Senior Capstone in UNC Chapel Hill
June 2018-July 2018
10 weeks I worked 45-55 hours per week.
My Summer at UNC was nothing short of phenomenal.It meant so much to me because I was doing something that would impact so many people one day. Personalized medicine is a heavily sought after commodity. The traditional approaches to diagnostics and patient treatment bears a burden financially to the institution and the family of the patient. We have created, patented, and optimized a droplet that downstream aids in drug discovery and patient diagnostics. The reason why these things are so costly is because of the labor and the time it takes. The over arching theme of why this research means so much to me is because I want to make healthcare affordable for everybody-rich or poor. Working long hours meant that I had to learn how to persevere, I learned a plethora stamina. I also learned how to get over failure. There were many times when my cells would die or a day long experiment didn't work. Those times were pretty trying but I learned how to pick myself up again.
10 weeks I worked 45-55 hours per week.
My Summer at UNC was nothing short of phenomenal.It meant so much to me because I was doing something that would impact so many people one day. Personalized medicine is a heavily sought after commodity. The traditional approaches to diagnostics and patient treatment bears a burden financially to the institution and the family of the patient. We have created, patented, and optimized a droplet that downstream aids in drug discovery and patient diagnostics. The reason why these things are so costly is because of the labor and the time it takes. The over arching theme of why this research means so much to me is because I want to make healthcare affordable for everybody-rich or poor. Working long hours meant that I had to learn how to persevere, I learned a plethora stamina. I also learned how to get over failure. There were many times when my cells would die or a day long experiment didn't work. Those times were pretty trying but I learned how to pick myself up again.