I love brains. Not in that zombie way, either. I just find it fascinating that an organ can be responsible for my thoughts, character quirks, and everything else that makes me, me. I've always been fascinated by the brain, for as long as I can remember. Then, when I was in high school, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and my love affair with the cortex became serious.
I am currently studying at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, which is a long ways away from my home in Michigan. I have decided to focus on medicine, specifically pharmacology as I want to help others like me who suffer from diseases of the brain. I spent a year investigating the protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease and also found that enthralling. I have not decided exactly I want to study in the future, but I do know for sure that it will involve my favorite organ, and that I would like to earn my Ph.D and work in academia.
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