The agony of watching my grandmother lose battle to an aggressive cancer, when I was but eight years old, has channeled in my life as a driving force to combat this disease.
My resolution to battle cancer has affected my education choices. I chose XX for my undergraduate studies for its excellence in cancer research and cancer treatment development. During the final year of my undergraduate studies I was involved in studying and identifying the role of post translational modifications, such as protein glycosylation, in altering binding properties of Trastuzumab (a drug used to treat metastatic breast cancer) to the Herceptin HER2 positive cells. In addition, I am proud to be included as a co-author a published paper on dietary methods for late stage cancer patients, while working at XX, where I am honored to work to this day. Thus, memories of my grandmother have affected my choice of course work which has been skewed towards cancer. During my undergraduate studies I have endeavored to …show more content…
Studies on one hand and in parallel performing laboratory experimental research work for my final-year project on the other has helped me to stay abreast with cancer research. For example, cells are in constant interaction and communication with each other, yet cancer cells seem to not heed the communication from the neighboring cells, which affects cancer development and treatment options. This suggests that researchers might be able to develop methods of re-establishing that communication, and develop novel treatments and re-assess current ones. Drug design is one of the branches of cancer research, in which I am extremely interested and would like to be involved in. However, I recognise the wide range of potentially interesting areas that are constantly opening up in cancer research and I am eager extend my knowledge into all the branches of cancer research and take part in
My resolution to battle cancer has affected my education choices. I chose XX for my undergraduate studies for its excellence in cancer research and cancer treatment development. During the final year of my undergraduate studies I was involved in studying and identifying the role of post translational modifications, such as protein glycosylation, in altering binding properties of Trastuzumab (a drug used to treat metastatic breast cancer) to the Herceptin HER2 positive cells. In addition, I am proud to be included as a co-author a published paper on dietary methods for late stage cancer patients, while working at XX, where I am honored to work to this day. Thus, memories of my grandmother have affected my choice of course work which has been skewed towards cancer. During my undergraduate studies I have endeavored to …show more content…
Studies on one hand and in parallel performing laboratory experimental research work for my final-year project on the other has helped me to stay abreast with cancer research. For example, cells are in constant interaction and communication with each other, yet cancer cells seem to not heed the communication from the neighboring cells, which affects cancer development and treatment options. This suggests that researchers might be able to develop methods of re-establishing that communication, and develop novel treatments and re-assess current ones. Drug design is one of the branches of cancer research, in which I am extremely interested and would like to be involved in. However, I recognise the wide range of potentially interesting areas that are constantly opening up in cancer research and I am eager extend my knowledge into all the branches of cancer research and take part in