Undergraduate Student Stories

  • Joseph Myers Calpin

    Joseph Myers Calpin

    I have had several close friends who have been paralyzed or had brain damage due to a car accident. It would be incredible to be able to help…through regenerative research.

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  • Shelley Tau

    Shelley Tau

    Scientific research…not only advances our knowledge but also serves as a means to improve our quality of life through the insights that we gain. We are able to live easier and extend our lives…

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  • Aaron Maslia

    Aaron Maslia

    Alzheimer’s Disease Regenerative bioscience has the ability to affect so many facets of our life. Techniques can be used to manipulate not only our health, but our food and other resources as well. On a personal note, my grandmother has Alzheimer’s Disease and seeing that there is a group of scientists working on developing methods…

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  • Mark Atuan

    Mark Atuan

    Research; key to finding new discoveries, new treatments and cures…advancements in muscle regeneration could help injured war veterans suffering trauma in battle, regain functionality.

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  • Sonal Dugar

    Sonal Dugar

    Hope for Stroke In addition to classroom experience, I have also joined the research team that is focusing on the possible use of stem cell therapies in stroke patients. In this research project, I will have the opportunity to see whether stem cells will be able to regenerate useful motor function by performing gait analysis…

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  • Hannah Mason

    Hannah Mason

    Political Aspirations I have worked in Dr. Lohitash Karumbaiah’s lab since January 2014. Prior to beginning in this lab, I attended the weekly RBC lab meetings. Scientific research leads to progress; progress leads to a better world; therefore, scientific research leads to a better world. As this syllogism suggests, scientific research is necessary to improve…

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  • Sanam Desai

    Sanam Desai

    Changing Lives My grandmother has Alzheimer’s disease and I have seen firsthand how devastating the disease can be on a person’s quality of life. Cures for diseases such as these through regenerative bioscience research could change the lives of countless individuals and their families for the better.

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  • Elizabeth Wilkins

    Elizabeth Wilkins

    regenerative bioscience…can potentially impact degenerative neurological diseases and on other impairments such as spinal cord injuries.

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  • Kimberly Straub

    Kimberly Straub

    My goal has always been to be a doctor and I know that hands on research can teach me a lot about the medical field that I am missing in just my studies for class.

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  • Natalie Bishop

    Natalie Bishop

    Fascinated by the endless wonders of science, I aspire to soak in as much knowledge as my brain allows — make discoveries even the most reputable of scientists couldn’t dream of.

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