than three, and be specific.)
I take great pride in being acknowledged in a recent Nature scientific journal publication entitled “Epigenetic Editing of Ascl1 gene in Neural Stem Cells by Optogenetics,” which stems from my work as a research intern at the Indiana University School of Medicine. I am also proud to have had the opportunity to present my research work as a semi-finalist at the Armed Forces-sponsored Southern California Junior Sciences and Humanities Symposium. Last but not least, I also take pride in co-founding and serving as the president of my high school’s geography club, which was able to prepare four students who qualified for the US Geography Olympiad national championships in our inaugural year.
*Name one book that you read during the past year that you recommend. Why? …show more content…
It details the discrimination-tinged backstory of the woman behind the cell line and also underscores, in a very realistic yet storytelling manner, the impact race had in the medical profession and society at large in the era. The book also brings up medical ethics, another very relevant topic to our modern society today, and also stirs emotion through the author’s depiction of life for Lack and her descendants, including the members of her family today who struggle to afford resources while pharmaceutical companies earn billions from drugs sourced from the cell line. Ultimately, the novel provides a fascinating yet eye opening look into how science obtained an “immortal” cell line and the inspiring lives “behind the
I take great pride in being acknowledged in a recent Nature scientific journal publication entitled “Epigenetic Editing of Ascl1 gene in Neural Stem Cells by Optogenetics,” which stems from my work as a research intern at the Indiana University School of Medicine. I am also proud to have had the opportunity to present my research work as a semi-finalist at the Armed Forces-sponsored Southern California Junior Sciences and Humanities Symposium. Last but not least, I also take pride in co-founding and serving as the president of my high school’s geography club, which was able to prepare four students who qualified for the US Geography Olympiad national championships in our inaugural year.
*Name one book that you read during the past year that you recommend. Why? …show more content…
It details the discrimination-tinged backstory of the woman behind the cell line and also underscores, in a very realistic yet storytelling manner, the impact race had in the medical profession and society at large in the era. The book also brings up medical ethics, another very relevant topic to our modern society today, and also stirs emotion through the author’s depiction of life for Lack and her descendants, including the members of her family today who struggle to afford resources while pharmaceutical companies earn billions from drugs sourced from the cell line. Ultimately, the novel provides a fascinating yet eye opening look into how science obtained an “immortal” cell line and the inspiring lives “behind the