National Lab Mustache Day

NLMD on facebook!

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NLMD 2012 Store

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Click here for official
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NaLaMuDa 02-10-2012

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Great News! NLMD on the way!

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Dear NLMD Enthusiast,

Great news! NLMD 2012 is on the way! The BIG event is scheduled for Friday, February 10, 2012 (as always the Friday before Valentine's Day)! Watch this space for the all new NLMD 2012 logo, merchandise, and general NLMD craziness to be posted soon! THIS YEAR PROMISES TO BE THE BIGGEST NATIONAL LABORATORY MUSTACHE DAY EVER!

Mustachingly,

The NLMD staff

Happy Movember!

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Good luck to all Movember enthusiasts and stay tuned for NLMD 2012, the biggest NLMD ever invented!

National Laboratory Mustache Night

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A scene from the party at the Zoo!

NLMD Youth Movement, Part III

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Happy NLMD from Erin and Beck, a spectacular mother-son lab mustache day team!

NLMD Celebration in Virginia!

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From Adam: New lab, check. Mustaches, check. Question - where the hell is Farmville, VA.

Congrats Adam and co. and happy NLMD!

Madison Mustache Day!

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This one speaks for itself! Happy NLMD Carroll Lab!

NLMD Fish Wranglers!

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From the Fernald lab at Stanford. It was taken in our fish facility.

Thanks to Caroline and crew! Happy NLMD!

Seattle Soup Strainers

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Happy NLMD from the gang in Seattle! See you at the Zoo!

NLMD from the Rockies

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NLMD shout out from Ryan at CSU!

Looking good Ryan (and a bit like an aspiring unibomber?)

The NLMD celebration is underway in Florida!

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Gators unite for NLMD! Damn, we sexy.

No argument here. Thanks to Gary and the crew!

Another NLMD Father-Son team!

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The NLMD youth movement! Lab mustaches make me happy, by Alex and Caio.

NLMD mainstay

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Happy NLMD from Dan in Seattle!

Stanford celebrates NLMD 2011!

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Happy NLMD from the 'McShap' labs in Palo Alto! See you at the Oasis tonight!

Evo and Devo

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Father and son, a NLMD masterwork from Madison! Happy NLMD Matt and Enzo!

The Nittony Lion

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The silent roar of an NLMD mustache! Jens from Penn State.

The Royal NLMD Court begins to arrive

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Great to see you again Jen! Happy NLMD!

NLMD Security

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provided by the Struhl lab

salutes and salutations

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Scientists, we salute you!

I'm not a scientist. But I have a mustache today. I wear that mustache to honor you and your scientific pursuits.

To those of you creating replacement limbs in leg-sized petri dishes, thank you.

To those of you building giant structures of beakers and tubes where fluids run through and smoke emerges, thank you.

To those of you using pipettes to inject fluids into ice cube trays of gels to make things grow into other things, thank you.

To those of you creating gargantuan cows and pigs to make huge steaks and savory, tasty ribs, thank you.

To those of you building robots that can make cars out of Legos, thank you.

Yes scientists, a grateful nation rises as one today in your honor. Grow on!

from dear friends and lab mustache enthusiasts Nate and Adam in the land of 10,000 lakes

Happy NLMD 2011!

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Across the country and around the world...

Happy Laboratory Mustache Day! Send you Lab Mustache Day Celebration images to : 2011nlmd@gmail.com for immediate blog posting! Congratulations everyone!

The story of a huge mustache and Caulobacter

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http://www.ectomo.com/2007/07/page/3/

Bay Area Celebration!

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To San Francisco Bay area scientists:

Tomorrow is one of the most important work days of the year. In recognizance of this event, the Center for Excellence in Mustache Technology and the local chapter of National Lab Mustache Day are co-sponsoring an honorary symposium at The Oasis Beer Garden in Menlo Park, beginning at 6PM. Besides a short introductory address by the chairman of CEMT, the format of this meeting will be unlike most other symposia in that it will be completely free form. Use of microphones, laser pointers, and powerpoint slide shows is encouraged but not required of the presenters or attendees. A free glass of beer will be awarded to all of those who support the mission of CEMT / NLMD through mustache wearing and/or mustache enthusiasm.

Registration is free and open to the public!

The Oasis Beer Garden is located at 241 El Camino Real in Menlo Park.

New Element Discovered!

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Across the country and around the world...

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How will you celebrate NLMD 2011 on Friday? Let us know by taking the NLMD 2011 blog poll on the sidebar!

Seattle Area NLMD Party!

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Join us at the ZOO for the 2011 NLMD Seattle area NLMD 2011 party!

send along your 2011 NLMD party announcement to 2011nlmd@gmail.com for immediate blog posting and remember the mailbag is open throughout 2011 NLMD season for mustache related images, issues, ideas, etc.

nature's mustache convergence part II

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by Grant Bowman (NLMD co-founder)

Prepare for NLMD

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with a DIY mustache! (Patterns available at this Etsy shop.)

nature's mustache convergence

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by Grant Bowman (NLMD co-founder)

The Mailbag is Open!

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2011nlmd@gmail.com

Great news everybody! The official electronic mailbox is now open. As you plan for NLMD2011 check-in with us early and often with information, ideas, photos, advertisements, confessions, anything...

Announcing

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happy holidays

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across the country and around the world from the whole crew, see you next year for NLMD 2011!

(quite like it)

Enjoy a refreshing beverage

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as you prepare for National Laboratory Mustache Day. Celebrations are in the works all across the country and around the world!

(breadandbadger.com)

Got the Movember Blues?

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Don't worry NLMD 2011 is on the way! Watch this space for the all-new logo and news about this year's biggest ever National Laboratory Mustache Day ever. February 11th 2011 is fast approaching!

Looks like holiday shopping season just opened up early this year...

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www.carstache.com

The Lone Bear

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Aaron celebrates NLMD 2010 in style at Cal Berkeley!

NLMD part deux

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the party continues on in paris!

NLMD arrives...

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...at an undisclosed scientific location at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina! Thanks to Denise, great show!

Thanks for a great NLMD2010

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Wisps of hair from nose to lip
Bring good times without a quip
Defending against noxious fumes
And embarrassing rashes
Thanks again laboratory mustaches

NLMD at the Oasis

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McShap Lab and Friends from Stanford celebrate NLMD2010 with NLMD co-founder Grant Bowman

Struhl Lab comes in strong

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Taking care of mustache business.

More Ivy League Lab Mustaches

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by Nicole, Peter, Michael, and Alec at Penn!

Mann Lab Mustache Carnival

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Where mustache form meets laboratory function at Columbia University. In lumine tuo videbimus lumen (In thy light shall we see the light).

The Z lab is back...

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...and better than ever! Happy NLMD to Caroline, Brandon, Kyle and Ted at Appalachian State!

SoCal Lab Mustaches from UCSD!

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From Renee: The Varki lab and histology core are putting the 'stache to work!

Indeed you are, thanks and happy NLMD2010!

Chi-town arrives on NLMD

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Rodney and Jorge from Northwestern/Children's Memorial of the Topczewski lab are in the game with traditional mustache and moutee!

Bawlmore weighs in on NLMD

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George...social scientist...mustache aficionado...NLMD mainstay

Malik Lab Mustache Madness

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The party is underway in Seattle....

NLMD adventures

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Happy NLMD from Danielle! Check out Danielle's fantastic blog- Urban Science Adventures!

Across the country and AROUND THE WORLD!!!

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First NLMD at the Myology group (INSERM UMR 787 and 974) at the University of Paris VI in France! Happy NLMD to everybody!

Thanks Daniel and Happy NLMD to you and your crew in Paris!

Let the games begin!

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HAPPY NLMD 2010 everyone! Send images, comments, stories, and confessions to nlmd2010@gmail.com and return to the blog early and often to see NLMD celebrations across the country and around the world!

Bay Area NLMD Party!

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Anyone wearing a mustache, real or synthetic, will receive one free pint of beer, courtesy of the NLMD Charitable Foundation.

Chocolate Lab Mustache

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Thanks to Emily for the contribution.

The NLMD 2010 mailbag is open!

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Great news everybody! The NLMD 2010 mailbag is now officially open. Please send laboratory mustache related ideas, images, advertisements, etc. for immediate posting on the NLMD blog. Want to get the word out on your local NLMD party? Itching to share a laboratory mustache related story? Got a killer mustache related image the world needs to see? We'll also be posting images from NLMD 2010 celebrations across the country and around the world on February 12th. So use nlmd2010@gmail.com as your conduit to lab mustache fame and fortune!

NLMD celebration in Seattle

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Seattle area NLMD celebration...Join us February 12th

Spread the word! NLMD 2010 is on the way!

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Thanks to Matt G., NLMD 2010 East Coast co-chair, for these printable flyers! Download, print, cut in half, and post liberally around home and laboratory...

How to stay warm til NLMD

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Fight winter and prepare for National Lab Mustache Day on February 12th with a mustachioed neck fleece. Available at the hahabird store on Etsy.

The missing link...

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...or convergent evolution of the soup strainer? (Emperor tamarin)

New butterfly species identified by mustache

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Follow the story at Science Daily

Happy New Year! NLMD 2010 is on the way!

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Hello again everyone! We're dusting off the National Lab Mustache Day blog and firing up for our biggest celebration yet! Stay tuned to this space for constant updates and information about NLMD 2010 that will be celebrated on February 12th, 2010 (Friday before Valentine's Day). Welcome everyone!

with great power comes great responsibility

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spotted by Matt G., NLMD co-chair

Old timey mustaches...just in time!

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NLMD2009 Komeili Lab, UC Berkeley

The day the heavens wore a mustache

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The other day our friend Vivian pointed out that "You know, rainbows are kind of mustaches for the sky" Indeed! It seems that lab mustache day was being celebrated in the heavens and we almost missed it. Thankfully, thanks to Vivian and an intrepid iphone, we have this image that records the celestial mustache, shyly half-hiding behind Beckman building.

National Laboratory Mustache NIGHT

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Innervated mustaches

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Evan, Patrick, Andrew, Andres, Greg, and Shreck from the Bargmann Lab at Rockefeller

Thanks for a great NLMD 2009!

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From very personal celebrations (e.g., lab mustache enthusiast Nathan Eklund pictured above) to NLMD parties across the country and around the world, NLMD 2009 was a huge success. Thanks for taking this historic journey with us! And start planning now for NLMD 2010! Watch this space for news and details....

Seattle's laboratory lip umbrellas

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Celebrating NLMD 2009 into the night...

Jen & Allison celebrate NLMD 2009

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Shhhhh.....

Model organism mustaches

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The crew from the McNally Lab at UC Davis celebrating NLMD 2009!

Southern mustache comfort

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The Zerucha lab at Appalachian State University celebrating NLMD '09!

Stanford celebrates the mustache

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Members of the Shapiro, Nusse, and McAdams lab celebrate lab mustache day in style. Notice the custom-made, knitted 'staches for the ladies!

Getting the job done

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The Kaplan Lab at UC Davis is celebrating NLMD 2009!

Mustache sightings in the Mann Lab

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Matt (NLMD2009 co-chair), Joseph, Cesar, Paul, Yannis, and Ricardo at Columbia University

The Mayor's Mustache

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Well done, Dr. Haddad, well done!

The Bustamante Lab NLMD party!

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The Bustamante lab in Berkeley celebrated NLMD a bit early this year because the moustachioed boss was going out of town... but here's a sample of the fun:
http://picasaweb.google.com/gheghe/NationalLabMoustacheDay#5301378504170385874

Just out of the blocks...

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We here in the Chemistry Department at the University of Windsor (Ontario) were unaware of National Lab Moustache Day, though we're in the midst of our annual "Facial Hair February" event as a lead-in to "Moustache March". Here's a sampling of the progress some of our participants have made thus far. We'll be sure to send along proof of our dusters at the turn of the month, and are glad to see we aren't the only ones celebrating the soup strainer.

The Schurko Group

Flip flips us the mustache

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As I am incapable of growing structured facial hair (Its propagation is a Brownian process) I am forced to use the faux 'stache taught to me by one of my students - the "Instant Disguise" mustache - it's use is illustrated above.

The Shaw Lab spirit runs deep

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The Shaw undergraduate lab course NLMD fandango 2009!

In the wild

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Dr. Strongin's next great discovery...

HAPPY NATIONAL LABORATORY MUSTACHE DAY!

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A peek at the inaugural lab mustache day (circa 2004). From humble beginnings lab mustache day has grown into this year's international celebration, National Laboratory Mustache Day. Congratulations everybody and enjoy the celebration.

Tell us your story. Please send photos from your NLMD 2009 celebration to nlmd2009@gmail.com for immediate posting on the blog. Or upload your images on the Facebook event page (now more than 1000 invited!).

The great nobel mustache depression (1940-2008)

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This just in from Dr. Dan Strongin on the state of mustaches among nobel prize winners... Be a part of the stimulus package on Friday!

how will you celebrate NLMD on friday?

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Post comments below...

laboratory mustache youth movement

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ONE WEEK TO NLMD 2009!

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Time to get organized.....

To get NLMD out into the world, mustachioed Stanford-ites are meeting at the Old Pro (541 Ramona St, Palo Alto) at 7 pm on the big day. Come join in on the festivities and bring your friends! You'll know us when you see us..... Believe me.

vegetarian lab mustache options

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cheese and chocolate and wife's hair mustaches by Nitin and Naina!

May we recommend...

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... meat based lab mustaches to celebrate NLMD 2009 on 13 February!

bacon by Danielle and Celia & wings by Josh.

Taking it up a notch

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by Aathi

Great news everybody

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The NLMD 2009 promotional poster is now available! To get the full-size pdf file for printing and posting around home and laboratory Click here. Get out the word! NLMD 2009 is fast approaching!

Slogan selected for NLMD2009 by a landslide...

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It's official! NLMD 2009 - the new face of scientific growth. Congratulations to Tenessa for contributing the winning slogan for this year's NLMD, February 13, 2009. LESS THAN ONE MONTH UNTIL THE BIG DAY!

Also visit the NLMD 2009 shop to see the new, improved, and larger logo design on all our fine products.

A laboratory mustache saves a life!

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This from guest blogger and graduate student Adam Waite...
A Lab Mustache is much more than just a suave accoutrement. This is a picture taken 11 hours into a timecourse experiment which required my benchtop gas burner to be on the entire time. I was feeling quite loopy at this point, but if it hadn't been for the air-filtering properties of my Lab Mustache, I most certainly would have perished from the fumes.

Homage to the mustache

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It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, in which case professor Mani Ramaswami (back row, center) has hit the jackpot. For an epic mustache, the crew at NLMD pays homage to Mani and his mustache mates. Join with us for the celebration on February 13th!

Grand opening of the NLMD shop!

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Great news everbody!

Click here   to visit the all new National Lab Mustache Day Shop. And may we recommend the sleeveless t-shirt among our many great signature items.

In Golgi we trust

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Watch this space for upcoming posts from our blog team contributors on the history of mustaches in the laboratory as we get closer and closer to February 13th, National Laboratory Mustache Day!

The post-doc has become the mentor

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Professor Ron Vale is well-known for his long-standing and well-groomed mustache. Indeed, birds along the California coast are believed to use this mustache as a landmark during fall and spring migrations. But Aathi, UCSF post-doc in the Vale lab, has taken 'stachedom to the next level in the laboratory setting. Congratulations to both these mustache wearers, we look forward to seeing you at NLMD 2009 on February 13th!

birds of a feather grow mustaches

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Adam and Zak, University of Washington grad student and undergrad, share laboratory mustache camaraderie. Send your photos to nlmd2009@gmail.com!

An ode to Zapata

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The mustache photos keep pouring in. Thanks to George, psychologist (toiling in the laboratory of the mind) and mustache devotee. Keep those images coming to nlmd2009@gmail.com

Los que no tengan miedo que pasen a firmar.

Women for Lab Mustache Day

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Everyone is welcome to participate in Lab Mustache day. No facial hair? No problem. Here is an example of women -and a gingerbread princess Leia- supporting the mustache.

Mustache Tribute

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For an iconic mustache, often spotted in the laboratory setting, the staff at NLMD pays tribute to professor Mark Hochstrasser. Rumors are circulating that this hand-crafted soup-strainer might be recently shaved. If true, this is a mustache that may be gone, but will not be forgotten. Any recent sightings in the wild, fellow mustache fans? (please comment below)

Calling all mustaches! Send images to nlmd2009@gmail.com

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We need your mustache related images. The team at NLMD 2009 is compiling your images for our promotional poster. Get in on the ground floor and be a part of NLMD history. Please send your mustache related images to nlmd2009@gmail.com. Folks submitting images will be sent our collector's edition NLMD 2009 poster (pdf file) for printing and posting around home and laboratory and you'll be a part of it! But wait there's even more good news. You'll also be entered in a drawing for an official NLMD 2009 T-shirt featuring our new logo. Keep those images coming for more chances of winning a limited edition T-shirt.

The laboratory mustache related image shown above is of Matt, Columbia University post-doc, mustache enthusiast, and east coast NLMD 2009 co-chair. (The mustache is fake, but the shaved-in bald spot for mustache emphasis is for real!)