Painting the Starry Night
Perched atop the living room fireplace, a replica of the Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece “The Starry Night” mesmerized my eyes and imagination. Overcoming the limitations of a 20”x30” dark frame, the hills rolled and the clouds swirled, immersing me within its third dimension. Inspired and amazed by power of rendering trivial scene into a creative art work“The Starry Night” , I challenged myself to create artwork as creative as Van Gogh’s, one that was deserving of the space right next to his painting, but in a field where my assets could shine: science.
My inspiration for science started from middle school years, but took a surprising turn when was volunteering at the Vanderbilt’s Veteran’s Affair’s Hospital pharmacy, from an encountering a scene of a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) patient.
Breathing heavily, the veteran at the pharmacy counter bore his eyes into the wall. His stiff facial muscles revealed nothing about the violent scenes trespassing his head. …show more content…
Likewise, my Vanderbilt research work revealed a beneficial gene in malignant cancer. While my research experience was surely not the artistic outlet that I had in mind, I couldn’t have asked for a more fitting one. By the beginning of this year, I could pin up a certificate right next to “The Starry Night” that read “Regeneron Science Talent Search 2017 Scholar”. My findings, won the Best Scientific Poster Award at the Research Experience for 2017 High School students (REHSS) symposium at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Again my article on “PODPC3 Regulates EMT in Colorectal Cancer Cells” is selected as Top Scholer category of the Regeneron Science Talent Search Competition, the only project from Tennessee. Although, this artistic journey has been paused now , there still remains an empty space on the other side of the painting for future achievements to
Perched atop the living room fireplace, a replica of the Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece “The Starry Night” mesmerized my eyes and imagination. Overcoming the limitations of a 20”x30” dark frame, the hills rolled and the clouds swirled, immersing me within its third dimension. Inspired and amazed by power of rendering trivial scene into a creative art work“The Starry Night” , I challenged myself to create artwork as creative as Van Gogh’s, one that was deserving of the space right next to his painting, but in a field where my assets could shine: science.
My inspiration for science started from middle school years, but took a surprising turn when was volunteering at the Vanderbilt’s Veteran’s Affair’s Hospital pharmacy, from an encountering a scene of a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) patient.
Breathing heavily, the veteran at the pharmacy counter bore his eyes into the wall. His stiff facial muscles revealed nothing about the violent scenes trespassing his head. …show more content…
Likewise, my Vanderbilt research work revealed a beneficial gene in malignant cancer. While my research experience was surely not the artistic outlet that I had in mind, I couldn’t have asked for a more fitting one. By the beginning of this year, I could pin up a certificate right next to “The Starry Night” that read “Regeneron Science Talent Search 2017 Scholar”. My findings, won the Best Scientific Poster Award at the Research Experience for 2017 High School students (REHSS) symposium at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Again my article on “PODPC3 Regulates EMT in Colorectal Cancer Cells” is selected as Top Scholer category of the Regeneron Science Talent Search Competition, the only project from Tennessee. Although, this artistic journey has been paused now , there still remains an empty space on the other side of the painting for future achievements to