foundation and my views are my own.

==Sub-pages==

*[[User:TimVickers/Symatlas and Wikipedia|Symatlas and Wikipedia]], an essay by Tim Vickers.
*[[User:TimVickers/Sandbox|My sandbox]]
*[[User:TimVickers/AdminStats|Administrative statistics]]
*[http://wikidashboard.parc.com/wiki/User:TimVickers My Wikidashboard]

==Awards==

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| colspan="3"|Awards from other Wikipedians.  Thank you.
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em;" | '''The E=mc² Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | While trawling through the deleted revisions of [[Bacteria]] in an effort to delete 1 bad revision, I noticed you had put in a huge effort on that article so I am awarding you this barnstar. [[User:Viridae|Viridae]][[User talk:Viridae|<small><sup>Talk</sup></small>]] 00:58, 21 January 2007 (UTC) 
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{{award2|image=Editors_Barnstar.png|size=100px|topic=The Editor's Barnstar|text=for tireless & good-humoured work on the Homeopathy page; well done Tim! [[User talk:Peter morrell|Peter morrell]] 12:13, 15 July 2006 (UTC)}}

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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Featured Article Medal'''
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Awarding you this long overdue award for bringing [[enzyme]], [[enzyme kinetics]], [[enzyme inhibitor]], [[influenza]] and [[tuberculosis]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Tuberculosis|FAR]]) (back) to featured level. I'm looking forward to [[bacteria]] ([[Wikipedia:Peer review/Bacteria/archive1|in review]]).<br /><br />[[User:Samsara|Samsara]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Samsara|talk]]&nbsp;<small>•</small>&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Samsara|contribs]]) 14:22, 26 November 2006 (UTC) 
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{{award2|image=Goldenwiki.png|size=100px|topic=Golden Wiki|text=This '''Golden Wiki''' was well-earned by newbie [[User:TimVickers|Tim Vickers]] for his months of work in bringing [[Enzyme]] to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured Article status]], and for his constructive way of interacting with other editors; a truly professional [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]].<br>[[User:WillowW|Willow]] 6 September 2006}}

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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Barnstar of Diligence'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I award Tim Vickers this '''Barnstar of Diligence''' for an amazing feat—one I thought undoable—bringing [[Evolution]] back to featured status.  This article is truly a testament to your ability to work with others to produce quality, neutral, well-sourced articles.  Here's hoping it stays in good shape :-)) [[User:SandyGeorgia|Sandy<span style="color:green">Georgia</span>]] ([[User talk:SandyGeorgia|Talk]]) 17:26, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Barnstar of Bravery'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | [[User:TimVickers|Tim Vickers]] truly deserves this '''Barnstar of Bravery''' for his undaunted zeal in bringing [[Evolution]] back to [[WP:FA|Featured Article status]].  His steadfast devotion to the article and his calm, professional interactions with other Wikipedians of differing viewpoints are reminiscent of a [[Daniel]] come to judgment — in the lion's den.  Truly, angels rush in where fools fear to tread. [[User:WillowW|Willow]] 16:52, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | [[User:TimVickers|Tim Vickers]], please accept this Tireless Science Contributor Barnstar in recognition of your ceaseless efforts on science articles and your fine work in bringing [[Evolution]] back to [[WP:FA|FA status]]. Are you really just one person? <br> --[[User:Plumbago|Plumbago]] 12:38, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
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| [[Image:Barnstar-atom3.png|thumb|I, [[User:ClockworkSoul|Clockwork]][[User_talk:ClockworkSoul|<b>Soul</b>]], do hereby award this barnstar to Tim Vickers in recognition to all of his hard work in perfecting a long series of [[enzyme]]-related articles.]]
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| [[Image:Tireless_Contributor_Barnstar.gif|thumb|I, [[User:ClockworkSoul|Clockwork]][[User_talk:ClockworkSoul|<b>Soul</b>]], do hereby award the Tireless Contributor Barnstar to Tim Vickers in recognition for his being a ''[[WP:FA|FEATURED ARTICLE MACHINE!]]'' Keep up the good work!]]
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| {{Barnstar|image=Original_Barnstar.png|text=I, [[User:Peter Znamenskiy|Peter Znamenskiy]] award this [[Wikipedia:Barnstars on Wikipedia|Barnstar]] to [[User:TimVickers|Tim Vickers]] for his brilliant work on [[Enzyme kinetics]] and other [[biochemistry]] articles.}}
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[[Image:Random_Acts_of_Kindness_Barnstar.png|thumb|I, [[User:Poindexter_Propellerhead|Poindexter Propellerhead]], hereby award this barnstar to Tim Vickers, for his wonderful contribution of reference materials to the editors of [[Asperger syndrome]].]]
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[[Image:Original_Barnstar.png|left|thumb|To '''Tim Vickers''' for his edits to [[bacteria]], which truly made it one of Wikipedia's finest articles. -- [[User:Samir_(The_Scope)|'''Samir''' <small>धर्म</small>]] 04:37, 15 December 2006 (UTC)]]
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | for your extreme kindness and calmness [[User:Sushant gupta|Sushant gupta]] 16:32, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Working {{#switch: {{{2}}}
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Thank you for your participation in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA nominees task force/GAC backlog elimination drive|GAC backlog elimination drive]]! [[User:SFGiants|<span style="color:orange">¿SFGi</span><span style="color:black">Д</span><span style="color:orange">nts!</span>]] <sup>[[User_talk:SFGiants|¿Complain!]] [[Special:Contributions/SFGiants|¿Analyze!]] [[Wikipedia:Editor review/SFGiants 2|¿Review!]] </sup> 20:43, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
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{{Theodor|Tim Vickers|Tim|[[Enzyme]], [[Enzyme kinetics]], [[Enzyme inhibitor]], [[Influenza]], [[Tuberculosis]], [[Bacteria]], [[Immune system]], [[DNA]], [[Antioxidant]], [[Metabolism]], [[Evolution]], [[Oxidative phosphorylation]], [[Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide]], and [[Archaea]]}}

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For the exceptional quality shown by putting ego aside and doing what is best for an article.<i>[[User:BirgitteSB|<span style="color:#9966FF">Birgitte</span>]]<span style="color:#CC99CC; font-size:small">SB</span></i> 04:18, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For creating up to 8 featured articles on Wikipedia, and having a P.H.D. in biochemistry, I award you the Editor's Barnstar. Congratulations!!!--[[User:U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A.|U.S.A.]] ('''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A.&amp;action=edit&amp;section=new<small>talk</small>]''' [[Special:Contributions/U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A.|<small>contribs</small>]]) 16:23, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Barnstar of Diligence'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I award Tim Vickers this '''Barnstar of Diligence''' for a conspicuous and sustained display of effort, common sense, and patience an a wide range of topics, under a wide range of situations. A tip of the hat. [[User:Pete.Hurd|Pete.Hurd]] 23:40, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Original Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For patient dicussion and guidance on [[Orthomolecular psychiatry]], and since I can find a barnstar for just being great and negotiating a tricky disagreement, I'm giving you the original barnstar.  Go TimVickers (and Loki)!  [[User:WLU|WLU]] ([[User talk:WLU|talk]]) 18:06, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Working {{#switch: {{{2}}}
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your dedicated work on [[Archaea]].  We need more editors like you!
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em;" | '''The E=mc² Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Because you seem to have been a major contributor to every [[chemistry]] or [[biochemistry]] Featured Article I read! [[User:Shudde|<span style="color:Blue">'''Shudde'''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Shudde|'''<span style="color:Blue">talk</span>''']]</sup> 07:03, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Original Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Thank you for working hard to make [[Archaea]] accessible to the interested lay reader! We autodidacts really appreciate such efforts! [[User:Awadewit|Awadewit]] ([[User talk:Awadewit|talk]]) 02:32, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I just wanted to say thanks for your recent  [[WP:AfD]] work. I've seen you close many AfDs recently when I was closing some myself, and I must say, well done. ;) That must have been tiring. Regards, [[User:RyRy|<span style="color:navy; font-family:Times New Roman">RyRy</span>]] ('''''[[User talk:RyRy|<span style="color:navy; font-family:Times New Roman">talk</span>]]''''') 07:37, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I, delldot, hereby award TimVickers the medicine barnstar for lending his time and expertise in helping bring [[pulmonary contusion]] to FA status. [[user:delldot|<span style="color:#990066">delldot</span>]] <small>[[user talk:delldot|<span style="color:DarkRed">talk</span>]]</small> 19:59, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''Thank You!''' 
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 2px solid gray;" |for your assistance in helping [[Virus]] to become a [[WP:FA|Featured Article]] today. 
It's much appreciated, Graham. [[User:GrahamColm|Graham <span style="color:blue">Colm</span>]] [[User talk:GrahamColm|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 13:07, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | for laying out your reasons in a way that both made your thinking clear and discounted the typical irrelevant AfD nonsense present in the discussions for [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of problems solved by MacGyver (3rd nomination)]], I award you this Barnstar [[User:Otherlleft|otherl]][[User talk:Otherlleft|left]]<sup>[[Wikipedia:Editor_review/Otherlleft|No, really, other way . . .]]</sup> 00:08, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 3px solid gray;" | Thanks for the good assist at [[Alcohol and sex]].  Have a beer and ... [[User:Colonel Warden|Colonel Warden]] ([[User talk:Colonel Warden|talk]]) 21:16, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | You are unquestionably one of the best administrators on Wikipedia. [[User:J.delanoy|<span style="color:green">J'''.'''delanoy</span>]][[User Talk:J.delanoy|<sup><span style="color:red">gabs</span></sup>]][[Special:Contributions/J.delanoy|<span style="color:blue"><sub>adds</sub></span>]] 18:56, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For actively encouraging compromise on flu articles and in other places  [[User:Pontificalibus|Pontificalibus]] ([[User talk:Pontificalibus|talk]]) 20:16, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
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[[File:Original_Barnstar.png|thumb|right|For an exemplary piece of dispute obviation by article improvement [[User:Jheald|Jheald]] ([[User talk:Jheald|talk]]) 12:10, 22 January 2010 (UTC)]]
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your improving and well sourced edits to the [[Reincarnation research]] article. [[User:Verbal|<span style="color:#CC7722; font-family:Papyrus">'''Verbal'''</span>]] <small>[[User talk:Verbal#top|<span style="color:grey; font-family:Papyrus">chat</span>]]</small> 17:56, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Thanks for the continual efforts in the wikiproject MCB in welcoming new users, helping needy users and greatly increasing the Knowledge stored in wikipedia! [[User:Squidonius|Squidonius]] ([[User talk:Squidonius|talk]]) 10:39, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
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[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19923217?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=1 Eudes A, Kunji ER, Noiriel A, Klaus SM, Vickers TJ, Beverley SM, Gregory JF, Hanson AD. ''"Identification of transport-critical residues in a folate transporter from the folate-biopterin transporter (FBT) family."'' J Biol Chem. (2009)]

[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19390105?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum Laurent MR, Vickers TJ. ''"Seeking health information online: does Wikipedia matter?"'' J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. (2009)]

[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19396443?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum Nare B, Garraway LA, Vickers TJ, Beverley SM. ''"PTR1-dependent synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin contributes to oxidant susceptibility in Leishmania major."'' Current genetics (2009)]

[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.03.009 Vickers TJ, Murta SM, Mandell MM, Beverley SM. ''"The enzymes of the 10-formyl-tetrahydrofolate synthetic pathway are found exclusively in the cytosol of the trypanosomatid parasite Leishmania major."'' Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. (2009)]

[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=DetailsSearch&term=19183277 Murta SM, Vickers TJ, Scott DA, Beverley SM. ''"Methylene tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase/cyclohydrolase and the synthesis of 10-CHO-THF are essential in Leishmania major."'' Mol Microbiol. 2009 Mar 71(6):1386-401]

[http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0060175 Huss JW, Orozco C, Goodale J, Wu C, Batalov S, Vickers TJ, Valafar F, Su AI. ''A Gene Wiki for Community Annotation of Gene Function'' PLoS Biol. 2008 Jul 8;6(7):e175.]

[http://aac.asm.org/cgi/reprint/AAC.01563-07v1?view=long&pmid=18250189 Wyllie S, Vickers TJ, Fairlamb AH. ''Roles of trypanothione S-transferase and tryparedoxin peroxidase in resistance to antimonials'' Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Apr;52(4):1359-65]

[http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/283/1/155 Scott DA, Hickerson SM, Vickers TJ, Beverley SM. ''The role of the mitochondrial glycine cleavage complex in the metabolism and virulence of the protozoan parasite Leishmania major.'' J Biol Chem. 2008 Jan 4;283(1):155-65.]

[http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/281/50/38150 Vickers TJ, Orsomando G, de la Garza RD, Scott DA, Kang SO, Hanson AD, Beverley SM. ''Biochemical and genetic analysis of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in leishmania metabolism and virulence.'' J Biol Chem. 2006 Dec 15;281(50):38150-8.]

[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16958620&query_hl=4&itool=pubmed_DocSum Greig N, Wyllie S, Vickers TJ, Fairlamb AH. ''Trypanothione-dependent glyoxalase I in Trypanosoma cruzi.'' Biochem J. 2006 Dec 1;400(2):217-23.]

[http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05022.x  Ariza A, Vickers TJ, Greig N, Armour KA, Dixon MJ, Eggleston IM, Fairlamb AH, Bond CS. ''Specificity of the trypanothione-dependent Leishmania major glyoxalase I: structure and biochemical comparison with the human enzyme.'' Mol Microbiol. 2006 Feb;59(4):1239-48.]

[http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/101/36/13186 Vickers TJ, Greig N, Fairlamb AH. ''A trypanothione-dependent glyoxalase I with a prokaryotic ancestry in Leishmania major.'' Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Sep 7;101(36):13186-91.]

[http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/279/47/49003 Vickers TJ, Wyllie S, Fairlamb AH. ''Leishmania major elongation factor 1B complex has trypanothione S-transferase and peroxidase activity.'' J Biol Chem. 2004 Nov 19;279(47):49003-9.]

[http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/279/28/29493 Saravanamuthu A, Vickers TJ, Bond CS, Peterson MR, Hunter WN, Fairlamb AH. ''Two interacting binding sites for quinacrine derivatives in the active site of trypanothione reductase: a template for drug design.'' J Biol Chem. 2004 Jul 9;279(28):29493-500.]

[http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/279/26/27246 Vickers TJ, Fairlamb AH. ''Trypanothione S-transferase activity in a trypanosomatid ribosomal elongation factor 1B.'' J Biol Chem. 2004 Jun 25;279(26):27246-56.]

==Links to news articles and talks==

*William J. Furney [http://www.thebalitimes.com/2009/12/29/accuracy-wikipedia-questioned-anti-aging-body-lawsuits/ Accuracy of Wikipedia Questioned Again as Anti-Aging Body Files Lawsuits] ''Bali Times'', 2009

*Tim Vickers [http://www.slideshare.net/TimVickers/tim-vickers-2009-nih-talk-on-wikipedia Wikipedia as a source of scientific information] 2009 NIH talk

*Rachel Metz [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_TECHBIT_WIKIPEDIA_STUDY?SITE=COBOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Study Suggests Doctors Should Add To Wikipedia] ''Associated Press'', 2009

*Aimee deCathelineau [http://jcb-biowrites.rupress.org/2009/01/a-crash-course-in-wikipedia-for-cell-biologists.html A crash course in Wikipedia for cell biologists] ''Biowrites'', 2009

*[http://www.embo.org/emboencounters/embo_encounters_issue9.pdf Molecular and cellular biology goes interactive] ''EMBO encounters'', 2007

==External links==

*[http://www.facebook.com/p/Tim_Vickers/598132811 Tim Vickers profile] - my facebook page.
*[http://www.linkedin.com/in/timvickers Tim Vickers CV] - my CV on LinkedIn
*[http://wikidashboard.parc.com/wiki/User:TimVickers TimVickers] - my Wikidashboard
*[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~escaladix/larticles/larticles.php?user=TimVickers&lang=en  Tim Vickers article list] - list of articles I have created

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