Biochemistry Personal Statement

After having been in my first college year for a couple of months, I still had no idea what I was leaning towards for a major. Within these first couple of months I had learned that Biomedical Studies was not something that I was sure of, along with many other careers and majors that I learned about in the Compass class that were not for me. Tired of not knowing what I wanted to do, I sat myself down and did some researched. I came upon

gluconeogenesis slow down in which release of glucose to the blood stream is also slowed down

​Ever since I was a child, I have loved science. I learned at a young age to always keep asking questions and to never settle with just simply not knowing something. The thought of how everything works on a molecular level never ceases to fascinate me. I have other interests spanning multiple fields, but none can compare to my love of science. I quite enjoy being in the labs and getting to do experiments to uncover answers that were otherwise unknown to me. It is that curiosity and interest that keeps my fascination towards the realm of science strong.

I am interested in environmental studies as a potential major and want to learn more about this field in a professional setting. Through my Human Evolution, Environmental Science, and AP Biology courses, I have become familiar with ecology and evolution. While the Community-Based Ecology in the Galápagos project looks at these fields from a philosophical standpoint, it will provide me with practical experience and invaluable insights as I decide my major and future career path

After taking AP Chemistry, I knew that I wanted to study chemistry in college. I also have been a very inquisitive person my whole life, wondering why things are and how things worked. My inquisitive nature and love of chemistry is why chemical engineering appeals to me. I am drawn to Biomedical engineering due to its application of both chemistry and biology to solve medical problems. Doing a complete 360, I am interested in art history, because not only do I find art fascinating, but I also find it mesmerizing how artists visually represent and were inspired by the world around them.

In humans/animals, the main cells that store fat for energy are adipocytes. These fat cells are found under the skin, in the abdominal cavity and surround major organs. The fatty tissue is the body’s main means of storing energy for long periods of time. Lipids, like triglycerides are stored in the adipocytes until ready to be used by the body for energy. Fat is broken down through metabolism in the mitochondria of the cell. The triglycerides are broken down into glycerol and 3 fatty acids. The glycerol can be easily converted to glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate, an intermediate of glycolysis. From there it can go through the Krebs Cycle and electron transport chain to make ATP. The 3 fatty acids can be broken

Biochemistry plays a vital role in the everyday life of everything natural and mechanical. Throughout the course, we gained an understanding of why having four stable covalent bonds that bond readily to elements makes carbon qualified to be the foundation of sustainable life. With this fundamental principle in mind, we continued learning by understanding the essentials of water. Water is amphipathic, so when participating in reactions water can either hydrolyze or condense the reaction. For example, the reaction converting ADP to ATP involves the condensation of water and vice versa resulting in the hydrolysis of water converting ATP to ADP. We then went on to learn about amino acids and their relationship to proteins. We discussed various

Explain the role of RNA polymerase inhibition in causing the poisonous effect of the death cap mushroom.

Growing up, I always had trouble in school. All through my academic career up to high school, my mother would have to hold special meetings with my teachers to arrange for time after school for me to work on assignments with a teacher or be tutored, extended due dates, and opportunities for me to turn work in for half credit in an effort to help me pass. The story from my teachers was always the same – “he is very intelligent, but he just won’t do the work.” At that time, I was seen as a rebellious child/teen. The truth was I had trouble focusing and attending consistently to the various assignments that didn’t interest me. After dropping out of college in 2004, I felt as though I didn’t have many options for my future career. My mother worked for the state of Missouri and spoke with her friend who worked in the Vocational Rehabilitation Department about how I should seek out job opportunities. After telling him my school history, he said, “Maybe he should come in for testing.” No one prior had ever mentioned this idea before. After a day of being tested for various learning disabilities and learning deficits, I found myself diagnosed with the learning disability, ADHD.

Once I graduate from Stony Brook University with a B.S. in Biochemistry, I intend on pursuing a fifth-year master’s degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Since my first science class in elementary school, I’ve been engrossed by the interactions between various molecules and cells, especially as they relate to the functions of the human body. Graduate study in biochemistry and doing research in this field would take me further into my passion and help me develop the fundamentals of a researcher: focus, critical thinking, problem solving, and imagination. I plan on educating myself even further; the human body is complex and intricate, while there has been much advancement in our understanding of its capabilities, so much has yet to be unveiled.

The degree from Roosevelt University would provide Daniel the knowledge of biology, chemistry, and social justice, which would follow to help the community of Chicago, as well as the other surrounding suburbs if possible. The biochemistry degree Daniel is aiming for would provide the requirement to go to pharmacy school, graduate school laboratory research, or professional studies. By obtaining a degree, Dan would have options to help people in some way.

I chose cluster #2 because I am very interested in chemistry and biology. I also plan on majoring in Biochemistry in the future. I am currently taking AP chemistry at my school and will take AP biology in 12th grade in order to complete the basics for my future major. In my AP chemistry class, we learned about the chemical processes in the body such as enzymes, proteins, RNA, and DNA, which seemed amazing and fun to me. Also in our science packet for Academic Decathlon, we learned about infectious disease and viruses such as HIV, Ebola, and Malaria. This inspired me to choose this cluster since I want to help find cures and antibiotics for such diseases in the future. So I love to explore and research more about them in the future. Overall,

Organelles are one of the most fascinating aspects of A-Level Biology and are one of the first things that convinced me that Biochemistry is what I wanted to pursue at the challenging level of university. I became interested in the topic of life at a cellular and molecular level during early GCSE studies in year nine. After coming across a detailed diagram of the human cell, which was a contrast to what I was being taught at the time. Detail is something that has always been important to me and is where my desire to understand this concept comes from. After learning in class that mitochondria used to be a separate organism I read "Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life" looking for some answers.

Upon graduating high school, I plan on attending a four-year college majoring in a pre-medical lab major, combining my interests in both biochemistry and medicine. I additionally plan to attend a medical school and attain a career in medical pathology. Ever since I was a child, I have been intrigued by the medical field, particularly due to my mother working in biotechnology and always having interesting conversations regarding medicine with her. Additionally, I have lived on a farm raising puppies for my whole life. Because of this experience, I have been to numerous vet visits and am familiar with many medical terms and knowledge all due to hearing my parents and our vet converse about all sorts of ailments.

The biochemistry major will prepare me for a future career in medicine by giving me the opportunity to learn and get involved in research. I can gain practical experience and knowledge from studying biochemistry that will promote my success in the future. I want to pursue a biochemistry major because the both chemistry and biology truly fascinate me, and the biochemistry major would allow me to study areas of both sciences. I am strongly motivated to learn more about the subject of biochemistry at North Carolina