Month: December 2020

Artifacts

The picture shown is a view of the historical project Dr. McDow and I have been working on. This project has been in the works for over a year and a half now, including the time it took to research all of the individuals and compile their data on a map. This map shows 19 different Indian Medical Graduates from the University of Bombay’s Grant Medical College in the 1860s. The map experience has been finalized, and we are now looking to publish this work as well as some academic writing in a journal article.

Provided here is a link to access and view the interactive map. Feel free to leave comments and feedback on your experience with it! The project is meant for viewers to learn about these individuals and make their own conclusions about Western-educated Indians in British colonial India.

Link to the project: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/806ab204379547c28cae5920c3b5b353/

 

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The following article is a result of research from the scientific lab where I work in. The article looks at an enhancer region of the HTLV-1 genome and how it may lead to a change in viral gene expression. In order to measure these effects, we introduced the HTLV-1 virus with a mutated region of DNA to study its effects without the correct genes. My role in the project was to check if the mutations we introduced were still present after the study was done. This article was published in the Frontiers in Immunology Journals.

Click on the following link to view the article: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.954077/full

 

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In August of 2022, I was given the great opportunity to travel to the United Kingdom through the Honors and Scholars Program’s International Research Grant. The purpose of this trip was to further the research of my historical research project on the graduates of Grant Medical College. I travelled to the British Library in London, the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh, and the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. At these libraries, I collected many different sources that reveal new information about some of the people we are researching. It was also a great learning experience for different culture. This was my first time traveling out of the country and I was able to experience what English culture was like, which gave me an important insight into one partof the project. Attached are some of the pictures of me researching at the library.

About Me

 

Hello, my name is Jaideep Seth and I am a third-year Eminence Fellow at The Ohio State University, as well as a National Stamps Foundation Scholar. Currently, I am studying Biochemistry and History. Ever since I was younger, I have always been interested in science and medicine, and I plan to apply to medical school in the future. Pertaining to medicine, I am not sure what specific career path I would like to settle in, although I could also see myself participating in medical research and obtaining an MD-PhD. History has always been a passion of mine, and I would like to develop my historical skills with research projects during my undergraduate career.

I am currently conducting historical research with Dr. Thomas McDow of the Department of History. Our research focuses on Indian medical school graduates from the University of Bombay’s Grant Medical College during the later 19th century. We have placed the results of this research in an interactive map and experience that shows each individual’s location throughout their lifetime. Through this work, we hope to make conclusions about Western-educated Indians during the British Raj in India. We are now beginning a new project to analyze the early history of Grant Medical College.

Through the Honors & Scholars Center’s International Research Grant, I was able to travel to London and Edinburgh this summer to further this historical research project. In August of 2022, I spent two weeks in the United Kingdom traveling to different libraries to search through archival records pertaining to my project. This was an amazing experience that provided many resources for the existing project and led me to begin a new project.

I am also involved in scientific lab research with Dr. Amanda Panfil of the Department of Retrovirology. Our lab focuses on work with the human retrovirus, HTLV-I. This retrovirus causes a form of leukemia in some affected individuals and is endemic in Japan, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, and Australia. I am currently working on a project to study the cellular oncoprotein, YBX1, that is known to interact with the HTLV-1 viral proteins. Understanding the relationship between these proteins will be key to understanding how the virus replicates and causes cancer.

In addition to my academics, I have also been a violinist in The Ohio State University’s Symphony Orchestra. I have been playing the violin for 10 years and I perform in full concerts and solos, including performances for churches and weddings. In my free time, I love to work out, watch college football and basketball, spend time with my two dogs, and play basketball and football with my friends. Some other minor hobbies that I have picked up over the past years include 3D-printing random objects, solving a Rubik’s Cube, and recording songs for my friend who is an up-and-coming artist.

G.O.A.L.S.

The Honors and Scholars G.O.A.L.S. (Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development and Service Engagement) are a key focus of Ohio State’s honors program. As I navigate my time at OSU, I am thinking about how each of these areas will enhance my education. In my pursuit of fulfilling each of these areas as a double major Biochemistry and History student, here are my thoughts:

Global Awareness: My current coursework includes a blend of science and history classes, focusing on continuing my path down the Biochemistry and History majors.  While I am unsure of the concentration of history I plan to focus on, I have taken a couple of history of health courses. By this point in my undergraduate career, I have now had the opportunity to travel abroad to the United Kingdom to further my historical research project. This was a very enriching experience and I hope to do more trips like this in the future.

Original Inquiry: I hope to conduct research with faculty members from both the science and history departments, as well as complete an Honors Thesis. I now am in two research projects in this area and I hope to continue them during the rest of my undergraduate career. This could help me explore my passion in either medicine or science in general. I look forward to working with academic experts in many departments here at Ohio State.

Academic Enrichment: I plan to complete a double major through the honors program, which will involve rigorous courses each semester that will both engage and challenge me. I also think it is important to explore learning opportunities outside the classroom, and I am planning to attend as many conferences and lectures on historical themes.

Leadership Development: Currently I am a member of Ohio State’s Pre-Med Club and our own Project Peer. I will strive to stay a leader not only in university organizations but also in the classroom as well as in outside organizations.

Service Engagement: I am looking forward to engaging in service work within the community of Columbus and beyond. Our Eminence cohort will stay involved in the community through Project Peer. I also hope to volunteer at an Orthopedic Surgery Office at Ohio State’s Jameson Crane Institute of Sports Medicine. To continue my passion for playing the violin, I plan on volunteering to play for church services and possibly elderly homes.

Career

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