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Where are you from?<\/strong><\/p>\n I am from Madison, Wisconsin!<\/p>\n Why did you choose the combined BA\/MA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology?<\/strong><\/p>\n I chose the BMB major and the BA\/MA program because the coursework will help me to build a strong background in both biology and chemistry, which is essential in my field of interest: drug discovery. The major also offers a lot of interesting advanced electives, and the BA\/MA program in particular is very research-oriented.<\/p>\n What kind of research have you done?<\/strong><\/p>\n The summer after freshman year I performed research in a lab at the BU School of Dental Medicine on the epigenetic marks associated with stem-like traits in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells and investigated the effects of a potential drug on two different HNSCC cell lines. My current research is focused on structure-based drug design with the protein target Keap1, a major regulator of the body\u2019s natural response to oxidative stress.<\/p>\n How did you get your research position?<\/strong><\/p>\n I found my first research position on the BU UROP website and emailed the PI a short introduction and my CV. After I decided I wanted to switch labs in the fall, I met with my academic advisor, who recommended my current lab to me and put me in contact with the PI.<\/p>\n What extracurriculars do you participate in?<\/strong><\/p>\n I have been a part of the Crafts for Charity and uWISE clubs at BU.<\/p>\n What is your favorite course?<\/strong><\/p>\n My favorite course so far has been Intensive Organic Chemistry. The lectures were really engaging and the professor did a great job of tying in real-world connections.<\/p>\n What is your favorite BMB memory?<\/strong><\/p>\n I met a lot of my friends in my intensive chemistry courses. After 5:30-9:30pm labs, we would all go out for dinner together, which was really fun after a 4 hour lab!<\/p>\n What are your post-graduation plans?<\/strong><\/p>\n After graduation, I would like to attend graduate school to earn a PhD. Ultimately, my goal is to work on designing more effective and targeted cancer treatments at either an academic institution or cancer research center.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Where are you from? I am from Madison, Wisconsin! Why did you choose the combined BA\/MA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology? I chose the BMB major and the BA\/MA program because the coursework will help me to build a strong background in both biology and chemistry, which is essential in my field of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":546,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/546"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}