Over the course of studying my A-levels, I have developed a strong interest in Biology and specifically biomedical aspects of it. After watching the BBC series of documentaries “Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery”, the first instalment “Into the Brain” appealed to me. Walter J Freeman's work on lobotomies, he believed cutting off connections between the Hypothalamus and Frontal Lobe would cure patients of mental disorders. Results showed a third of patients became disorientated, with extreme memory loss and becoming violent because they had no sense of negotiation. This has fostered my interest in animal behaviour and evolution of the brain.
In A-level Biology, I particularly enjoyed the dissection of the heart. I was amazed by the many functions
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I am fascinated by Cell Biology and excited to learn more about diseases and the development of genetic engineering to reduce the percentage of people within the population with genetic diseases.
Chemistry is the basis for understanding many important mysteries surrounding intelligent life. Chemistry explains evolution – all compounds being carbon based and the evolution of simple substances like amino acids into proteins then DNA. My favourite practical was the synthesis of Aspirin experiment – this further fuelled my interest in neuropharmacology.
In Core Maths, I enjoy studying the real life applications of maths. We have collected, presented and analysed data. I have developed many transferable skills, such as logical thinking, articulate numerical ideas and analysis of data.
At sixth form, it was difficult to settle in due to my homeless situation. It took a toll on me and made me more determined to help others. My presence in school was always known because of my extra-curricular involvement. I was a participant in debate class, form leader and sports leadership. I was selected to participate in magistrate’s mock trial competition by the Citizenship Foundation, the experience helped me grasp a realistic understanding of the criminal justice
1. An understanding of chemistry is important for an understanding of biology because biology needs the models of chemistry to better describe life.
During my junior year, I fell in love with science, specifically Biology. My AP Biology class inspired me to pursue a career as a biomedical engineer. I was fascinated about the complexity as well as the simplicity of biology. When my AP Biology class was learning about biotechnology and the different ways scientists were using technology and medicine to cure patients, I was very interested in how technology played a big role in saving someone's life. That was when I started volunteering at the Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD.
I will return to your class this fall to study AP Biology under your guidance. Currently, I am the only child in a three-person family consisting of my parents and me. My parents are both chemists in a pharmaceutical company. They are both hard-working individuals, and I deeply admire their unfaltering patience in managing their priorities at work and at home.
My interest for science blossomed as a child, my mom is a lab technician and going to her job and seeing them learn all these astonishing things about a person from a simple tube of blood blew me away. In middle school I went to a STEM school, The Academy for Science and Design in order to allow that passion to grow, and from there I have participated in multiple science related research projects that I have been able to bring with me to national level competitions. In addition, in high school I am taking AP level science classes, such as AP Biology, in order to expand my knowledge. Soon I plan on starting to volunteer at the community hospital for an opportunity to gain real world experience in the scientific field. The thing I take most pride
Chemistry is the study of the composition, behaviour and properties of matter, and of the elements of the Earth and its atmosphere.
Growing up in a disadvantaged area and attending an underperforming school, with no immediate family members in higher education, attending university was unimportant to me. However, as a third-year BSc Sport and Exercise Science student I have not looked back, in fact, I am now looking forward, motivated to gain a more in-depth knowledge of behavioural medicine. I have applied to study an MRes in exercise and sport sciences, with a research focus on extreme cardiovascular reactions to acute psychological stress. Furthermore, I am also interested in the interventions which can be implemented to ameliorate and protect against the health damaging effects of exaggerated/blunted reactivity.
Chemistry captivated me as a college freshman by her promise of truth. Truth was a magical word, and was all the more alluring when associated with science, which to me back then meant the absolute. The process by which truth emerged from chemistry was so elegant: I loved to envision different molecules combining their molecular orbitals to form a product with the lowest energy level, and could not stop marveling at how concepts like energy, almost metaphysically abstract, manifested themselves so concretely in chemical reactions.
I desire to attend medical school because I want to assist those experiencing adversity regain a sense of control over their lives. At a young age I found that understanding and positivity made the hard times more endurable. As a child of a single parent, my mother asked my grandfather to relocate to Florida to tend to me while she worked. I had grown quite close to my grandfather by the time he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. Witnessing him struggle with his illness made me feel powerless thinking that as a nine-year old I could not do anything because I could not cure him.
Chemistry relates to everything we touch, see, smell, hear, and taste because atoms make up everything in the universe. Chemistry influences so much in our everyday lives that it is hard to think of an activity that does not involve a chemical process in some way. The science also plays a major role in the human body. Our bodies are made up of chemicals, in fact almost 96% of our body mass is made up of four different elements: hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen. Besides the physical way I am affected by elements, chemistry also majorly affects me in my line of work as a certified nursing assistant. As a certified nursing assistant I work in a nursing home and
As an undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico I have become increasingly aware of the complex network problems that I face as a citizen of the world. I have also realized the progress and success that I enjoy in the same capacity as the frontiers of medicine, technology and communication continue to expand. My desire to participate in the resolution of those problems and in the further expansion of those frontiers had inspired me to seek a degree in biology and entrance into a School of Dentistry. I intend to successfully complete program of dentistry and further my specialization in the area of endodontics. Upon completion of my
Statement of Interest My journey into the wonders of neuroscience began in high school. A psychology class provided me with my first insight into what drives us as humans. This course was a relief for me because it felt like I finally found a question that innately resonated with me. However, studying psychology seemed as if I was just scratching at the surface of something remarkable, something of incredible magnitude, which I could not yet uncover; the inner workings of the brain. While human behavior was interesting, it was the underlying mechanisms in the brain that captured my imagination. When deciding on a major for my time as an undergraduate, I realized that my deep curiosities could not be satisfied in the field of psychology
Animal experimentation has been at the forefront of brain research for decades. Rats, mice, rabbits, dogs, pigs, and monkeys are all used to develop drugs and treatments to benefit humans. Even though animal brains do not precisely mimic the biology of the human brain, their brains have many of the same basic structures and functions. Animal research, that is, the use of animals as experimental subjects in biomedical and behavioural fields of learning, has been institutionalised on the basis of two key assumptions, one factual and one moral. The factual assumption is that animal research provides a reliable basis for predicting the effects of drugs, products and yield significant scientific conclusions and medical benefits for society. The
I was born in Iran to Afghan parents who fled Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Iran is notorious for denying basic human rights to refugees and my family was no exception. Although I was born in Iran, I nor any other member of my family held a fraction of the rights granted to Iranian citizens. I recall the undercover police officers the Iranian government had who looked for Afghan refugees in order to force out of the country. My parents did not want us to continue to face the same problems and racist treatment so they went to the United Nations to seek refuge. After a year of grueling interviews, medical tests, and security checks, we were informed that Canada would take us in. Being only 11 years old, I remember feeling thrilled that we were going to a better place. Canada did not fail to disappoint as we were welcomed with warmth and treated with equality.
Throughout history chemistry has had a large impact on the field of medicine. Things such as
Chemistry has been called the science of what things are. Its intent is the exploration of the nature of the materials that fabricate our physical environment, why they hold the different properties that depict them, how their atomic structure may be fathomed, and how they may be manipulated and changed.