Biotechnology Personal Statement

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I began my undergraduate education with the aim of pursuing a career as a physician. However, after exposure to laboratory research and the discovery of my passion for teaching, I have now been considering obtaining an MD/PhD. I would like to help patients not only as a compassionate physician but also by conducting research that will open doors to health issues faced by many around the world. My interest in obtaining research experience at UT Southwestern is twofold: it will give me an opportunity to conduct full-time biological research and resolve my interest in pursuing a career as a physician-scientist.

Scientists continue to find new ways to insert genes for specific traits into plant and animal DNA. A field of promise—and a subject of debate—genetic engineering is changing the food we eat and the world we live in.

After becoming a member of the National Society for Leadership and Success, I participated in countless hours of volunteer work for my community. One particular event that I always attend is the Raid for Kids. This event is a community Halloween event that provides children with a safer alternative to trick or treating. The event occurs on the University campus during day light hours and is supervised by volunteers and organizers. Later on I joined Habitat for Humanity in Albany, Georgia. Last year we participated in neighborhood clean-up projects. Recently Albany, Georgia had a destructive tornado that wrecked havoc on the city. So after the storm we came together to offer our help to people who were less fortunate than we were. This service

What sets me apart from other students applying to Bioscience is the fact that I am an extremely motivated individual; I do all of the work expected of me and beyond. I have a great curiosity of the unknown, and a desire to assimilate new things. I help my community; advocating for a clean, safe, and working environment. At Wahconah, the previous high school I attended, I was in Rotary club, a community service group where we would serve hours to help raise money and food for the local food pantries, raise awareness for many causes, and hold many fundraisers. I was in the Green Umbrella club, where we raised awareness in our school of the necessity of recycling for the environment and our planet.

Richard Doyle, whose field is rhetoric and cultural study of science, in his article ‘LSDNA: Consciousness Expansion and the Emergence of Biotechnology’, has challenged assumptions regarding the techno-scientific triumphs. This is interesting to note because such assumptions and rhetoric are often accepted without question. The “scientific revolution”-in progress from the time when the Enlightenment rejected all ideas grounded in faith and traditions- has emphasized a new tradition: the tradition of science, and, what Doyle calls “fathoming secrets” is an inseparable part of this tradition. Science’s revelatory practice of the secrets could be seen identical to ever-existing human desire to reveal and expose. However, this “undoing” process has the potential to “infect the living” and “reduce the reality of life” to just mechanical revelation. Would these new mechanical relations affect our identity as human beings? Could we

The field of pharmacology has always astonished me. I have always been curious how something as small as a pill could shape the functioning of an intricate being. I was especially curious to know how medications could reverse the process that led to a disease. This would largely influence my decision to major in health profession chemistry for my undergraduate degree and later apply to pharmacy school. I am thrilled to envision myself as a pharmacist in the future.

What drew me to Biology is the human anatomy, especially how scientific advancements over the years have allowed the human body to overcome biological obstacles such as diseases and viruses, which once could have eradicated the human race. However due to the brilliance of individuals and scientific advancement we are able to survive and become stronger as a race. The decision to study biomedical sciences is a result of my desire for Science especially Chemistry and Biology. The topics within these subjects such as mitosis and the cardiovascular system, looking at how the heart is specially adapted and never fatigues due to the cardiac muscle.

The world of work in agriculture is in a process of rapid change. While "change" is by no means alien to agriculture, something new has entered the arena which promises and/or threatens to fundamentally alter agricultural practices across the globe. Biotechnology has already begun to be implemented resulting in what may be important shifts in not only agricultural production, but indeed changes in the very makeup of agricultural products themselves. This promises to pose serious challenges and/or opportunities to farmers across the globe. However, this may of course depend where it is particular farmers stand in relation to the power and socio-economic relations surrounding

Over this past summer, I was given the opportunity to volunteer at my local hospital. Over the 10 week program where I volunteered 200 hours of my time, I was exposed to many aspects of the healthcare system. Given my future career plans of one day becoming an ophthalmologist, this was a great learning experience. I was greatly intrigued by many of the technology at the hospital and tried best as I could to envelop myself into areas where I could better understand the usage of such technology. From my initial exposure to such advances in medical technologies I decided I would make my undergraduate major bioengineering as to understand technological advances better and how they can efficiently be used to help people. Bioengineering would not

     When I first started this paper I would have to admit that I was pretty green in the field of Biotechnology, I had a brief understanding but nothing near an in depth understanding of the field. So when I first started looking for a success story, I tied my views on successful innovation in the areas that I am familiar with to the biotech field. The major theme that emerged was that successful innovation equals a product that produces quality profits for a company. After further research on the success of innovation, you do realize that profits may be the end goal of the company but success stems from a total company wide effort, that may start many years before a single cent of

A slinky single-celled organism piqued my interest in biology in sixth grade. My intrigue grew deeper last year when my honors biology class introduced me to the study of diseases on a molecular level. I became fascinated by how the human body fights illnesses using its antibodies and the ways that scientists have discovered to use these counter- agents to aid people back to health. The same biology class also helped solidify my desire to focus on genetics.

The Confucian tradition is one of the most recurrently referenced traditional justifications for the high suicide rates in China. It is regularly claimed that the societal and domestic pressure lead to high suicide rates of the youth. However, this belief was partially dismantled by two researchers Zhang Jie and Eric Y. Liu. In their article they explored several distinct ideas of Confucianism and how the relate to the suicide rates (2012). Unexpectedly, the traditional idea of filial piety is, in fact, a preventative factor against suicide.

The phrase “location, location, location” is often used from the real-estate side of business. This phrase is also essential for an organization to determine where they are going to set up their operations in order to have success. When doing business in another country there are several factors that CEO’s must take into account. Predominantly culture is the major concern because there are some variables that cannot be measured; how will the locals react to us being there. Other factors such as the language difference, cost of doing business, and general political situation are all things to consider.

What field/program are you studying at Guilford Technical College and why did you choose it?