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share more memories with him. My passion in studying organic chemistry arises from me realizing there is immense potential embedded in the chemistry principles to develop tools for the treatment of human diseases. Through my undergraduate studies and research, I became determined in pursuing a graduate carrier, in which I aim to grow into an expert in chemical reactivities and an independent scientist who can invent chemistry and contribute to the development of pharmaceuticals. In my sophomore year

Although advancements in AIDS research have continued over the past 2 decades, the misconception that people can contract the AIDS virus from sharing a drink is still prevalent. Aids is a major issue throughout the world and kills many people. One of the problems with aids is that it can kill people. A current solution for aids is there are medicines that people suffering from aids take and these medicines increase a person with aids life span. A future plan for aids is to find a cure so that people

memories with him. Realizing chemistry principles’ immense potential for developing tools to treat human diseases galvanized my passion for studying organic chemistry. Through my undergraduate studies and research, I found motivations in pursuing a graduate education at The Scripps Research Institute to become an expert in chemical reactivity and methodology design, and contribute to developing pharmaceuticals. The elegant and logical framework of chemical transformations in Professor Thomas Maimone’s

Narcotics have long been a plague of our society. Abused substances range from basement made concoctions of unknown origin and up to prescription medication abuse. Fentanyl, an opioid drug, is a recent addition to addicts’ portfolio and it is extremely dangerous. In its prescription form, fentanyl is known as Actiq, Duragesic, and Sublimaze and it is used for managing severe pain in post operation or in cancer patients. It is 100 times more potent than heroin and morphine, the other familiar opioid

Food advertisements show all the delicious, mouth-watering possibilities ready to enter our bellies. Advertisement’s appeal tactics lure viewers into thinking they must get whatever they see. This luring trap is especially easy when the target is young children. Like how kids want every fun toy they see, they must also have every tasty treat they see, and this can become jeopardizing. The influence these advertisements can have on the youth can affect their diet, thus, leading to various health consequences

groups to the warm bodies of water called La jolla shores. Researchers from the Scripps institute conducted a research and found out that majority of the leopard sharks showing up at the beach were pregnant females. Using the warm ocean as an indicator to determine where to go . The scientist’s wanted to figure out how the sharks knew where to go and end up on the same beach year after year. So they conducted some research and realized that the sharks are using their excellent sense of smell to get

United States alone the annual cost for stroke, depression, Schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease are currently estimated to be over $250 billion annually (Pangalos et al., 2007). Despite the advances in translational medicine and pharmaceutical research little progress has been made in developing CNS therapeutics. Improving CNS drug discovery efforts is an urgent goal as an estimated 1.5 billion people suffer from CNS-related diseases worldwide. Unfortunately only a handful of new drugs have been

Stackman laboratories will bring together their strong expertise in genomics, bioinformatics, noncoding RNAs, genetics, behavioral models, non-coding RNAs, bioinformatics and functional, in vivo manipulations of novel molecular players. We will employ a research strategy that starts with an unbiased, genome-wide analysis of lncRNAs and funnel down to key players, at which point mechanisms of action will be identified. First, unbiased expression analysis of lncRNAs will be carried out with contextual fear

INTRODUCTION The entire concept of diabetes is about living on the edge of trouble. While Type 1 Diabetes is a biological condition associated with a fundamental flaw in the way one's body produces or reacts to insulin a substance that controls and monitors sugar in the blood and cells Type 2 Diabetes is a social and cultural condition. Those most likely groups of people to have to live with it are persons of non-white nationalities (increasingly Hispanics and Asians) who live at or below the US

Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that is significantly abused worldwide, even though it has many devastating effects to the human body, both short and long term. Cocaine causes a temporary, intense high that is immediately followed by powerful feelings of depression, agitation and a craving for more of the drug. In small amounts cocaine usually makes the user feel euphoric, mentally alert, energetic and hypersensitive to sight, sound, and touch. This is due to the active chemical in cocaine, cocaine