My name is Emma Kaplan, I am a first year majoring in Public Health. My passion lies in providing access to medical care to areas of the world where it is not easily accessible. Thus, through a group called GPSA (Global Public Service Academy) I’ve been able to serve and lead medical service trips to Williamson, WV in order to train residents as well as provide medical care. I hope to remain involved in groups like this and potentially start my own chapter at OSU. At the same time, I am also heavily involved in scientific inquiry and by being in Biological Scholars I hope to further explore research opportunities at OSU. Throughout high school my scientific research focused on nonsense mediated mRNA decay and I hope to continue molecular biology research at OSU. Aside from my main academic interests, I enjoy studying astronomy and stargazing, rock climbing, and listening to music in my free time!