so it's me again... not only am I uninspired, but I'm totally scared shitless... well, more unmotivated than anything else... Like, how am I going to get into graduate school? How!? Which makes it hard to write an essay about how convinced I am on going to grad school...
Haha, I'm sure anyone that knows me and reads this might think I'm silly... But, I dunno... Lately I've been so lazy and stuff... and like, I have no idea what I'd like to research. Maybe I should just go to industry and screw school... but its like I have my mind set on this grad school thing...
(ok, this link is weird: http://www.propeller-island.com/rooms_neu/room_detail/15/index.php ) [no, I'm not distracted easily, why do you ask?... oh, the paper I'm supposed to be writing, right! Oh, it's 4:43pm... oh... well that means Ryan'll be off of work soon... Oh, right, it's 4:43pm and I haven't written anything... I should feel guilty, right? No? Oh, I should just write and stop being delirious... ok!]
Describe the field of study in which you would like to pursue a doctoral degree and the research questions or theoretical perspectives that interest you in this field. Please be specific.
Um...
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology.
Why?
At the cellular level, the molecular aspects of the proteins and other
components are important, but also the interaction of all of these elements
gives the cell its unique characteristics.
If a protein is acting incorrectly, or is not working, one can look at
the genetic level to see if there is a mutation. One can also look at the
cellular level and see what other proteins are involved which might have
produced the negative effect on the questioned protein. Diseases, such as cystic
fibrosis, are caused by a malfunction in a membrane protein caused by a mutation
of that protein. By understanding more about how these proteins work, one can
propose a way to alter them at some level and allow them to work, or one can
diagnose a genetic problem early enough to propose some kind of gene therapy.
These proposals are still being tested, hence the importance of vertebrate
models. The success in such models, and a homology in such problem at the human level, can help construct therapies that will help many people with genetic
diseases and predispositions.
As a scientist, I am interested in understanding all the aspects that
make these processes work. First at the cellular level, the interactions between
molecules, and how they activate each other successively, resulting in a product
or process that is highly regulated, but I am also interested in the biochemical
reasons for such occurrences. If a protein isn’t transcribed, and one can
attribute it to a hindrance in the translational or transcriptional machinery,
therefore relating the chemistry of the reaction to the actual biological
process, then we have more knowledge and viewpoints that will help in solving
the problem. Therefore, by relating the molecular and biochemical components to the impact at the cellular level, one can further understand biological processes in depth. Thus, as a scientist I am deeply interested in different ways and
levels of comprehending biological development.Ok, so I have to be more specific... Or I should anyways, plus I just did cut and paste from old essays..
Oh well... I'll stop blogging now....
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