Public Health Personal Statement

“Research is to see what everybody else has seen and to think what nobody else has thought”as quoted by Albert Szent Gyorgyi, research has been about development and discovery of the creative and the curious minds. Since childhood, I have always been curious and questing for reasoning and rationale about the things around me. Out of curiosity, I always used to ask questions and that has continued even to now leading me to a career in research where I can provide answers to obscure questions.

I have always had the privilege of erudite teachers during school and college years that have played a vital role in laying the foundation of my education. I ascribe my good understanding of the subjects and the interest in academics to them that has come

To further edify my knowledge and experience in public health I decided to pursue a Masters of Public Health and I graduated in Epidemiology in June 2015 from Drexel University. During the course of my MPH studies, I thoughtfully dedicated my time in research and volunteering at various hospitals and organizations. Volunteering gave me an opportunity to strengthen my leadership skills, teamwork spirit and self-confidence. Community service gave me an insight of cultural diversities in the

The research was to look for attitudes and beliefs of STEM teachers in Philadelphia schools. This experience helped me to gain an insight about the survey and its significance for research purposes.

My interest in public health research deepened when I volunteered at Dr. Dana Graves lab at the University of Pennsylvania school of Dental medicine. I performed genotyping of the rodent tail samples provided by the doctoral and post-doctoral students for research purposes. The project I worked on was looking at the association of periodontitis and diabetes, wherein I have gained experience with the PCR procedure for DNA genotyping. This has given me a good background of lab procedures in research methodology.

My experience during my stay at Drexel University has given me extensive research exposure under the supervision of various eminent professors and scientist. During my MPH, I have also published one article “A Conceptual Approach to Address the Issue of Hypertension in African Americans Living in South West Philadelphia” in one of the Public health