On October 13th, several members from the bio sci scholars program gathered in the lobby of Barrett for a study session. I’m really glad I attended this event, because I had a midterm in my behavioral neuroscience class the next day and was happy to have other people to study and collaborate with. It’s really nice living with people who have similar interests and aspirations as me, because when it comes time to study, we can all get together in a focused and friendly environment and help each other learn and understand the material.
Next Tuesday, October 24th, I will be attending an “Eat and Explore” Event where a representative from Myonexus Theraputics, a gene therapy start up company, will be talking about their how their company came to be/what they do. Myonexus is a clinical stage gene therapy company developing treatments for Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. These treatments are being developed at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, a leader in gene therapy research. I’m looking forward to this event, because I’ve always been intrigued by gene therapy and I’m eager to hear about the clinical research being done at Children’s Hospital. I’m also excited to get a look at the business behind building a start-up company with clinical purposes.
I attended a TED Talk at in March of 2016 where Dr. Paul Sutter talked about his project “Song of the Stars”, where he partnered up with Seven Dance Company in order to represent “stories of the stars above” with contemporary dance. In the beginning of his TED talk, he discussed the idea that science and art are not separate things; they go hand in hand, and when they’re brought together, they can deepen and enrich a person’s understanding and appreciation for the world around them. This idea was enlightening and inspiring to me, and it made me ponder how I could combine my love for science and art. I’d like to explore the idea of teaching/explaining concepts of chemistry and biology with musical representations. For example, a future goal of mine is to compose a piece of music using different notes/chords to represent each molecule in a chemical reaction or biological process. I’m already minoring in music, so I’m hoping that once I take some music theory classes I can create a piece of music that is both an accurate representation of chemistry/biology and is enjoyable.
