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Nonspecific staining in both the control and experimental groups rendered any possible findings virtually invisible, but ultimately the opportunity to participate in the research process from hypothesis through to data presentation was a tremendous opportunity for me, and I highly value the experience.
My taste for research had only just been awoken by my experiences in my third year as an undergraduate, and after completing my degree I signed on with the lab as a full-time research technician rather than immediately moving on to graduate school. Over the course of my employment, I became involved in the study of modifier genes related to coagulation factors, primarily using zebra fish and occasionally mice as animal models for similar (often identical) human processes. This is the research that ultimately led to my creation of a scientific abstract and a presentation made to a pediatrics symposium, providing enormous learning opportunities and research leadership experience along the way. My presentation consisted of my results in attempting to...
Using RNA in situ hybridization techniques on 24-, 72-, and 120-hour post-fertilization wild type (ABxTL) zebrafish and using PCR amplification with a T7, T3, or SP6 promoter site flanking the antisense primer to create DIG-labeled riboprobes 400-600 base pairs in length, then sectioning and recording images, my research showed was able to characterize almost the entire coagulation cascade, and also demonstrated that most coagulation factors (with the surprising exception of factor IX) were expressed in the same tissues as their human orthologs. Though this research ultimately imply confirmed that zebrafish were an excellent subject for studying coagulation processes that occur in human, it also opens new research possibilities at the genetic level.
My lab experience has encompassed many techniques in addition to in situ RNA hybridization, including extensive cloning work and transgenic line creation for downstream experiments. As my ultimate goal is to run a research lab of my own, I count all of this experience as invaluable. My ongoing learning in the lab has also introduced me to the vast quantities of knowledge I have yet to attain, and I am sure that entrance into the PIBS to earn my doctorate in biomedical research will help to chip away still further at the wall of ignorance surrounding the scientific world.
Higher Education There have been many significant historical events that have affected the higher education system in the United States. There is not space to address them all but three of the most important will be addressed here, in an effort to show how much higher education has changed and the types of adjustments it has gone through over time. The 1947 Truman Commission Report, the 1954 Brown v. Board
Introduction Higher education continues to be a significant aspect within an economy with professions necessitating individuals with such educational attainments. However, institutions of higher education have continued to experience several challenges, including deteriorating student enrollments, increasing student debt across the United States, and also concerning student completion rates for the different educational programs. The Higher Education sector in the United States is experiencing major challenges. California State University, Los Angeles, is
Education Considering your analysis of your audience, how do you plan on gaining their confidence and respect and touching their emotions, and what style choices will you make in order to do so? My audience will consist of college students and professors. Therefore, the audience will be an academic one, concerned about issues related to academia and scholarship. I plan to gain the confidence and respect of the audience with the rhetorical
Higher Education Investment in Higher Education The literacy rate is one of the important indicators of a developed country hence governments focus on enhancing its infrastructure. There are many challenges to promote higher education as demographic and social factors act as barriers to admission for many candidates. The effect of these factors should be explored so that the negative outcomes can be controlled. Investment in Higher Education Formal education system is considered as one
Higher Education 1970 -- 2000 Between 1970 and 2000, many changes took place in higher education. One of the largest ones was among the student population. Many more women started going to college, in some fields eclipsing the men who were attending classes for a better education and a more fulfilling career (Commission, 2006). That was not the only issue where the student body was concerned, though. Another large change was
Congress did more than just reauthorize the Act, though. It also required that state agencies be established that would be able to handle some of the work that accrediting agencies were once expected to do on their own (Crow, 2009). By doing that, it was assumed accreditation would be easy to attain for deserving schools, and the value of being accredited would be seen once again (Crow, 2009). It became