Spring 2017-2018
This year I have started to see some of the involvement I had aspired for as an incoming freshman finally manifest itself. I have found myself participating in research, service, and organization involvement. I’m so glad to have finally pursued these experiences.
I’m most proud to have completed my first research project at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute in the Neuroscience department during the summer of 2017. As a part of this experience, I was able to give my first oral and poster presentations on my project: Mechanisms of Subpial Cortical Demyelination. This project primarily used immunohistochemistry on human brain tissue and microscope imaging to determine if patterns seen in brain lesions of patients with Multiple Sclerosis supports the postulation that a meninges derived immune cells are responsible for demyelinating lesions in these patients. I am also very excited to engage in more research involvement at the Wexner Medical center this upcoming summer, more updates to follow!
Another serendipitous moment was running into Universal Health Aid: Columbus at the Autumn 2017 involvement fair. UHA Columbus is the Columbus based branch of the non-profit organization Universal Health Aid. We work to ensure a healthier Columbus community through health education, free screenings, and preventive medicine. Through UHAC, I have been offered service opportunities and a smaller community within OSU. I’m thrilled to announce that I was recently selected for a leadership position within the organization, Chief of University Events. I will head a committee that is responsible for the activities that the organization hosts within the campus community. I’m sure this will be a fun and fulfilling opportunity.
I have finished most of my pre-requisite courses, including the infamous and foreboding Organic Chemistry! I’m really excited to get into some of my major courses and am really hoping that I will find some academic success within these courses. I will be preparing for the MCAT this time next year, which is incredibly exciting and also a little scary, so wish me luck!
Here is to another year! Cheers!
Hailey