Polyjuice to Noor

"as for the answer, why would i want to be anyone else?"

Charming, witty, efficient and deep - adjectives that can be used to describe Noor as well as her numerous one-liners. The latter are usually quite good, so its no surprise that this one wins her the 1st Annual Polyjuice Potion Contest.

2007 has proved to be quite the innings for Noor. She graduated from Harvard with her MPH, got married and, now, has bagged the Polyjuice Potion Contest (and that's listed in increasing order of importance - j/k). In a few months time, she'll graduate with her MD from Wash U, and go on to combine her training in medicine, public health, as well as a natural bent towards activism and a deep concern for the less fortunate, in what should be a very, very interesting career.

So I extend a hearty handshake and congrats to Noor for her victory. Noor: you'll be receiving your award shortly.

Tej, Maheer, James and Valli: thank you for entering the contest. Noor's answer was phenomenal, but it wasn't a runaway victory by any means; I enjoyed all of your contributions (as well as the emergent discussion on the properties of the potion!).

I quite enjoyed putting this contest out there, so look for more in this space in the coming months.