EDIT

<?php 

/*

   $variables = array(

    'content'        => ($teaser && $node->teaser) ? $node->teaser : $node->body,

    'date'           => format_date($node->created),

    'links'          => $node->links ? theme('links', $node->links, array('class' => 'links inline')) : '',

    'name'           => theme('username', $node),

    'node'           => $node,  // we pass the actual node to allow more customization

    'node_url'       => url('node/'. $node->nid),

    'page'           => $page,

    'taxonomy'       => $taxonomy,

    'teaser'         => $teaser,

    'terms'          => theme('links', $taxonomy, array('class' => 'links inline')),

    'title'          => check_plain($node->title)

  );

*/ 

?>

    <?php 

      print '<h3>'.t('Expert: ').$node->content['field_parent_person']['#value'].'</h3>';

      $display_options =  array(

            //taxa

            12 => array('term_path'=> true, 'notes'=>$node->field_taxon_notes[0]['view']),

            //geo

            13 => array('term_path'=> true, 'notes'=>$node->field_geo_notes[0]['view']),

            // methods

            5 => array('term_path'=> true),

          );

      print theme('expertdb_interest_categories', $node->taxonomy, $display_options, true);

      $view_args = array('');

      if($node->field_taxon_project){

        foreach($node->field_taxon_project as $project){

          $view_args[0] .= (strlen($view_args[0]) ? '+' : '').$project['nid'];

        }

      }

      $projects_view = views_get_view('projects_by_interest');

      if(views_access($projects_view)){

        $out = views_build_view('block', $projects_view, $view_args, false, false);

        if($out){

          print '<h3>'.t('Projects:').'</h3>'.$out;

        } else {

          // empty table but add_link at bottom

          print '<h3>'.t('Projects:').'</h3>'.theme('views_view_table_projects_by_interest',$projects_view, array());

        }

      }