About Scott

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title: Scott W Harden, DMD, PhD
description: About Scott W Harden, DMD, PhD
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# About Scott

**I'm Scott W Harden, and this is my personal website.** I use this space to share personal projects I work on and as a place to aggregate notes and documentation I collect along the way. My formal education is in molecular biology, dentistry, and neuroscience, but I am passionate about computer programming and electrical engineering.

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## Contact

* **Scott W Harden, DMD, PhD**

* [**swharden@gmail.com**](mailto:swharden@gmail.com)

## Links

* [**GitHub**](https://github.com/swharden)

* [**Google Scholar**](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=egCaj-AAAAAJ)

* [**YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/SWHarden)

* [**Donate**](https://swharden.com/donate/)

## Favorite Projects

_The best way to see what I've been up to lately is to [check out my GitHub](https://github.com/swharden)_

* [**ScottPlot**](https://scottplot.net) - a .NET library for creating interactive plots of large datasets

* [**pyABF**](https://swharden.com/pyabf/) - a Python interface for Axon Binary Format (ABF) electrophysiology files

* [**FftSharp**](https://github.com/swharden/FftSharp) - a collection of fast Fourier transform (FFT) tools for .NET

* [**Spectrogram**](https://github.com/swharden/Spectrogram) - a .NET library for creating spectrograms

* [**LJPcalc**](https://swharden.com/LJPcalc/) - liquid junction potential (LJP) calculator

* [**ABFview**](https://swharden.com/software/ABFview/) -  electrophysiology data viewer for Axon Binary Format (ABF) files

* [**C# Data Visualization**](https://swharden.com/csdv/) - resources for drawing graphics and visualizing data with .NET technologies

* [**USB Frequency Counter**](https://github.com/swharden/USB-Counter) - a VHF frequency counter with USB interface

* [**FSKview**](https://swharden.com/software/FSKview/) - high-resolution spectrogram for viewing narrowband frequency-shift keyed (FSK) signals in real time

* [**QRSS Plus**](https://swharden.com/qrss/plus/) - a web service that manages an automatically-updating collection of QRSS grabber spectrograms

## Education

* **Associate of Science (AS)**<br>_Biology_

* **Bachelor of Science (BS)**<br>_Zoology major, Chemistry minor_

* **Master of Science (MS)**<br>_Molecular Biology and Microbiology (biotechnology)_<br>University of Central Florida

* **Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)**<br>_Dental School_<br>University of Florida College of Dentistry

* **Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)**<br>_Biomedical Science - Neuroscience concentration_<br>University of Florida College of Medicine

## Career

* **I currently work as a biological research scientist in a neuroscience laboratory.** My recent work investigates the cellular neurophysiology of hormonal signaling in the brain using a combination of patch-clamp electrophysiology, optogenetics, and two-photon imaging.

* **I offer custom hardware and software development** operating as [Harden Technologies, LLC](https://swharden.com/tech/).

* **Although I am a dentist, I do not currently treat patients.**

## Medical Updates

**I was diagnosed with cancer** in 2012 (peripheral T-cell lymphoma, PTCL-NOS) 
and began treatments in 2018 including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, 
and an autologous bone marrow transplant. 

**My medical updates:**
<br>
&bull; https://swharden.com/med/

**About my disease:**
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&bull; [Understanding Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ih0GTBGq7A)<br>
&bull; [Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma Fact Sheet (PDF)](ptcl.pdf)

**How to help:**
<br>
&bull; Join the [bone marrow donor registry](https://my.bethematch.org/s/join) (for US adults 18-40, it's free and just requires a cheek swab!)

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At the time of writing (early 2022) I am doing well, 
but the future of my disease remains somewhat uncertain. 
If this website hasn't been updated in a while, 
you can verify that I'm okay by seeing 
[recent activity on my GitHub account](https://github.com/swharden). 
~~My plan is to remove this message after achieving 5 years cancer-free.~~

> July, 2022:
> I am now classified as a patient with relapsed peripheral T-cell lymphoma. 
> Although I am not in any immediate danger, 
> 3 years after my autologous bone marrow transplant it now seems likely that 
> I will require additional treatment at some point. 
> Currently my disease remains indolent and things are moving slowly, 
> so my next course of treatment is not yet decided.
> I'll update this page and https://swharden.com/med as I learn more.