Alan G. Fincham
Alan has interests in caving (speleology), stamps (philately), wild flowers (botany), education (medical/dental) and biochemistry. He has lived and worked in Great Britain, Jamaica and the United States (Washington DC and Los Angeles).
He is now retired and lives in Cyprus in the eastern Mediterannean.
Important alert! Quarrying activity now threatens Akamas gorge in Cyprus. See: http://www.akamasquarrythreat.co.uk/
Biochemistry - mostly Dental Enamel Proteins
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Atomic-Force Microscope (AFM) image of amelogenin proteins
self-assembled into ~20nm diameter "nanospheres" which control the
organized mineralization of dental enamel.
Botany - Cyprus Wild Flowers
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Gladiolus triphyllus - a Cyprus endemic species.
Caves - mostly Jamaican
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In Riverhead Cave - St. Catherine
Education - Problem-Based Learning in Dental Education
Stamps - On line Index of Jamaican Postmarks
Email: agfincham@googlemail.com
This page last updated 11.8.2009