Ebola Personal Statement
I have always been a very naturally inquisitive and enthusiastic person, especially when it involved disease and the impacts it has on the body as well as society. The recent media attention on diseases in the tropics (such as Ebola and MERS) has only heightened my fascination with disease and I am extremely interested in learning more and entering the field in the future as a scientist.
Diseases are rapidly changing and evolving, and thus we have having to change our approach to how we monitor, fight and treat them. I believe this field of science to be one of the most interesting fields to study and work in as a direct result of this - you must constantly be rethinking and have alternative ideas on how to, for example, gain control of a disease. This requires a quick thinking and analysis, both abilities I have. …show more content…
I try to explore these subjects as much as possible outside of school and within. A recent example would be a visit to Liverpools Eye Cancer research centre, where I got to see tumours and try lab techniques – I enjoyed it immensely. Outside of school I have been reading ‘Lecture Notes – Tropical Disease’ and have found it very interesting to learn about the huge variation in disease and methods of treatment. I am also currently completing an online course, ‘Ebola in Context’. I have found to be very compelling as it gives a broad overview of the 2014/15 outbreak and the social, political and environmental factors that contributed to it being the biggest Ebola epidemic in
Diseases are rapidly changing and evolving, and thus we have having to change our approach to how we monitor, fight and treat them. I believe this field of science to be one of the most interesting fields to study and work in as a direct result of this - you must constantly be rethinking and have alternative ideas on how to, for example, gain control of a disease. This requires a quick thinking and analysis, both abilities I have. …show more content…
I try to explore these subjects as much as possible outside of school and within. A recent example would be a visit to Liverpools Eye Cancer research centre, where I got to see tumours and try lab techniques – I enjoyed it immensely. Outside of school I have been reading ‘Lecture Notes – Tropical Disease’ and have found it very interesting to learn about the huge variation in disease and methods of treatment. I am also currently completing an online course, ‘Ebola in Context’. I have found to be very compelling as it gives a broad overview of the 2014/15 outbreak and the social, political and environmental factors that contributed to it being the biggest Ebola epidemic in