I Want To Be Page 7

It was a slow drive I made countless times, from my home in Murphy, NC, to a not so remarkable building just west of town. Eventually, I could complete the journey without my crutches, but wearing a brace would always be a part of my daily life. I arrived and went through the usual check-in…

Living in a town at a country border that is few miles away from an active war zone, witnessing doctors coming from all parts of the country to offer medical help to the injured had my full admiration to the noble job they did and how brave it is to risk your own life to…

I am [name], a third-year international student at the Human Development and Family Sciences doctoral program at the University of Connecticut. After 25 years of professional work with parents in not for profit sector in Turkey, I decided to involve in more research and applied to UCONN to earn a Ph.D. degree in parent-child relationships….

“Your genetics load the gun. Your lifestyle pulls the trigger” – Mehmet Oz. Billions of people in America suffer from obesity, my family especially, and helping to fight it has become my life mission. The reality of being obese is mortifying, as death constantly lurks in the shadows. The fear of heart disease, diabetes, and…

The past century was a whirlwind of progress for the embryology community. Great leaps were made in fertility treatments by building on much scientific groundwork for experimental design and evidence-based research conducted. In much the same way, I hope to build on the current knowledge base of embryology and bring new innovative treatments to patients…

I grew up constantly reminded of the privilege of being a natural-born citizen of the United States. As a first-generation college student, I intend to reap the benefits of my blue passport until the day I die, providing my family with the life they strived, yet failed, to achieve for me. Currently, I am just…