In the final week of this immersion experience, it was a bit
somber weather with the rain adding to a bittersweet moment. There were a lot
of ups and downs to Immersion including a multitude of surgeries, projects,
clinics, and exploring of the city. I wrapped up my project with Dr. Cunniff on
Bloom’s Syndrome to the best of my ability with the data set given and I feel
confident that I created a template for new data to be analyzed by whoever comes after
me. Clinical data is far different than working with cells or imaging. You have
valuable information of living people and thus brings a heavy amount of responsibility
when handling such data. Luckily, my data had already been de-identified, but
nevertheless I feel obligated to treat such information with care. I hope I was
able to provide some answers or a path to one in this project. Time will only tell.
In review, I wanted to highlight some of the experiences I
found extremely valuable or awestriking. Seeing an open heart from above made
me appreciate the complexities of the muscles that work for us, especially as
someone who studies muscle on the cellular level. Observing a grafting surgery gave
me a visual into how engineering can be applied to the body in a clinical
setting and inspired future work in tissue engineering. Working with a team of pediatric
geneticists provide a clinical perspective on genetic disorders and how they
arise. As someone who studies genetics only peripherally, I valued the human
aspect of understanding phenotype to genotype and health supervision for those who
are affected by such disorders.
New York City is without a doubt the city that never sleeps.
To end the summer, I witnessed the city in its full splendor full of lights and
wonder and I hope you’ll enjoy what I captured along the way as I have come full
circle and am ready to head back home.
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