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Michigan State University Scholarship Essay

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First, I would like to thank the organizations responsible for funding this research work, including Michigan State University for travel funding supports, and National Institute of Health (NIH) for research funding. I greatly appreciate the investments made by the organizations in my development as a scientist. My undergraduate education at Ocean University of China (OUC) laid a solid foundation for my scientific career. With the abundant research funding provided by OUC, I was able to start real scientific research when I was a sophomore, and I gradually recognized my interest and potential in research, which served as the initial motivation to continue my education in a graduate school. The knowledge, skills and scientific habits I acquired from these research experiences also facilitate my graduate study. …show more content…

Importantly, I would like to thank Dr. Dana M. Spence, my advisor, for his guidance in the past three and a half years. He does not push his students too much, but let them develop independently. He will check your progress to make sure you are on the correct track. This “free” atmosphere made me feel comfortable, but also trained me to conduct research in a more independent manner and make plans for myself. I believe the training I have received from him is invaluable, which will undoubtedly benefit me throughout life. I would also like to thank Dr. L. Karl Olson from the department of physiology at MSU, who trained me how to culture INS-1 cells in his laboratory, without which, this research work cannot be completed. I also appreciated the help provided by Dr. Merlin Bruening and Dr. David P. Weliky in the past a few

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