Cardiovascular Disease Personal Statement

While walking through my grandmother’s kitchen I saw many pill bottles and containers everywhere. I asked her why she needed to take so many pills. She sat me down and talked to me about what diabetes is, and how it runs through our family. After having that talk at such an early age I became interested not only in diabetes but other diseases as well. This as well as my experience shadowing a pathologist led me to the area of research known as pathology.
I am applying to the Pathobiology and Translational Science Ph.D. program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. My interest in research was nurtured when I joined the McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program my sophomore year of college. The program afforded me the opportunity
It has been a lifelong dream to complete my graduate degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. UNC-Chapel Hill has several laboratories that I am very interested in working with. A few that I am very passionate about are the laboratories that related to cardiovascular, hematology, and evolution of viruses research. I became intrigued over in these specific topics for several reasons. Cardiovascular diseases are rampant in the African American communities and have affected my family especially. I would like to get a better understanding of how cardiovascular diseases impact people on the cellular level. Laboratories that included the evolution of viruses and their adaption to the environments became very interesting to me. I have always wanted to do more research with viruses. However, Fayetteville State University does not have the capabilities to work with viruses. Additionally, I am a hard working student who is self-motivated to achieve a higher level education. After being exposed to research, I have been excited to conduct more experiments. I am thrilled about this opportunity and I look forward to hearing a favorable response regarding my acceptance into this